Game Industry Explosive Expansion Showcased at SIEGE October 3-6 in Atlanta

Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game EXPO Highlights CDC Games for Health Competition, Investment Conference and College Fair
By: Georgia Game Developers Association
 
ATLANTA - Aug. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- SIEGE, the largest professional game development conference in the Southeast, returns to Atlanta October 3-6, featuring thought leaders and trailblazers from across the game industry ecosystem including artists, programmers, designers, writers, teachers, business executives and investors.

“The tremendous growth in the game industry is being fueled by many factors,” said Andrew Greenberg, President of the Georgia Game Developers Association.   “People embrace gaming as a creative entertainment outlet and as way to connect with friends and family across computers, smartphones, tablets and game consoles, while corporations use game technologies to connect in compelling new ways with customers and employees,” he said. “The development of games focused on health and wellness is also a growing area and one of this year’s highlights is a Games For Health competition.”

SIEGE Games for Health
The CDC Games for Health Game Jam scheduled for September 20-22 at Southern Polytechnic State University brings game developers, producers, artists together with health professionals to plan and produce video games to address large-scale wellness issues such as disease prevention, outbreak investigation and healthy lifestyles over the course of the weekend.  The resulting game prototypes will be judged at SIEGE on October 4, with the winning game being funded through completion.  Registration information and other details about the event can be found on the GGDA’s website at www.ggda.org.

SIEGE College Fair
High school and college students will have the opportunity to hear game industry leaders speak about career opportunities and insider insights as well as meet with many colleges offering programs in all aspects of video game design and production.  More information about the College Fair on October 3 at SIEGE can be found at www.ggda.org.

SIEGE Investment Conference
For game developers looking for funding, SIEGE presents an Investment Conference track October 4 with game industry investors sharing insights.  There is also an opportunity for developers to pitch game projects to a panel of investors and industry influencers.  For more information or to register to present a project see www.ggda.org.

About Georgia Game Developer’s Association
The GGDA is a non-profit trade association representing businesses and individuals who make computer, mobile, video and web games. It works with professional developers to ensure the state’s game industry remains a national leader, and it represents their interests to government, other industries, academia and the rest of the gaming world.  www.ggda.org.

Contact:  Andrew Greenberg
678-612-4709
president@ggda.org
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