The AIAS is pleased to announce that the Conference Opening Keynote will be presented by Shawn Layden, Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios. Additional Speakers include Sarah Bond (Xbox/Microsoft), Stanley Pierre-Louis (ESA), Ted Price (Insomniac Games) and Bryan Intihar (Insomniac Games).
Yves Jacquier has been at Ubisoft since 2004, serving a wide variety of roles. He has been leading the company’s efforts with artificial intelligence since 2011 and in 2016 founded the La Forge, which is “a prototyping space where ideas on technology, originating from a collaboration between university research and production teams, are brought to life.” Jacquier has a PhD in particle physics from Ecole Centrale Paris and was a research engineer at CERN (Conseil Européen de la Recherche Nucléaire). At the 2019 D.I.C.E. Summit , Jacquier will be discussing the game-changing impact of artificial intelligence.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce the nominees for its 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), co-hosted for the third year by Greg Miller of Kinda Funny, and Jessica Chobotof Nerdist News. Fifty-six of the most exciting games from 2018 received a nomination. God of War leads the nominees with 12 total nominations, followed by AAA blockbuster hits Marvel's Spider-Man with 11, Red Dead Redemption 2 with eight and indie title Return of the Obra Dinn with six nods.
Hall of Fame Recipient at 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce its 23rd Hall of Fame recipient, Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries. Ross has been integral in the vision and expansion of the Halo franchise that has continued to excite generations of fans, generating nearly $6 billion in worldwide sales to date and has transcended video games to grow into a global entertainment phenomenon