Icon2009 Succeeds In Busan

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MEDIA RELEASE PR37398


ICON2009 Succeeds in Busan


BUSAN, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --


 


    -- Became the discussion forum of world renowned game, animation and movie

       CG specialists

    -- About 2,600 digital contents professionals and preliminary workers from

       15 countries participated in the event



President: Gyucheol Kim) announced that it has successfully hosted ICON2009 (International Contents

Creator's Conference) for 2 days from Nov. 26 to 27, in the biggest scale ever for the event.


    Celebrating the 3rd year, the theme of this year's event was "Future Vision of Core Leading Contents of

Digital Entertainment Industry." For the first time, the conference was held in Busan along with G-Star 2009,

adding more profundity to the whole event.


    Each year, world renowned game, animation and movie CG specialists participate in ICON and present the

current trends and the future vision of their technology. In this year's event, 28 professionals from 8 countries,

including the US, China and Japan, and 26 Korean specialists lectured in 45 classes in 4 sessions.


    The keynotes included the introduction to Blade & Soul by Jaehyun Bae, the Chief of Development Unit in

NC Soft; the presentation on the world gaming industry by Nocolay Nickelsen, the vice president of Funcom,

famous for Age of Conan; and the one on the Chinese market by Diana Li, the CEO of Shanda games. Each

of these keynotes was hailed by industry followers.


    Also, the development know-how and the trailer videos were revealed for the first time ever in the world to

draw attention from many enthusiasts. An online game Dragon Ball Online and a Japanese animation

Yonayona Penguin were partially revealed by the developers before their official launch in the market.


    "In the event, the current trends and the future vision of creating, marketing and developing digital contents

were presented, and the Korean professionals and preliminary workers could find information and hope for

moving one step ahead of their current position," said BIPA, the organizer of this conference.


    Increased by 38% from last year, 2,596 people from 15 countries worldwide participated in this year's event,

which was far more developed both in quality and in quantity. Also, it is expected to play a large part in

creating a new image for Busan as a world-class city specializing in digital contents.


    Contact


     Jungwon Yoon 

     Tel:   +82-51-749-9432

     Email: gardeny@busanit.or.kr 


SOURCE:  BUSAN IT Industry Promotion Agency


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