November 15-18 2012 3rd edition

Corum - Montpellier

November, Thursday 15 & Friday 16

11/16 - Game In MarketingAfter the success of the business oriented conference organized by the National Association of marketers last year, the MIG perpetuates the event and will now offer an annual gathering to allow communication and marketing professionals to meet actors from the video game industry. Gamification, Advergaming, serious games, social games … many trends that indicate the ability of video games to boost the traditional sectors of the economy. The ADETEM conference will primarily aim to highlight the issues of this inevitable convergence.

11/16 - Game In EconomicsThe video game economy covers everchanging business models and financing methods. The SNJV, partner of the DigiWorld Game Summit, offers video game professionals a broad overview of alternative financing methods and means of monetizing their production. This year, a special emphasis will be placed on the crowdfounding phenome-non, at the heart of which we can find some of the most prominent start-ups such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo or RocketHub. This conference will be organized arround a round table dealing with funding issues including the crowdfunding and a series of speeches given by members of the SNJV invomved in fundraising and/or crowdfun-ding.

11/16- Game In Research & DevelopmentIn collaboration with the University of Montpellier II and Montpellier III, co-organizers of this scientific seminar, the MIG provides a space for meetings, exchanges and conferences for teachers and researchers taking part in the video game industry or working on the technologies used or usable by video games. A researcher is invited for a lecture and students to present their work.

16/11 - Game CriticsThe MIG offers students and young professionals a unique opportunity to apresent their projects in front of a jury of renowned professionals (Rick STRINGFELLOW, Executive Art Director EA Sports and Boyd Multerer Director of Development, Microsoft Xbox platform) in 2011 and potentialy win the award for best student project MIG 2012.

16/11 - Masterclasses

After Greg Mitchell (Cinematic Director Epic Games) and Boyd Multerer (Director of Development, Microsoft Xbox platform) in 2011, the MIG 2012 will bring students with the oportunity to meet experts for live presentations on technical and artistic subjects.

Game Jam

2 days for the pros

After years of close partnership between Montpellier Agglomération and the IDATE , the video games conferences of the Digiworld Summit will join the Montpellier In Game to become a key rendez-vous of its professionnal program. Since more than 30 years the Digiworld is one of the world best conference for telecommunications, media and Internet industries. For 11 years the video game sessions has offered the industry a unique occasion to meet business leaders, famous creators and high-level specialists. Each year, more than 30 speakers, from world leading as well as breaking through companies, offer a unique top of the range conferences program.

11/15 - Digiworld Game Summit

The weekend before the MIG, a Game Jam will be organized by the regional MediaLab Kawenga. This 48 hour video game design contest will again this year focus on a theme related to social networks. During the MIG, participants will present their projects to professionals and the general public and an award ceremony will be held to reward the best game

And the next generation

2 days video game festivalfor everyone

Ambitious Pro-Gaming CompetitionCompCompetition is rising. With more than 1500 gamers expected, the MIG intend to become one of the major pro-gaming meeting in France. Many tournaments will be run (League of Legends, Counter Strike Source, Starcraft 2...) with prizes, including cash, that will rise the attention of teams from all over France and even Europe.

In 2012, the MIG creates a new event with its Webseries festival. All week end long, the public will meet actors and staff from the most popular independant show on the Internet and will vote for the first time for the public award of the best show. Fans will also have the unique opportunity to meet many famous figures of the «geek culture»: artists, actors, tv personnalities, comics authors...

Webseries Festival and fans gathering

Creators Conférences

After Jordan Mechner, Michel Ancel, Eric Chahi, Frédérick Raynal, Philip Ulrich and Paul Cuisset in 2011, the MIG will again offer the public to meet those personalities who made the history of gaming in major conferences and round tables in the prestigious Corum.

Work in video games

In partnership with the schools of the Montpellier area, including some of the best in France, the MIG will offer the public to learn about the different positions inside the video game industry. With our high level speakers, the audience will discover the real life of a game designer, an art director or a sound creator.

Video Game in Society Conferences

Threat or opportunity, video games are strongly discussed. The MIG 2012 will offer the public to participate to several conferences and talk about the place of video game in our societies. Are video games really that dangerous? Can we learn while playing? Can you heal with video games?

In 2012, the MIG doubles the size of its public entertainment show. The prestigious convention center of Montpellier, Le Corum, will be fully dedicated to video games and offer more than 5000m2 of entertainment for everyone, from hardcore gamers to casual families.

Entertainment everywhere

November, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18

With more than 34000 visitors and hundreds of guests to the professional events, the Montpellier In Game 2011 has confirmed the ambitions of Montpellier Agglomération to build in Montpellier a unique rendez-vous for the video game industry that proposes both worldclass business conferences for professionals and a very popular entertainment show.

In 2012, the MIG will rise again with twice more space, a deeper than ever partnership with the Digiworld Summit, originals business meetings, a growing pro-gaming event and more exhibitors.

A NICE COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITY

IN 2011, the MIG gathered more than 40 exhibitors. From industry leaders to independant studios, all took advantage of a strong marketing opportunity, thanks to a large audience, a good press coverage, and very reasonnable cost.

WORLDCLASS SPEAKERS

Crowd all week end long at Ankama’s

and Microsoft Xbox Huge success of Feerik’ artists

J. Mechner & M. Ancel in 2011

November 15 - 18 2012Corum - Montpellier

CONTACT

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MIG 2011 IN NUMBERS:34 000 visitors40+ exhibitors including industry leaders

300+ professionals350+ students1000+ competiting gamers

THE RISING GAME EVENT IN FRANCEN°2 GAME EVENT IN FRANCE after Paris Games Week Partnership with all local medias

(print : Midi Libre, La Gazette,TV : France 3, TV Sud)

National radio partnership (NRJ in 2011)

New in 2012: Press tour organized for the national press

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