Klein to Address Initiative's Potential as a Serious Games Platform on Day
                               Two of Summit

    SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Samuel J. Klein, a leading
campaigner for free access to knowledge and tools, and director of content
for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative, will keynote the second day
of the Serious Games Summit GDC 2007 (SGS GDC). Klein's presentation,
titled "One Laptop per Child and Serious Games," will explore the potential
of the OLPC initiative as a serious gaming platform to address the
educational and practical applications of videogames. SGS GDC will take
place March 5-6 at the Moscone Convention Center North in San Francisco.
    A not-for-profit humanitarian effort, first announced by OLPC Chairman
Nicholas Negroponte in January 2005, OLPC designs, manufactures and
distributes inexpensive laptops with the goal of giving every child in the
world access to a modern education. Klein's keynote address will touch on
the hardware, operating system, and game development support on the first
wave of laptops that will debut later this year, and address the strategies
for learning through play that the OLPC team is formulating.
    "We are excited to have the charismatic S.J. Klein helm the second day
of proceedings at this year's SGS GDC," said Ben Sawyer, co-founder,
Digitalmill, and SGS GDC content chair. "Education is a key component
within the serious games industry, and the dedicated and creative team at
OLPC is working to conquer the technology divide in education and access to
information."
    "S.J. represents a powerfully altruistic movement in the technology
industry, and offers game developers a compelling opportunity to effect
positive change in the world," said Jamil Moledina, executive director of
the GDC. "The OLPC platform offers access to not only practical game
development, but the ability to extend the online discourse and
interactivity we all take for granted to isolated and impoverished children
all over the planet."
    SGS GDC offers advanced seminars on design, production, implementation
and assessment issues related to serious games, as well as case studies on
game-based solutions and simulations used within non-entertainment
industries. Attendees are invited to the annual SGS GDC Reception, March 5
from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., a networking opportunity for game developers and
industry professionals. The SGS GDC speaker line-up, full session
descriptions, and registration are now available online at
http://sgs.gdconf.com. Press registration is also currently open for SGS
GDC as well as the Game Developers Conference, at http://www.gdconf.com.
    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.
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