LuStaysTru on 18 February 2010
Just because your Nintendo Virtual Boy is sitting in your closet collecting dust, don’t assume 3D gaming is dead.
Three major sponsors have been announced for the first 3D Gaming Summit taking place in April. NVIDIA, RealD, and Panasonic are supporting the two day event in Los Angeles. The conference will host video game industry leaders from across the world, and it promises to be a good indicator of where 3D gaming is headed.
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game featured 3D effects
Veteran gaming journalist, John Gaudiosi, said the conference will allow industry pioneers to share their plans for the future. “The 3D Gaming Summit will bring together some of the greatest minds in interactive and traditional media,” Gaudiosi said. “It will be an exciting event where the best and brightest outline how entertainment and gaming are entering a third dimension.”
3D Gaming Summit Session Topics will include:
-3D From Cinema to Games
-How 3D Can Take Advantage of Digital Distribution
-3D Games Play on the Big Screen
-The First Step
-3D Games Tap into the Casual Games Market
-The Global 3D Landscape
-Consumer Market Research Trends
-3D Laptops Introduce the Mainstream to 3D Games and Entertainment
-The 3D Living Room
-The Mobile 3D Landscape
-3D Opens New Opportunities in the Serious Games Business
-The Future of 3D Games
-Case Study: James Cameron’s Avatar Game
The event takes place April 21-22 and is being hosted by the Bob Dowling Group and Unicomm.
For your viewing pleasure, here is a commercial for the Nintendo Virtual Boy, the first 3D capable console.
"What have i done.? Is it too late to save me from this place? From the depths of the grave? We all are those .. who thought we were brave."
