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Watch The D.I.C.E. 2016 Talks, With Todd Howard
Update: Todd Howard's talk at D.I.C.E. talk has begun (viewer below), and there is more to come from a variety of speakers.
Original Story:
This year’s D.I.C.E. Summit begins today in Las Vegas, with presentations from luminaries across the industry. The kickoff event begins today at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 pm Eastern.
The morning keynote features actor and magician Penn Jillette along with Gearbox CEO and president Randy Pitchford. The presentation, titled Assumptions and Expectations with Interactivity and Magic is scheduled to last 45 minutes.
Later in the week, you’ll be able to hear from developers responsible for the Civilization franchise, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard, and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. The Summit concludes with the D.I.C.E. Awards at 7:30 p.m. Pacific / 10 p.m. Eastern tomorrow, February 18.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 (all times PST)
OPENING REMARKS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Martin Rae - President | Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
ASSUMPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS WITH INTERACTIVITY AND MAGIC
Wednesday Morning Keynote
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Randy Pitchford - CEO and President | Gearbox Entertainment
Pean Jillette - Author, Actor and Half of Legendary Magic Team Penn & Teller
CREATIVE MATURITY THROUGH LIFE EXPERIENCES – HOW TO BUILD ENGAGING OPEN WORLDS
Best of D.I.C.E. Europe
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Tommy Francois - Ubisoft | New IP Editorial Director
COMMUNITY FIRST
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Niccolo de Masi - CEO | Glu Mobile
FRANCHISE FEVER: PURSUING BIG IDEAS AND BIG AUDIENCES
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Steven “Frosty” Weintraub - Editor-in-Chief | Collider (Moderator)
Roy Lee - President | Vertigo Entertainment
Adrian Askarieh - CEO and President | Prime Universe Films
AUTOMOBILES, THE NEXT MOBILE PLATFORM
Wednesday Afternoon Keynote
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Rich Hilleman - Chief Creative Director | Electronic Arts (Moderator)
Dr. Frankie James - Managing Director | GM Advanced Technology Silicon Valley Office | General Motors
Oriol Servia - Partner and Managing Director | Dragon Racing
Sahin Kirtavit - Senior Director of Automotive Solutions | NVIDIA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 (all times PST)
OPENING REMARKS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Martin Rae - President | Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
CIVILIZATION 25TH ANNIVERSARY PANEL
Thursday Morning Keynote
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bruce Shelley - Moderator
Sid Meier - Co-founder and Director of Creative Development | Firaxis Games
Brian Reynolds - Chief Creative Officer | Big Huge Games
Soren Johnson - CEO and Design Director | Mohawk Games
FROM OVERLORDS TO TOMB RAIDERS – A CAREER IN THE NARRATIVE TRENCHES
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Rhianna Pratchett - Writer, Narrative Designer
A CONVERSATION WITH TODD HOWARD
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
Pete Holmes - Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Podcaster, Television Host, and Cartoonist (moderator)
Todd Howard - Creative Director | Bethesda Game Studios
MIKE GALLAGHER
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Mike Gallagher - CEO | Entertainment Software Association
A CONVERSATION WITH HIDEO KOJIMA AND GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Thursday Afternoon Keynote
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Geoff Keighley - President | GameSlice (moderator)
Hideo Kojima - Game Designer | Kojima Productions
Guillermo del Toro - Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Novelist | DelToro Films
19TH ANNUAL D.I.C.E. AWARDS
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Pete Holmes - Host
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