Edinburgh Interactive Festival line-up revealed

 

The full itinerary for Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2007 has been revealed today.

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Highlights include keynotes from Sony Computer Entertainment, Head of BBC Vision’s Simon Nelson and Ubisoft president, Yves Guillemot, plus presentations on the art of performance capture and a panel discussion on the phenomenal success of Second Life.
 
Further panel discussions and debates will also be conducted by many of the industry’s most influential heavy-hitters in games development, publishing and hardware alongside emerging games talent and professionals from parallel creative industries and media.
 
Chris Deering, Chairman of Edinburgh Interactive Festival said: "The festival, now in it’s fifth year, has grown bigger and stronger in its quest to look at the cultural impact and relevance of game’s in today’s society.
 
"It focuses on this growing creative market and celebrates of the rise in popularity and the status the industry is enjoying.
 
"The schedule this year, from beginning to end, incorporates passionate speakers from some of the worlds leading names in interactive entertainment, discussing and examining new technologies, cultural issues and the future of this emergent industry," he added.

Edinburgh Interactive details

This year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival takes place on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 August at the Royal College of Physicians, Queen Street and The Odeon, Lothian Road, respectively.
 
The Festival is newly positioned to reflect video gaming’s rise in popularity and influence, helping the festival celebrate the best of video gaming here and oversees and examine the cultural issues of games and gaming.
 
2007 also sees new partnerships for Edinburgh Interactive with Dare to be Digital and the inaugural academics’ conference, the Digital Interactive Symposium, which takes place at Edinburgh University on Wednesday 15 August.
 
For further details of the festival programme and events, along with details about registration and how to book, visit the Edinburgh Interactive Festival website at: www.edinburghinteractivefestival.com.
 

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