Today, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced its first group of speakers for the upcoming 2011 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit. 2011’s event will take place at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, February 9 to 11. The event will feature luminaries and industry leaders from the interactive entertainment industry.
"The D.I.C.E. Summit is the preeminent stage for creativity within the world of interactive entertainment," said Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. "We are pleased to feature some of the leading creative minds from the whole spectrum of interactive entertainment – film to traditional console games to casual games – come to share their philosophy and approach to producing entertainment."
The speaker lineup for 2011 includes:
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John Stevenson – filmmaker, co-director of Kung Fu Panda and previously Head of Story at PDI/Dreamworks overseeing Shrek, Shrek 2 and Madagascar
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Kazunori Yamauchi - President, Polyphony Studios, professional race car driver and producer of the Gran Turismo series
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Mark Cerny – President, Cerny Games, a true veteran of the video game industry and was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame in 2010
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Jeremiah Slaczka - Creative Director and CEO, 5th Cell, responsible for the multi-million unit selling franchises Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts
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Joseph Tringali – General Manager and COO, 5th Cell, and Executive Producer on all 5th Cell titles, including Scribblenauts and Drawn to Life
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Keith Lee – CEO and co-founder, Booyah, responsible for such popular casual games like MyTown and Nightclub City
The 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony will take place at D.I.C.E. 2011 on February 10, 2011. Members will honor those who “contribute to the growth of the interactive entertainment software business.” After this year’s D.I.C.E. event, the winners of the Indie Games Challenge will also be announced.
