The World Cyber Games officially kicks off the 2007 Grand Final today
with the opening ceremony scheduled for 6pm at Qwest Field in Seattle, WA. A record
700 players from 74 countries will join in on the festivities, highlighted by an
Olympic style ceremony featuring flag bearing by participating countries, speeches
by WCG personnel and Washington Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen, and concluding with
the reading of the oath of fair play.
Over the course of the weekend, the World Cyber Games will offer spectators a variety
of interactive activities to enjoy, including the 'WCG 2007 Samsung Mobile Challenge',
hands on gaming stations to try out the latest and greatest Xbox 360 and Games for
Windows titles (including the highly anticipated Rock Band), WCG Circuit City Mobile
Coach, WCG Photo Zone by Samsung Digital Camera, PC cleaning session by Dust-Off,
WCG 2007 Thermaltake Player's Lounge and much more. Giveaways of Xbox 360 consoles,
Samsung monitors, MP3 players, and digital cameras represent just some of the many
exciting prizes available to attendees of the event.
Additionally, on October 6th, there will be a workshop on 'Women in Gaming' at the
Educational Track of WCG, held by DigiPen Institute of Technology,from 10 AM. Speakers
from companies such as Microsoft, Gas Powered Games, Valve, Wizards of the Coast
among others will explore the development of games from four different perspectives
(Programming, Design, Art/Sound and Production). These seminars, as well as all
activities at the Educational Tracks, are free of charge to anyone attending the
WCG 2007 Grand Final.
