Early Bird Tickets On Sale !!
The Edinburgh
Interactive Festival has today announced that early-bird rates are now
available for delegate passes for this year’s Festival.Rates will be
available for anyone wishing to book tickets between now and Friday 29th
May. The early bird discount will offer delegates 20 per cent off the cost
of a standard delegate pass for this year’s conference. The Edinburgh
Interactive Festival will take place in Edinburgh City centre in the week of
10th August with industry conference and public showcase running on Thursday
13th and Friday 14th August.
A special discount will be made available to all students and Scottish
companies looking to come along to this year’s Festival. Details of these
discounts are available at
www.edinburghinteractivefestival.com
The Games Festival offers delegates, speakers, the public and press a unique
opportunity to network and share opinions in a relaxed atmosphere. Passes
include full access to the main two-day conference, a speed networking
session, a networking drinks reception, the games screening program and the
public gaming area.
Dare ProtoPlay, the public showcase event of Dare to be Digital, UK’s
premier video games design competition, will run alongside the Edinburgh
Interactive Festival from 14th August to 16th August.
The conference will bring together leading experts and decision makers from
the interactive entertainment industries across video games publishing,
hardware manufacturing, mobile content, games development, TV and film,
retail, new media advertising agencies, Government, media and students.
Chris Deering, Chairman of Edinburgh Interactive Festival, said: "Every year
the interactive world of entertainment evolves in scope and amazing
creativity. The Edinburgh Interactive Festival embraces the "new shoots" and
helps us enjoy the progress rather than be intimidated by it. Edinburgh is a
unique celebration of the creative culture of games.”
Wendy Rosenthal, Conference Director of Edinburgh Interactive Festival,
said: “I am really excited about this year’s forthcoming Interactive
Festival. We have a number of key industry luminaries lined up, from
traditional game companies to those at the cutting edge of their field. I am
confident that Edinburgh Interactive 09 will be the best Edinburgh
Interactive Festival to date.”
Now in its seventh year, the Edinburgh Interactive Festival is set to bring
the latest developments that the interactive and video games industry has to
offer. Year on year, the Edinburgh Interactive Festive Festival is becoming
more and more synchronised with the world famous Edinburgh Festival. With
such rapidly growing popularity, Edinburgh Interactive Festival’s appeal has
broadened considerably; it is now a massive draw for press and professionals
from film, TV and interactive media backgrounds.
To purchase a delegate pass, download the booking form
www.edinburghinteractivefestival.com.
