Now in our second year

Virtual Worlds Forum

2008 Wrapup

So VWF 2008 did not go quite to plan...

However, after a change of venue, we pulled off a day of ad hoc networking at Virtual Worlds Unplugged, our unconference held at The Hospital private members club. Great business was done there, and during the SXSW party. We thank the whole virtual worlds community for your support. Check out the links below for photos:

Watch this space for news of future events.

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Your pass includes:

  • Unlimited access to panels and keynotes
  • Lunch, coffee and refreshments
  • Show guide with great extra content
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Demo and keynote theatre

Programme

6th October    

10.30 Unity3D

11.00 Damian Nolan, Sales & Marketing Director, Daesign
Soft-skills training using Serious Games in leading International organisations

11.30 Frank Campbell, Chief Business Officer, MindArk PE AB
Entropia Universe – From Online Game to Global Virtual World Platform. Entropia Universe’s development from an MMO to a platform for independent companies to develop their own virtual worlds

12.00 Dave Wiseman, European Sales, Iovation
An Organized Defense Against Virtual World Fraud & Abuse

1.00

New world showcase

Philipp Boutellier, CEO, sMeet

Mateo Austin, CMO, Sloog
Sloog. Tagging the New World

2.00 Alastair Williams, Marketing Manager, Sulake UK

2.30 Tobias Arctaedius, Head of Online Games/Virtual Worlds, Paynova
How to Increase Sales and Reduce Total Cost for your Virtual World

3.30 Dr. Mirko Caspar, CMO and Managing Director, Twinity
Twinity - When virtual worlds become real!

7th October    

10.00 Cemil Türün, Founder & CEO, Yogurt
A Flash Based 3D Virtual World: Yogurtistan.

10.30 Linden Lab

11.00 Michael Schumann, CEO, Second Interest
Dresden Gallery: How to Create a Museum 3.0 Experience in Second Life

11.30 Drew Cozart, Account Executive, Parature
World-class customer service techniques for the Virtual World industry - Turn your residents into raving fans and the support department into a revenue generator.

12.00 Martin Herdina, CEO, Fatfoogoo
There is money in your game - Monetization Strategies for your Virtual World Through Microtransactions

12.30 Robert Gehorsam, President, Forterra Systems Inc and
Ron Edwards, CEO, Ambient Performance
Forterra Olive Live Demo

1.00 New world showcase

3.30 Kevin Aires, Global Web Strategy & Enablement, IBM Virtual Business Center
IBM's virtual Green Data Center Demonstration

Speakers

Lead sponsors

  • Unity3D

Premier sponsors

  • Entropia Universe
  • IBM

Sponsors

  • Iovation
  • West Midlands Serious Games
  • fatfoogoo
  • Habbo
  • Forterra Systems, Inc

Other sponsors

  • Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  • Outso
  • Linden Lab
  • Walt Disney Internet Group

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You did a truly fabulous job pulling the Forum together. It had the right programmatic mix and a great physical environment. And your staff is wonderful; helpful, attentive, proactive. The whole event was just what the industry needed...not another cookie-cutter conference/convention.

Robert Gehorsam
, President, Forterra Systems Inc.
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