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Los Angeles
Thursday, February 15, 2001
Digital Media Wire Presents a Panel Discussion

Interactive Games on the Internet:
An Industry Poised for the Future

Interactive games are a $6.5 billion market with sales rivaling those of the motion picture box offices. Forrester Research forecasts that interactive games will be a $26 billion market by 2005. A report from Datamonitor predicts that online game revenues for the U.S. and Europe will grow from $82 million in 1999 to $4.9 billion in 2004, as the number of online gamers in the U.S. and Europe grows from 8.3 million to 73.0 million. Which technologies and business models will drive this expanding market? Will entertainment companies profit from games on the Internet?

This panel of top executives will discuss recent technological and creative developments in the interactive games industry, describe business and employment opportunities being created as a result of such developments and provide insights on what the future holds for gaming on the Internet.
  
 
Moderator
Victor Hwang  Chief Operating Officer
larta - the technology alliance for Southern California

Speakers
Jim Charne  President 
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Brian Dearth  Chief Executive Officer
Hollywood Stock Exchange

Tracy Fullerton  |  President
Spiderdance

Chris Kantrowitz  Chief Executive Officer
The Groove Alliance

Mark Kapczynski  |  Principal Consultant
Microsoft

Agenda
7:00 pm -   8:00 pm  Registration, Drinks, and Dinner Buffet
8:00 pm -   9:30 pm  Panel Discussion and Q&A
9:30 pm - 10:00 pm  Dessert and Coffee

Location
The Argyle Hotel
8358 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles

Cost
$65.00 
(includes dinner and program)