Hear from local industry leaders and get their expert advice.

In “hard to access” careers, an encouraging word or a simple answer to a question can be the difference between a cool hobby and a rewarding lifelong occupation. Otronicon’s game panels could be all the difference you need. Hear industry professionals describe what they did to build their career in gaming  and find out what you need to carve your own path.

The Story Behind the Game

Friday 1:00pm

Hear from industry experiments about their experience behind developing the story telling and artistry that goes into creating a video game. Panel will include industry experts from:

• First 5 Games
•  Sky Parlor Studios
•  Zee Gee Games
• NSpace
• Row Sham Bow
• Phykentech

EA Game Development Panel

Saturday 1:00pm

This panel will have EA breakdown a specific game from the development, to production, to marketing.

• Alex Howell (EA Designer)
• Rocky Rivero (EA Designer)
• Andre Thomas (EA Sr. CG Supervisor)
• Andrew Sabri (EA Software Engineer)

New Developments in Gaming

Sunday 1:00pm

What new things are being developed for the future of gaming? Learn about the upcoming ideas, games and technology that are at the forefront of the video game industry for the next generation of gamers.

The panel will be introduced by two 7th graders who will share their experiences working as Subject Matter Experts on Imaginarium, a new game from Advanced Distributed Learning.

• Kyle Prather (EA Technical Artist)
• Josh Stachowski (EA Interface Designer)
• Nick Laing (EA Producer)
• Aaron Jeromin (EA Sr. Technical Artist)
• Jim Hejl (EA Sr. Software Engineer)

Mobile Apps: The Future of Gaming?

Monday 1:00pm

A discussion of the rise in mobile games and how they will affect the gaming industry.

• First 5 Games
• Sky Parlor Studios
• Zee Gee Games
• NSpace
• Row Sham Bow
• Phykentech