Organizers of the 4th annual Game::Business::Law Summit passed along a note to let everyone know that registration for its 2012 event is now open. The next event dedicated to discussing the intersection of the video game industry and legal issues takes place January 25 – January 26, 2012. The event will be held at Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law and is hosted by The Guildhall at SMU, SMU’s Dedman School of Law and The Center for American and International Law.
The registration covers two days of panels and speakers putting trends and legal issues specific to the video games industry under a microscope.
The keynote address for the 2012 event will be delivered by Ted Price, President and CEO of independent game developer Insomniac Games. The company is best known as the developer of the popular Ratchet & Clank and Resistance video game franchises. In his keynote, Price will discuss the strategy behind their social games subsidiary, Insomniac Click. Insomniac is headquartered in Burbank, CA and has a second studio in Durham, NC.
On the second day, young developers can check out the two-hour games funding forum by the Texas Entrepreneur Network. A panel of attorneys, video game business development officials, and venture capitalists will evaluate four organizations requests for funding to hopefully bring their projects to life.
Registration is $250. For more information, check out www.game-business-law.com
