Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) today officially revealed the five headline speakers who will address the more than 1,500 attendees expected at the sixth edition of the popular industry event. Yoichi Wada, President and CEO, Square Enix, Paul Holden, Lead Architect, Media Molecule, Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development, Valve, Heather Chaplin, Author and Chris Hecker, Technology Fellow, Maxis/EA will be at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel on November 16 and 17 in Montreal.

IGDA Montreal members jammed into the SAT in the midst of a full-bore January snowstorm to play some LittleBigPlanet . Siobhan Reddy, Executive Producer, and Kareem Ettouney, Art Director, were on hand to talk about their PS3 hit title. They described how they grew the game, and the Media Molecule studio, from something small into something big.

With Jamming on LittleBigPlanet as the evening’s topic, Siobhan told us how they approached the creation of the game like musicians. Both the game and the culture of the company developed through jam sessions, a collaboration where everyone contributes their own vision but follows along with the music. The jams were moments of creative freedom, but freedom with purpose. Everyone’s contributions were working toward a common goal.

Kareem Ettouney (Art Director) and Siobhan Reddy (Executive Producer) came from Media Molecule to talk about LittleBigPlanet.

 

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See you there!

When: Wednesday, January 28th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal "GameNight"
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Jamming with LittleBigPlanet!
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Released to critical acclaim and hailed as ushering in a new level of innovation, IGDA-Montreal is delighted to welcome Siobhan and Kareem of Media Molecule, the indie developers behind LittleBigPlanet, to jam with us. Siobhan and Kareem are going to talk through the different methods they used to foster the idea of "jamming" in the creation of LittleBigPlanet. And, along the way, discuss how this helps deliver true innovation to the player – even in the context of a small start-up studio.

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Mark your calendar, here are the details of the next IGDA Montreal meeting. See you there!

When: Wednesday, January 28th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal "GameNight"
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Jamming with LittleBigPlanet!
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Released to critical acclaim and hailed as ushering in a new level of innovation, IGDA-Montreal is delighted to welcome Siobhan and Kareem of Media Molecule, the indie developers behind LittleBigPlanet, to jam with us. Siobhan and Kareem are going to talk through the different methods they used to foster the idea of "jamming" in the creation of LittleBigPlanet. And, along the way, discuss how this helps deliver true innovation to the player – even in the context of a small start-up studio.

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