GDC to Host Exclusive Preview Exhibit of Award-Winning Art Featuring
Dig-Dug, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and More
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology's 2007 Game
Developers Conference (GDC) has expanded its offerings to include the San
Francisco premiere of the massively popular, award-winning i am 8-bit group
art exhibition. Dozens of pieces of original art inspired by classic
videogames of the 1980s will be on display during GDC, March 5-9, in the
North Hall of the Moscone Convention Center, street level. The exhibition
will serve as an exclusive preview of the show's third-annual engagement,
which will have its official debut at Los Angeles' Gallery 1988 this April.
i am 8-bit, winner of a 2006 "Best of L.A." award from L.A. Weekly,
gathers the talents of more than 100 artists each year and asks them to
turn their old-school gaming memories into original creations, shining a
spotlight on an era when games were dominated by characters flourishing
with originality.
"When I first saw i am 8-bit, my immediate reaction was that we must
bring it to GDC so that the game development community can share the
experience," said Jamil Moledina, executive director of the GDC. "At their
cores, both GDC and i am 8-bit are about games as an art form. Our
attendees represent the present, GDC content looks to the future, while i
am 8-bit is a celebration of the past; it's the perfect marriage."
"One of the most exciting aspects of bringing i am 8-bit to the GDC is
giving the opportunity to the artists from the show to mingle with the
artists of the industry," said Jon Gibson, creator and co-curator of i am
8-bit. "It should prove to be quite provocative to introduce two completely
different kinds of artists, both working from the same inspirations of
Mario, Mega Man, Q*Bert and Link."
More than 12,500 game industry professionals will convene during GDC,
the world's largest games industry-only event dedicated to the advancement
of resources, tools and technologies used to create interactive
entertainment. The GDC features more than 300 lectures, panels, tutorials
and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game
development topics taught by leading industry experts.
The i am 8-bit exhibit will be displayed in the street level lobby of
the North Hall of the Moscone Center. For more information, or to register
for the Game Developers Conference, please visit http://www.gdconf.com. Press
registration is also currently open.
About i am 8-bit (http://www.iam8bit.com)
i am 8-bit is an annual group art show in Los Angeles fueled by
hundreds of creative, bold, and sometimes hilarious reinterpretations of
80's gaming bliss. It is also a book (published by Chronicle Books) chock
full of said paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other, more bizarre
mediums. i am 8-bit is also a t-shirt label on a hell-bent, relentless
mission to clothe gamers in cotton-clad art and stylish, videogame
nostalgia, as well as other unique lifestyle products, from toys to
housewares. For more information, please visit http://www.iam8bit.com.
About the CMP Game Group (http://www.cmpgame.com)
A core provider of essential information to the professional game
industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives
community through the Game Developers Conference, Game Developer magazine,
the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, the Serious Games Summit D.C., GDC
Mobile, GDC Europe, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers
Choice Awards, GDC London, the London Games Summit, GDCTV, GDCRadio, and
the GDC Focus On event series. For more information, please visit
http://www.cmpgame.com.
About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com) CMP Technology is a marketing
solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its
market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the
confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company.
As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable
programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior
return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business
Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution
and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more
than $3 billion.
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