OGSi's Online Game Panel
Online game experts team up with IGDA Online and IBM for online gaming talk.
Date: Friday, March 09, 2007
Author: James Fudge

If you are a developer or publisher planning on launching an online game, you probably need a little bit of good advice if you want to succeed. Running an online game is now a global affair, with publishers and the user community expecting new games to launch worldwide. Today at the Game Developers Conference, a special event feature an all star panel will convene to give advice on this constantly growing and evolving sector of the game industry. Taking place at Moscone Center Room 2010, West Hall from 12:00pm -- 1:00pm today and will feature James Hursthouse, CEO, OGSi, Chairperson of the IGDA Online Games SIG; a member of Standard and Poor's Society of Industry Leaders; and George Dolbier, Senior IT Architect, IBM. Attendees will learn what they need to know before things get out of control and receive valuable information about the economic and technical aspects of hosting a single online game instance, as well as how to approach hosting a game for a global community. You can learn more at www.onlinegameservices.com .

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