Activision Blizzard, Nokia, and 'Alan Wake' Creator to Present at Pre-E3 Transmedia Event on June 14, 2010

LOS ANGELES, – Digital Media Wire today announced speakers
for the 2nd annual International Game and Film Lounge to be held at the Figueroa Hotel in downtown Los
Angeles, June 14, 2010, the day
the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) opens its doors at the LA
Convention Center.

The International Game
and Film Lounge –produced by Digital Media Wire in association with
Variety and Nordic Game – brings together an eclectic mix of leading
companies, talent and celebrities in film and games from the United States, Europe
and Asia, to share ideas about
international and transmedia aspects of the games and film industries
and how to create new business opportunities at the intersection of
these two exciting fields of media.

The event includes the
following keynotes and special presentations:

Matias Myllyrinne,
Managing Director, Remedy Entertainment, will give a
special presentation on how digital download/add–ons are continuing the
shelf life of the fiction his company is creating. Matias will also be
featured in an interview by Sten Selander,
Director of Business Development, Nordic Game, about his views and
experience with transmedia aspects of games, film and television.
Remedy’s latest project, Alan Wake,
published by Microsoft Game Studios, was recently released for Xbox 360
and is currently a top selling game in Europe
and the U. S. The story plays out in an episodic format, with a
television show-style presentation where each episode/chapter brings
another piece to the puzzle of the main plot. Remedy has confirmed that Alan Wake is only the first season of a bigger
story, opening the door for future sequels.

Dan Winters, VP, Developer Relations and
Acquisitions, Activision Blizzard, will be featured in  a keynote
interview with Marty Poulin, CEO at
ShadyLogic Studios. Dan is an industry veteran of over 15 years, with
stints at Activision, Disney Interactive and Electronic Arts. Before
entering into the world of Video Games, Dan spent 4 years playing
professional baseball for the Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants and New
York Mets. He also spent 6 years as an actor with appearances on day
time TV, commercials and various other TV shows. After getting his start
at Activision in 1993, working on various titles including Mechwarrior
2, he spent 10 years at Disney Interactive where he eventually became
Vice President of Product Development. Under Dan’s leadership, Disney
Interactive contributed to or co-released over 50 games including:
Kingdom Hearts, Tarzan, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story, Tron, etc… After a
stint at Electronic Arts as Executive Producer of Medal of Honor:
European Assault, Dan rejoined Activision in 2005 to oversee Developer
Relations and Acquisitions.

Ronald Azuma, Research Leader, Nokia
Research Center Hollywood will deliver a keynote
presentation on the future of mobile media and entertainment. At Nokia,
Ronald leads a team that is exploring the question: What are new forms
of compelling media that take advantage of the strengths of mobile
devices? In Dec. 2009, his team built and
performed The Westwood Experience, our first exploration into
location-based experiences. This is a new form of mobile entertainment
that blends a compelling story with physical locations augmented with
digital content.

Garry Schyman, Award Winning Transmedia
Composer, to deliver Keynote Presentation. Evocative motifs,
epic themes, aleatoric dissonance or apocalyptic intensity: composer Garry Schyman explores a stunning spectrum of
sonic possibilities. The creator of music for the multiple award-winning
video game BioShock – winner of Best Original Score from the
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, Spike TV’s Video Games Best
Score Award, G4 Television’s Soundtrack of the Year and four awards from
the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) including Music of the Year,
Best Interactive Score, Best Original Instrumental and Audio of the
Year– he has emerged as one of the medium’s foremost composers. A
composer whose work spans feature films, prime time television series,
mini-series, movies of the week, video games and documentaries, Garry
studied composition at the University of Southern
California and later, privately with the renowned composer George Tremblay. Just out of the university he
was then employed by the legendary Mike Post
and Pete Carpenter organization where he
worked on the team’s roster of top rated series.

Mike Reagan, Award-winning Film,
TV and Video Game Composer, joins Garry
Schyman, Transmedia Composer, to  discuss sonic possibilities in
the intersection of games and film in a recently added session. An
award-winning composer, songwriter and music producer, Mike Reagan‘s scoring credits include the
romantic comedy UNBEATABLE HAROLD (starring Dylan
McDermott and Henry Winkler), the
animated television series APE ESCAPE (Nicktoons) and WOW WOW WUBBZY!
(Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.) and video games such as CONAN (THQ),
DARKSIDERS (THQ) and Sony’s best-selling franchise GOD OF WAR.

These individuals join a
top caliber speaker group that includes:

Event sponsors and
media partners include: Variety, Nordic Game, Donya, Team 17, Starbreeze
Studios, Imagination Studios, CRE Computer and Audiovisual Solutions, New York – Tokyo,
Social Radius and Terpin Communications.

For complete agenda,
registration, press pass and event details please visit: http://www.gamefilmlounge.com

Other prominent Digital
Media Wire events include LA Games Conference, NY Games Conference,
Future of Television Forum, Digital Music Forum East & West, Digital
Media Insider @ CES and Digital Media Conference East and West.

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