The Future of the Gaming Platform
Acacia Research Group Breakfast Seminar

Date/Location
Game Developers Conference
March 20, 2002
Almaden Ballroom, San Jose Hilton
San Jose, CA

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Event Summary
Acacia Research Group held its third annual GDC executive forum, The Future of the Gaming Platform. In attendance were more than 70 top gaming industry executives, all eager to discuss the trends in technology and content that will shape the videogame business over the next several years. The event was held in the Almaden Ballroom of the San Jose Hilton alongside the San Jose Convention Center. Clickhereto view the presentation delivered there by Acacia.

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Program

8:00	Coffee & Pastry Service
8:30	Welcome & Introductory Remarks
8:45	The Future of the Gaming Platform
	Gamers will soon have more choices than ever before as consoles, PCs, set-top boxes, PDAs, handhelds, and even cell phones begin delivering gaming experiences. Will consumers want multiple devices - consoles at home, PC games at work, and wireless on the road - or will user groups continue to be segregated by platform? Which platforms will prove the most successful - can online gaming tip the scales away from consoles as the dominant platform, will wireless gaming affect the handheld market? Can and should developers target multiple platforms? How can content be leveraged across several varying devices with different technical and operating characteristics?
	Rick Bergman, SVP of Marketing and GM of Desktop Business Unit, ATI Technologies Adam Billyard, Chief Technical Officer, Criterion Software Brian Gildon, Director, Entertainment Products, Metrowerks John Austin, President, Numerical Design Ltd. Dan Vivoli, VP of Marketing, NVIDIA Dave Madden, Executive Vice President, WildTangent