Gamelab Barcelona, one of the most important international professional events for videogames, is celebrating its tenth annual conference in 2014. Top visionaries and masters of the videogame world, together with other creators and key leaders from the international videogame industry, will envisage the future of digital entertainment and analyze the latest creative, technological and business trends in the sector.
Gamelab Barcelona gathers together industry leaders to discuss hot topics such as emerging game markets, next game platforms, new business models and more. Key speakers include Jade Raymond (Ubisoft), Tim Schafer (DoubleFine), Keiji Inafune (Comcept USA), Kim Swift (Amazon Game Studios), John Smedley (SOE), Peter Molyneux (22Cans), Alex Rigopulos (Harmonix), David Helgason (Unity), Richard Lemmarchand (USC), David Gardner (London Venture Partners) and the creator of Flappy Bird, Dong Nguyen.
The European mobile and independent sector will be highly represented as well with the participation of companies like Nordeus (Top Eleven), Social Point (Dragon City), Vlambeer (Ridiculous Fishing), Ustwo (Monument Valley), Frogmind (Badland), GrandCru (Supernauts), King (Candy Crush Saga), Gameloft (Asphalt 8: Airborne), Digital Legends (The Respawnables), Etermax (Apalabrados), and more.
In addition, Spanish professionals will honor two Japanese industry legends, the president of Worldwide Studios at Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Shuhei Yoshida, who will be presented with an Honorary Award from the Spanish Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, and the creator of Shenmue, Yu Suzuki, a pivotal figure in the history of videogames.
With this blockbuster lineup, Gamelab Barcelona wishes to celebrate its first ten years of life with the whole European interactive entertainment industry and pay tribute to more than 200 international speakers who have made this event shine. Names that are already Gamelab and videogame legends are Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Mark Cerny, Cliff Bleszinski, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Will Wright, Kazunori Yamauchi, Al Lowe, Trip Hawkins, and more.
For more information about this event, visit http://www.gamelabconference.com