Hi folks, we have some footage of the recently held Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2007 conference, and we'll be slowly putting up what we have over the coming weeks and months.
If you've never been to the local industry awards night before or were curious as to how the industry celebrates its achievements, then be sure to download this! The GCAP:07 awards night was definitely one to remember for me, and I do highly recommend that conference patrons on attending that as a great way to finish off the event. Good food, drinks, meeting and chatting with fantastic industry people, what more could you want!
We have the awards presentation (also known as the "Steve Fawkner receives awards" ceremony) in its entirety which you can all grab at the link down the bottom there! It contains the great award speeches by Krome CEO, Robert Walsh, and Infinite Interactive CEO, Steve Fawkner, and the following results...
Best Game - 2007 (presented by Greg Bondar, CEO of the GDAA)
Winner: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (received by Steve Fawkner, CEO Infinite Interactive)
Best New Startup (Adam Lancman Award) (presented by Tom Crago, CEO Tantalus, GDAA President)
Winner: Redtribe
Special Commendation: Acheron Design
Best Console Title - 2007 (presented by Mat & Yug, Australian Gamer)
Winner: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (Infinite Interactive)
Best PC Title - 2007 (presented by Randolph Ramsay, Editor Gamespot AU)
Winner: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (received by Steve Fawkner, CEO Infinite Interactive)
Special Commendation: Fury (Auran)
Best Handheld Title - 2007 (presented by Ian Gibson, The Academy of Interactive Entertainment)
Winner: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (received by Steve Fawkner, CEO Infinite Interactive)
Best Mobile Title - 2007 (presented by Greg Bondar, CEO of the GDAA)
Winner: The Fast & the Furious: Fugitive 3D (received by Robert Murray, CEO Firemint)
Best Gameplay - 2007 (presented by Jason Della Rocca, IGDA)
Winner: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (received by Steve Fawkner, CEO Infinite Interactive)
Best Graphics - 2007 (presented by Andrew Ferrington, Multimedia Victoria)
Winner: Viva Piñata: Party Animals (received by Robert Walsh, CEO Krome Studios)
Best Audio - 2007 (presented by Emilia King, Film Victoria)
Winner: Viva Piñata: Party Animals (received by Robert Walsh, CEO Krome Studios)
23 minutes, 54mbs. Download here!
We have for you today the footage of the console debate and the closing presentation for the Game Connect 07 conference! The footage we have for you below contains:
Saturday 4:50 - 5:50pm: PlayStation 3 vs Wii vs Xbox 360 : Which console will deliver the great games of the future? Participants: Tony Albrecht, Cameron Dunn, David Hewitt
The Debate
The PlayStation 3 vs Wii vs Xbox 360 debate was one of the highlight sessions (one of many!) at the conference, and will be remembered for many things such as David Hewitt's sidesplitting presentation, Tony and Cameron's dodgy moustaches, and the introduction of the "Tony" scale. How many Tony's does it take to render fun? 2.
The debate was helmed by The Age journalist, Jason Hill, (who also runs Screenplay), and the speakers were:
Tony Albrecht, Senior Engine Programmer, Pandemic Studios (for Playstation 3)
Cameron Dunn - Chief Technical Officer, IR Gurus (for Xbox 360)
David Hewitt, Creative Director, Tantalus (for Nintendo Wii)
It's a lighthearted and very humorous debate, and I give it 5 out of 5 Tony's.
The Closing presentation
Right after the debate, Matt Curtis from the AIE presented the winners of the Sony student scholarship, then the winner of the Independent Games competition was awarded.
The finalists were:
Qantm College, Team Sumo "Mawashi Madness"
Southbank Institute of Technology "Island Hoppers"
AIE, Team Q "Sajiki"
Moxy Studios "Kami"
AIE, Catching Jack Team "Catching Jack"
And finally, the closing speech by GDAA president, Tom Crago for the Game Connect Conference. So, what are you waiting for? Get downloading!!
64 minutes, 145mbs. Download here!
9:30am Opening Keynote
This is the opening keynote for the conference which has GDAA President, Tom Crago, Randall Straw (Executive Director, Multimedia Victoria), and Greg Bondar (GDAA CEO) opening the conference and providing an overview of the current state of the Australian games industry....
1. SW Thu, 29 Nov 2007
Great. I was hoping I could get hold of these presentations. The presentation by the Pandemic guys was awesome too. Looking forward to that one...
Fantastic, cant wait too rewatch some of my favorite talks ! (if u have them)
sp "Xbox 260"
You can find out more about the 'Tony' unit from the blog of the creator: http://seven-degrees-of-freedom.blogspot.com/2007/11/tony-units.html