ERIC ZIMMERMAN
 Co-Founder
 Gamelab

Eric Zimmerman has been working in the game industry for thirteen years. He is the co-founder and Chief Design Officer of Gamelab (www.gamelab.com , an independent game development company based in New York City. Gamelab creates and self-publishes innovative singleplayer and multiplayer games that are distributed online, on mobile phones, and through retail, including the hit downloadable games Diner Dash and Miss Management. Pre-Gamelab titles include SiSSYFiGHT 2000 and the PC title Gearheads. Eric has taught courses at MIT, New York University, and Parsons School of Design. He has lectured and published extensively about game design and is the co-author with Katie Salen of Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (MIT Press, 2004), and The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology (MIT Press, 2006), as well as the co-editor of RE:PLAY (Peter Lang Press, 2004).

OPENING KEYNOTE

JANUARY 17TH - KING GALLERY

Time: 7:00pm 

GAMING THE FUTURE: Possible Evolutions of the Game Industry
Predicting the future is never a good idea, but that's not going to stop Eric Zimmerman from spinning out a handful of scenarios for how our industry might evolve over the next several years. Tying together current developments in the technology, distribution, audience, design, and culture of digital gaming, Eric will present possibilities both sunny and stormy for the next stages in the evolution of gaming.

Download Eric's presentation here! 

NEXT NEXTGEN: MAJOR EMERGING TRENDS IN PLATFORMS, MARKET AND INVESTMENT

JANUARY 18TH

9:45am 

Speakers:
Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director – IGDA
Bob Jacob, Founder & Partner, Interactive Studio Management
Jamie Leece, President & CEO, Rainmaker Games
Eric Zimmerman, Co-Founder, Gamelab

Moderator:
Tom Buscaglia, The Game Attorney

Description:
This visionary panel brings together leading voices for a state-of-the-industry conversation, looking at global trends, innovative business models and the prospects for growth within a dynamic economic and technological landscape over the next 2, 5 and 10 years.