Philippine Game Festival main page on 2014
Written by: Philippine Game Festival team
Publication: Philippine Game Festival website
Date published: 2014
[Image: GameDev Philippines banner.]
ABOUT PGF
SMX Mall of Asia is the place to be this October 3-4, 2014 as the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) hosts the annual Philippine Game Festival 2014. This year's theme, "LIVE TO PLAY", is all about the fun in making games and bringing game ideas to life through creativity and innovation. Thousands of game students and professionals from around the country are expected to gather for 2 days of play, learning, and inspiration.
The Philippine Game Festival is the largest gathering of game enthusiasts, designers, developers and the entire gaming industry in the Philippines and it is now on its fifth year! See for yourself an event filled with conferences, exhibitions, and lectures from renowned local and international speakers and game development competition for students and the much anticipated PGF Annual Awards - a ceremony recognising the country's best developers and the compelling games they made throughout the year.
Please visit our Facebook event page to see who among your friends are coming.
TICKET PRICES
All-access Conference Pass PHP4,000.00
Conference Day 1 Pass - Oct. 3 PHP3,500.00
Conference Day 2 Pass - Oct. 4 PHP300.00
Workshop 1 - day Pass PHP2,000.00
GDAP members
All-access Conference Pass PHP3,600.00
Conference Day 1 Pass - Oct. 3 PHP2,800.00
Conference Day 2 Pass - Oct. 4 PHP300.00
Workshop 1 - day pass PHP1,600.00
Students
All-access Conference Pass PHP2,000.00
Conference Day 1 Pass - Oct. 3 PHP1,750.00
Conference Day 2 Pass - Oct. 4 PHP300.00
Workshop 1 - day Pass PHP1,000.00
To purchase tickets online, please visit our Eventbrite page.
[Reference note: The reference screenshot only captured the first tab of the schedule listed below.]
SCHEDULE
===
CONFERENCE DAY 1 (October 3)
AM
REGISTRATION: STARTS @ 7
OPENING CEREMONIES
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Alvin Juban, President of GDAP
"THE RISE OF THE PHILIPPINE GAMING INDUSTRY"
Senator Paulo Benigno "Bam" Aquino
"THE POWER OF GAMIFICATION"
Mr. Jeff Saez of NuWorks
"MONETIZING, RETAINING AND GROWING YOUR MOBILE GAMERS"
Mr. Vineet Tanwar, Strategic Partner Lead Gaming, Google
"MAXIMIZING CROSS PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY FOR GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Markku Kero of Eqela
PM
"THE LEAN GAME STUDIO: APPLYING LEAN STARTUP PRINCIPLES TO GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Gabby Dizon of Altitude Games
"DESIGNING JAPANESE MOBILE GAMES"
Mr. Kimi Iwasaki of Klab Cyscorpions
"WHAT'S NEW WITH ASUS?"
Mr. Gabriel Padit
"ADVENTURES OF A GAME DEVELOPMENT PIONEER"
Mr. Miker Rivero of ABS-CBN Interactive
"WE'RE NOT PLAYING... WELL, WE ARE: THE COMPLEXITIES OF GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Marnielle Estrada of IGDA Manila
PANEL DISCUSSION
Facilitator: Mr. Alvin Juban, President of GDAP
===
CONFERENCE DAY 2 (October 4)
AM
REGISTRATION: STARTS @ 8
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Monchito Ibrahim of DOST-ICTO
"THE GAME IS CHANGING FOR PHILIPPINE GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Norman Lee of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
"GAMEDEVPHILIPPINES: PHILIPPINE GAME INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS"
Mr. Russell Tomas of Dreamlords Digital
"GAME ON AND WE GOT GAMES"
Dr. Nińa Ana Marie Jocelyn Alindogan Sales of Informatics Philippines
"WHAT'S LATEST WITH WACOM?"
Ms. Cecilia Woon of Wacom APAC
PM
"GAME DEV STORIES: EPIC PAINT ADVENTURE"
Mr. Erick Garayblas of Kuyi Mobile
"GAME DEV STORIES: WILD SEASON"
Mr. Sharan Balani of Quickfire Games
"GAME DEV STORIES: FACE MOUNTAIN"
Mr. Allen Tan of White Widget
"WHAT'S NEW WITH ASUS?"
Mr. Gabriel Padit
"GAME DEV STORIES: BELLIAL: ARS DEMON"
Mr. Bari Silvestre of Keybol Games
PANEL DISCUSSION
Facilitated by Mr. Niel Dagondon of Anino PlayLab
"FROM MAINSTREAM TO INDIE: DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCTION PROCESSES"
Prof. Beatrice M.V. Lapa, PhD
"GAME DEMO: IMAGINE CUP"
Team Animus
RAFFLE DRAW
CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. Darwin Tardio of Funguy Studios
===
Workshop Day 1 (October 3)
Room 1
MICROSOFT WORKSHOP
Mr. Joben Rara
9:00 AM
MICROSOFT Q&A;
10:00 AM
GAME MONETIZATION WITH ADMOB
Ms. Tuyen Nguyen of Google APAC
10:30 AM
BUILDING AND SCALING GAMES WITH GOOGLE CLOUD SOLUTIONS
Ms. Melina Lee of Google APAC
11:00 AM
GOOGLE Q&A;
11:30 AM
DEVELOPING CROSS PLATFORM GAMES WITH EQELA
Mr. Joaquin "Wax" Jover of Eqela
1:00 PM
CREATIVE CONTENTS COCKTAIL (BY INVITE)
Hosted by GDAP
4:00 PM
Room 2
DESIGNING REAL LIFE GAMES
Mr. Errol Magdato of Mystery Manila
10:00 AM
MUSIC FOR GAMES
Mr. Magoo Del Mundo of Sound Mind Productions
11:00 AM
FIGURE DRAWING FOR GAMES
Mr. Benjie Marasigan of DLS-CSB
1:00 PM
AMAZON WEB SERVICES FOR GAMES
Mr. Parijat Mishra, Amazon
2:30 PM
===
Workshop Day 2 (October 4)
Room 1
GAME STUDIO INCUBATION
Mr. Joel Eya of BluLemons
9:00 AM
MAKING GAMES FOR CLIENTS
Mr. Paolo Jalbuena of Fandom
10:00 AM
GAME PUBLISHING
Mr. Miguel Limon of Massive Gaming
11:00 AM
WHAT GAME COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR
Mr. Mars Balisacan of Synergy88
1:00 PM
DESIGNING HIDDEN OBJECT GAMES
Ms. Clariz Mariano of Boomzap
2:00 PM
SERIOUS GAMES
Mr. Ranulf Goss, industry practitioner
3:00 PM
Room 2
GAME ART: WHERE'S THE BAR?
Mr. Barry Verastique of Secret 6 Studio
10:00 AM
READY, SET, DRAW.
Mr. Stanley Lim of Akeetoons
11:00 AM
CONCEPT ART FOR GAMES
Mr. James Palabay of Digital Art Chefs
1:00 PM
ARE YOU READY TO OFFER GAME DEVELOPMENT COURSES IN YOUR SCHOOL?
Dr. Nińa Ana Marie Jocelyn Alindogan Sales of Informatics Philippines
2:00 PM
ABOUT PGF
SMX Mall of Asia is the place to be this October 3-4, 2014 as the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) hosts the annual Philippine Game Festival 2014. This year's theme, "LIVE TO PLAY", is all about the fun in making games and bringing game ideas to life through creativity and innovation. Thousands of game students and professionals from around the country are expected to gather for 2 days of play, learning, and inspiration.
The Philippine Game Festival is the largest gathering of game enthusiasts, designers, developers and the entire gaming industry in the Philippines and it is now on its fifth year! See for yourself an event filled with conferences, exhibitions, and lectures from renowned local and international speakers and game development competition for students and the much anticipated PGF Annual Awards - a ceremony recognising the country's best developers and the compelling games they made throughout the year.
Please visit our Facebook event page to see who among your friends are coming.
TICKET PRICES
All-access Conference Pass PHP4,000.00
Conference Day 1 Pass - Oct. 3 PHP3,500.00
Conference Day 2 Pass - Oct. 4 PHP300.00
Workshop 1 - day Pass PHP2,000.00
GDAP members
All-access Conference Pass PHP3,600.00
Conference Day 1 Pass - Oct. 3 PHP2,800.00
Conference Day 2 Pass - Oct. 4 PHP300.00
Workshop 1 - day pass PHP1,600.00
Students
All-access Conference Pass PHP2,000.00
Conference Day 1 Pass - Oct. 3 PHP1,750.00
Conference Day 2 Pass - Oct. 4 PHP300.00
Workshop 1 - day Pass PHP1,000.00
To purchase tickets online, please visit our Eventbrite page.
[Reference note: The reference screenshot only captured the first tab of the schedule listed below.]
SCHEDULE
===
CONFERENCE DAY 1 (October 3)
AM
REGISTRATION: STARTS @ 7
OPENING CEREMONIES
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Alvin Juban, President of GDAP
"THE RISE OF THE PHILIPPINE GAMING INDUSTRY"
Senator Paulo Benigno "Bam" Aquino
"THE POWER OF GAMIFICATION"
Mr. Jeff Saez of NuWorks
"MONETIZING, RETAINING AND GROWING YOUR MOBILE GAMERS"
Mr. Vineet Tanwar, Strategic Partner Lead Gaming, Google
"MAXIMIZING CROSS PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY FOR GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Markku Kero of Eqela
PM
"THE LEAN GAME STUDIO: APPLYING LEAN STARTUP PRINCIPLES TO GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Gabby Dizon of Altitude Games
"DESIGNING JAPANESE MOBILE GAMES"
Mr. Kimi Iwasaki of Klab Cyscorpions
"WHAT'S NEW WITH ASUS?"
Mr. Gabriel Padit
"ADVENTURES OF A GAME DEVELOPMENT PIONEER"
Mr. Miker Rivero of ABS-CBN Interactive
"WE'RE NOT PLAYING... WELL, WE ARE: THE COMPLEXITIES OF GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Marnielle Estrada of IGDA Manila
PANEL DISCUSSION
Facilitator: Mr. Alvin Juban, President of GDAP
===
CONFERENCE DAY 2 (October 4)
AM
REGISTRATION: STARTS @ 8
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Monchito Ibrahim of DOST-ICTO
"THE GAME IS CHANGING FOR PHILIPPINE GAME DEVELOPMENT"
Mr. Norman Lee of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
"GAMEDEVPHILIPPINES: PHILIPPINE GAME INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS"
Mr. Russell Tomas of Dreamlords Digital
"GAME ON AND WE GOT GAMES"
Dr. Nińa Ana Marie Jocelyn Alindogan Sales of Informatics Philippines
"WHAT'S LATEST WITH WACOM?"
Ms. Cecilia Woon of Wacom APAC
PM
"GAME DEV STORIES: EPIC PAINT ADVENTURE"
Mr. Erick Garayblas of Kuyi Mobile
"GAME DEV STORIES: WILD SEASON"
Mr. Sharan Balani of Quickfire Games
"GAME DEV STORIES: FACE MOUNTAIN"
Mr. Allen Tan of White Widget
"WHAT'S NEW WITH ASUS?"
Mr. Gabriel Padit
"GAME DEV STORIES: BELLIAL: ARS DEMON"
Mr. Bari Silvestre of Keybol Games
PANEL DISCUSSION
Facilitated by Mr. Niel Dagondon of Anino PlayLab
"FROM MAINSTREAM TO INDIE: DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCTION PROCESSES"
Prof. Beatrice M.V. Lapa, PhD
"GAME DEMO: IMAGINE CUP"
Team Animus
RAFFLE DRAW
CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. Darwin Tardio of Funguy Studios
===
Workshop Day 1 (October 3)
Room 1
MICROSOFT WORKSHOP
Mr. Joben Rara
9:00 AM
MICROSOFT Q&A;
10:00 AM
GAME MONETIZATION WITH ADMOB
Ms. Tuyen Nguyen of Google APAC
10:30 AM
BUILDING AND SCALING GAMES WITH GOOGLE CLOUD SOLUTIONS
Ms. Melina Lee of Google APAC
11:00 AM
GOOGLE Q&A;
11:30 AM
DEVELOPING CROSS PLATFORM GAMES WITH EQELA
Mr. Joaquin "Wax" Jover of Eqela
1:00 PM
CREATIVE CONTENTS COCKTAIL (BY INVITE)
Hosted by GDAP
4:00 PM
Room 2
DESIGNING REAL LIFE GAMES
Mr. Errol Magdato of Mystery Manila
10:00 AM
MUSIC FOR GAMES
Mr. Magoo Del Mundo of Sound Mind Productions
11:00 AM
FIGURE DRAWING FOR GAMES
Mr. Benjie Marasigan of DLS-CSB
1:00 PM
AMAZON WEB SERVICES FOR GAMES
Mr. Parijat Mishra, Amazon
2:30 PM
===
Workshop Day 2 (October 4)
Room 1
GAME STUDIO INCUBATION
Mr. Joel Eya of BluLemons
9:00 AM
MAKING GAMES FOR CLIENTS
Mr. Paolo Jalbuena of Fandom
10:00 AM
GAME PUBLISHING
Mr. Miguel Limon of Massive Gaming
11:00 AM
WHAT GAME COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR
Mr. Mars Balisacan of Synergy88
1:00 PM
DESIGNING HIDDEN OBJECT GAMES
Ms. Clariz Mariano of Boomzap
2:00 PM
SERIOUS GAMES
Mr. Ranulf Goss, industry practitioner
3:00 PM
Room 2
GAME ART: WHERE'S THE BAR?
Mr. Barry Verastique of Secret 6 Studio
10:00 AM
READY, SET, DRAW.
Mr. Stanley Lim of Akeetoons
11:00 AM
CONCEPT ART FOR GAMES
Mr. James Palabay of Digital Art Chefs
1:00 PM
ARE YOU READY TO OFFER GAME DEVELOPMENT COURSES IN YOUR SCHOOL?
Dr. Nińa Ana Marie Jocelyn Alindogan Sales of Informatics Philippines
2:00 PM