Game Connect is the premier conference, exhibition and networking event for the ASIA Pacific Game Industry. Game Connect 2007 will include an Investors Forum and Skills Forum. GCAP is proudly hosted by the Game Developer's Association of Australia (GDAA) with support from the Victorian State Government.

International Speakers:

		Susan O'Connor, Writer, Susan O’Connor Writing Studio Susan has almost 10 years experience in writing for games. She has worked for Atari, ActiVision, Epic Games Microsoft, Midway and THQ. Recent projects include Gears of War (Epic/Microsoft) and Bioshock (Irrational).
		Hitoshi Sakimoto, Composer Hitoshi Sakimoto is a veteran video game composer with over 20 years experience to his credit. He began his career as a freelancer when companies saw potential in his sound programming and composing skills. His first major title was Magical Chase which saw the beginning of a relationship with game designer Yasumi Matsuno. In recent years, Sakimoto famously created the massive score to the most current Final Fantasy title, Final Fantasy XII as well as contributing to the Final Fantasy Tactics spin-off, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. He also produced the score to the popular Konami game, Gradius V, as well as contributing to Atlus’ Stella Deus. Sakimoto recently scored his first anime soundtrack, Romeo x Juliet.
		Paul Holman, Vice President of Euro R&D, Sony Computer Entertainment Paul joined Sony Computer Entertainment in 1995 to manage and expand the original PlayStation Developer Support organization in London. Over the past twelve years the department has grown to include training, consultancy and the development of SDK components that help game developers harness the power of the growing PlayStation family of products. Paul and his team have been supporting game developer conferences in Australia since 2000.
		Pete Isensee, Director, XNA Development Connection, Microsoft XNA Developer Connection (XDC), is an engineering team specializing in game developer support, deep performance insight and technical illumination of gaming platforms like Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. XDC works with game developers and content creators worldwide to ensure titles are taking advantage of all the features and performance provided by Microsoft hardware, software and service. Before joining Microsoft in 2001, Pete was a game programmer for six years, and worked on titles ranging from casual games to massively multiplayer games. He's been programming in C++ since 1993, focusing on templates, STL, security and optimization technology.
		Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director, International Game Developers Association The IGDA is a professional society committed to advancing the careers and enhancing the lives of game developers. Jason and the IGDA focus on connecting developers with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community such as quality of life, creative freedoms, workforce diversity and credit standards. Jason has appeared in news outlets including; Wired, Nightline, LA Times, NPR, Wall Street Journal, G4 and has spoken at conferences around the world including; GDC, E3, TGS, SIGGRAPH, ChinaJoy, DiGRA. Jason has been a member of the game development community for over a decade, and has spent time at Matrox Graphics, Quazal and Silicon Graphics.
		Matt Costello, Writer and Games Designer Matt Costello's best-selling and award-winning work across all media has meshed game play, technology and story. He is the writer and creator of groundbreaking TV, novels, nonfiction books and games. Penguin published his latest novel, Nowhere, in 2007 and Matt has scripted dozens of best selling games including the critically acclaimed The 7th Guest and Doom 3 of which Time Magazine said, “The story is delivered with unusual art.” Doom 3 was winner of unprecedented five awards at E3 including the Game Critics Award: ‘Best of E3’.

GDAA Awards 2007
Nominations close Wednesday 31 October 2007, 5pm AEST
These are the Australian and New Zealand awards for games developed by Australian or New Zealand developers. The Award Program is managed by the Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA).
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