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Game Developers Conference Online 2011 | Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX | 10.10.11 - 10.13.11 | Exhibits 10.11.11-10.12.11
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GNS Keynote Announced
Online Registration Reminder
Audience Award Voting
Cartoon Caption Contest
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    September 15, 2011

Game Narrative Summit Keynote Announced
Early Reg
Neal Stephenson, Author
Music, Movies, Microcode & High-Speed Pizza Delivery: A Conversation with Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson, best known for his works of speculative fiction including Snow Crash, The Baroque Cycle and Cryptonomicon, comes to the Game Narrative Summit at GDC Online 2011 for a unique keynote conversation led by renowned video game journalist and Spike TV host Geoff Keighley.

GDC Online Summit highlights include:

Game Narrative

League of Legends
Blurring Fact and Fiction: Adventures in Writing Games that Draw on Historical Themes
Speaker: Charles Cecil (Revolution Software)
Metrics
Just Go: A Roundtable Q&A with Valve's Writers
Speakers: Erik Wolpaw, Marc Laidlaw, Chet Faliszek, Jay Pinkerton, and Ted Kosmatka (Valve)
Gamification
Building the Story-driven Experience of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Speaker: Mary De Marle (Eidos Montreal)
Marvel Super Hero Squad
The Evolution of Game Story... and What It'll Look Like in 2065
Speakers: Nolan Bushnell (Independent)
Gardens of Time
Game Writing Tutorial - Presented by the Game Narrative Summit
Speakers: Toiya Finley (Schnoodle Media), Andrew Walsh (Freelance), Carl Varnado (Star Education), Tobias Heussner (Bigpoint Berlin GmbH) and Evan Skolnick (LucasArts)

Game Narrative

League of Legends
All Points Bulletin: Reloaded - Design & Monetization Challenges when AAA Goes Free2Play
Speaker: Bjorn Book-Larsson (GamersFirst / K2 Network)
Metrics
From Subscription to Hybrid - Introducing Virtual Item Sales into EVE Online
Speaker: Ben Cockerill (CCP Games)

Game Narrative

League of Legends
Squirrels and Gunships Climbing the App Store: A Double Postmortem of Nuts! and Zombie Gunship
Speakers: Arash Keshmirian and Serban Porumbescu (Limbic)
Metrics
Words With Friends: Building and Growing a Game on the Top of the Charts
Speaker: Vijay Thakkar (Zynga With Friends)
Gamification
Top Grossing: A Discussion of Recent Trends in Mobile/Social Gaming
Speakers: Jennifer Lu (TinyCo), Ben Liu (Pocket Gems), Perry Tam (Storm8), Anil Dharni (Funzio) and Kim-Mai Cutler (Inside Mobile Apps)

Online Registration Closes October 7

Registration

GDC Online 2011 is less than four weeks away! Online registration ends October 7, so don't miss your chance to save up to 25% off your pass to the premier developer event for connected gaming.

Top reasons to attend GDC Online.
Learn about pass options and register here

Audience Award Voting Now Open Through Sept 22

Choice Online AwardsVoting for the Awards Audience Award, honoring any currently-operating persistent online game from subscription MMO, free-to-play web game title, social network game, or something in between, is now open through September 22.

The winner of the Audience Award will be revealed at the Game Developers Choice Online Awards ceremony, held on the evening of October 12, 2011 at 6:30pm in the Austin Convention Center.

Start the voting process here.

Enter the Caption Contest for a Sweet Prize

Caption Contest 2The Cartoon Caption Contest on Facebook ends this Sunday, September 18 at 11:59pm EST. The caption with the most 'likes' will receive an All Access Pass to GDC Online 2011.

Enter the Caption Contest.
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