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Game Developers Conference 2004 Boasts All Star Lineup of Keynotes Speakers Include 'Doom' Creator, 'Matrix' Visual Effects Supervisor, 'Lord of the Rings' Developer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ - The 18th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) will spotlight the "Doom" creator, the "Matrix" films visual effects supervisor and the "Lord of the Rings" game developer as keynotes March 22 - 26, 2004 in San Jose, CA. The conference is the world's largest trade event exclusively devoted to game creation, featuring more than 300 lectures, panels, tutorials and roundtable discussions across seven content tracks.

Keynote speakers are:

* Visual Arts track: John Gaeta, visual effects supervisor on the
feature films "The Matrix," "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Matrix
Revolutions." He won both an Academy Award and a BAFTA award for his
work on "The Matrix."

* General Interest: Andrew House, executive vice president, Sony
Computer Entertainment America, responsible for the game content
lineup, brand management and advertising of the Playstation 1 and 2
consoles.

* Production track: David Perry, president, Shiny Entertainment, a
21-year game industry veteran. His last project was the No. 1 game
"Enter the Matrix."

* Game Design track: Neil Young, vice president and executive in charge
of production, Electronic Arts who is currently leading the
development of "The Lord of the Rings" games.

* Programming track: John Carmack founder/owner/lead programmer, id
Software, whose credits include blockbuster hits "Doom," "Quake" and
"Wolfenstein." He is currently working on the highly anticipated
"Doom III."

* Visual arts: Phil Tippet, founder of Tippet Studios, visual effects
supervisior on such feature films as: The Empire Strikes Back, Return
of the Jedi, Jurassic Park.

"The GDC is the gravity point for the creation of games and interactive entertainment," said Alan Yu, director, Game Developers Conference. "The 2004 GDC speaker program is headed by the most respected names in the field, people who set the agenda for the game industry."

For a complete list of GDC 2004 event information visit gdconf.com.

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