Post-GDC San Francisco

So now you're back in freezing Canada after attending GDC in beautiful San Francisco. How did it go? Do you have any "success stories"? Anything that surprised you about this year's conference? Recommendations for how things could be done differently next year? Blog about your experience via the comments section below!

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Guitar Hero World Tour...the guy on the drums was pretty good. The second pic is of OptiTrack a hip and upcoming company that manipulates people motion and interfaces it with games.

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I am standing at the Nintendo's booth. The two people in this picture are trying out the soon to be released EXCITE BOTS. Very cool Wii game. I think I will give it a try!!

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GDC. Day 2

Day 2 at GDC very cool technology coming out of this event. N Gage has come out with some games for the high end phones. Worth stopping by the booth.

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GDC 2009 Canadian Booth. There is a very cool home theatre and gaming car racing game. The company that produces this game is D-Box.

The audio is the VP sales from Southpaw from Canada. They project manage digital content - very cool. www.southpawtech.com

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New study from ESAC to be released Wednesday

Next Wednesday, March 25, the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) will be releasing it's new national study of the Canadian video game industry and hosting a small gathering to review a few of the highlights. We would like to invite you all to attend, so if you can squeeze it in to your busy schedule, we'd love to see you!

Please find the details below:
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The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) invites you to join us for the launch of:

"Canada's Entertainment Software Industry: The Opportunities and Challenges of a Growing Industry"

This first of its kind national study of the Canadian industry is based on original research, interviews and surveys of Canada's industry leaders.

Some of the interesting facts and figures the study highlights include:

* $1.7 billion in direct economic activity
* 247 companies within the entertainment software industry in Canada
* 14,000 Canadians directly employed
* Current and projected growth rates
* Industry concentration
* The impact of government policy and support on the continued growth of the industry

Please join us on March 25th at 5:30pm in the Canada Lounge @ GDC (Booth 5120 NH) for a brief presentation.

We hope to see you there!

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GDC has finally arrived, and all week we will be making our blog available for you to post about your conference experience directly via your Blackberry using Vayyoo's vPost. All blog participants and Canadian companies should have received instructions by e-mail to download a free trial of vPost. Good luck @ GDC, and we look forward to reading about your experiences!