The Apple "App Store" has completely shifted the business model for mobile gaming. Suddenly you can sell your product directly to consumers, by-passing the previous market entry barriers. Now Google and Blackberry are going to get into the app store business. Vancouver is right in the middle of it all with its expertise and world class talent in gaming and digital new media giving it a competitive advantage over the rest of the world that has also wised up to this phenomenon.
For next week's MoMoVan event organizer WINBC has joined forces with New Media BC to host an evening focused on Web 2.0, Mobile Gaming and Entertainment. They've collected some of the players in the space to tell you their stories, share their experiences and most of all, show you some cool products. Here's the agenda:
Interested? MoMoVan is on Monday, February 9th from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at WorkSpace in Gastown. Tickets are free to WINBC and New Media BC members (& students) and $25 for everybody else. First beer is free. Pizza is free. Be sure to register by Friday, February 6th.
Presenters listed below:
British Columbia is home to the wireless industry's leading players. BC's wireless cluster encompasses all areas of the wireless technology value... [more]
The Digital Media and Wireless Association of BC – is a member-supported, non-profit organization, based in Vancouver, BC Canada. DigiBC’s... [more]
Rob Lewis
Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com.
His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University.
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