MEDIA ADVISORY
MAD DOC® SOFTWARE’S DR. DAVIS TO SPEAK AT GDC
"CAN THE COST OF PRODUCT PIRACY BE MEASURED?"
| WHO: |
Dr. Ian Lane Davis, CEO, Mad Doc® Software, LLC. |
| WHAT: |
Game Developers Conference 2005 Panel Discussion
"Can the Cost of Product Piracy be Measured?"
Dr. Davis will be a featured panel member at GDC 2005 in San Francisco,
where, along with other leading industry luminaries, he’ll be speaking
to the key issues surrounding piracy and its effects on the game
industry across the board. Listen in as the best and brightest in the
industry weigh in on all fronts – from the cost of piracy – to
prevention and more - for what promises to be a hot debate. |
| WHERE: |
Game Developers Conference 2005, San Francisco, CA. |
| WHEN: |
March 9, 2005 from 9:00-10:00AM. |
| SPEAKER BIO: |
Dr. Ian Lane Davis, CEO and Founder of Mad Doc® Software and Creative Director on Empire Earth® II,
is widely acknowledged as one of the top Artificial Intelligence
experts in the gaming industry. Direct credits include the Academy of
Interactive Arts and Sciences Computer Role Playing Game of the Year Finalist: Dungeon Siege®: Legends of Aranna™; Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest™; and Star Trek®: Armada II™, among others.
Currently co-authoring the definitive AI and games textbook for
academic and industry training, Dr. Davis is a trusted advisor to some
of the most important publishers in the industry and is active in the
gaming community, serving as a Peer Panel Leader for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Peer Panel for Gameplay Engineering and as a Journal of Game Development
Editorial Board member. A highly sought speaker who presents in
academic and game-focused venues, Davis earned his doctorate in AI and
Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. |
| PRESS OPS: |
Interviews and photo opportunities with Dr. Davis will be granted at the conference and via phone post show. |
| PRESS CONTACT: |
For
more information on Mad Doc Software, or to speak with Dr. Davis post
show, please contact Sandy O’Toole, Mad Doc PR (978) 687-8024 or email:
[email protected]. |
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