Programme
AnimfxNZ 11 consists of the main conference with break out workshops on Tuesday 15 November; a series of Master Classes from industry leaders on Wednesday 16 November; and a day put on by Weta on Thursday November 17.
We have more exciting Games, Animation and Visual Effects speakers that will be announced very shortly!
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| 8:30am - 9:00am | Registration | |||
| 9:20am - 10:10am | Lance Priebe Club Penguin and the Future of Online Gaming |
10:10am - 11:00am | Soundings theatre Patrick Hudson Shifting from Big Budget to Downloadable and Mobile Games: Cultural and Production Implications |
Oceania room |
| 11:00am - 11:20am | Morning tea | |||
| 11:20am - 12:10pm | Soundings theatre Tracey Sellar Microsoft Games Studio: Improving your Game with User Research |
Oceania room |
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| 12:10pm - 12:50pm | Soundings theatre Scott Foe Big Games in Small Packages |
Oceania room Carl Rosendahl Company Pitch Session |
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| 12:50pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
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| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Soundings theatre Josh Selig Kids Animation - Creation, Series Development and IP |
Oceania room David Rosenbaum Video Game Basics 101 |
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| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Soundings theatre Hal Josephson 21st Century Digital Delivery: Getting Content to Customers |
Oceania room Sean Kauppinen Emerging Markets and Platforms for Games – where the Industry is Going |
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| 3:20pm - 3:40pm | Afternoon tea | |||
| 3:40pm - 4:40pm | Enrico Casarosa PIXAR La Luna Premiere: Pixar is premiering their latest short film La Luna in the Southern Hemisphere, at AnimFXNZ 11, with a sneak peak by Director Enrico Casarosa! |
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| 4:40pm - 5:00pm | Closing remarks | |||
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm | INTERactive Networking Drinks The New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA) welcomes all AnimfxNZ attendees to INTERactive for post event drinks and socialising. New Zealand's video games industry grew 45% in the last year and is developing stronger links with the animation and vfx colleagues, so there's lots to celebrate. |
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| Workshop | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15am - 9:00am | Registration | |
| Games Master Class |
Full day 9:00am-3:00pm |
$99 |
| Animation Master Class |
Full day 9:00am-3:00pm |
$99 |
| Entrepreneurship in Entertainment Technology |
Full day 9:00am-3:00pm |
$99 |
| Workshop | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Weta Digital Day |
Details comming soon |
tbc |
| Games Business Master Class |
Half day 10:00am-2:00pm |
$75 |
| 6pm - late Red Square 28 Blair St The perfect way to cap off a week of stimulating Games, Animation, VFX and Entertainment talks. Unwind with an open bar, network and get to know your fellow AnimfxNZ attendees. |
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