2/16/2016

7:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Palms Foyer

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

TPC Las Vegas 13th Annual AIAS Foundation Golf Tournament Sponsored by GOLFSTREAM

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Pole Position Raceway 6th Annual D.I.C.E. Go-Karting Tournament Sponsored by Vantiv

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 D.I.C.E. Arcade

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Happy Hour

8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Magic: The Gathering Tournament Sponsored by Wizards of the Coast

7:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Casino Floor

Mandalay Bay Hotel D.I.C.E. Poker Tournament Sponsored by Havok











2/17/2016

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Palms Foyer

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 D.I.C.E. Arcade

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Banyan A

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 AIAS Foundation/Intel Foundation Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Rivea Restaurant

The Delano Hotel Hot Breakfast

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Opening Remarks Martin Rae

President

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Wednesday Morning Keynote Assumptions and Expectations with Interactivity and Magic Randy Pitchford

CEO and President

Gearbox Software Penn Jillette

Author, Actor and Half of Legendary Magic Team Penn & Teller Setting the 2016 D.I.C.E. Summit stage in the Wednesday Opening Conference Keynote will be a special talk by two friends  Penn Jillette, author, actor and half of legendary magic team Penn & Teller and Randy Pitchford, magician, co-founder and president of Gearbox Software. Discussing Assumptions and Expectations with Interactivity and Magic this session will engage some lessons in misdirection of attention, expectation disruption and just plain old-fashioned lying. Jillette and Pitchford will then lead members of the audience through a magic trick that will move from the live theater to virtual reality.

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Best of D.I.C.E. Europe Creative Maturity Through Life Experiences  How to Build Engaging Open Worlds Tommy Francois

VP Editorial

Ubisoft Tommy will explain how Ubisoft teams are building meaningful open worlds that will immerse players into their very own unique experience, that they can then share with others from the community. Tommy will talk about the work done by his team to source, create and share access to the best resources in order to inspire the development teams at Ubisoft, and thereby foster mature creativity.

11:05 AM - 11:30 AM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Networking Break Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Community First Niccolo de Masi

CEO

Glu Mobile Theres been a recent shift wherein companies, influencers and celebrities opt to share news directly with their communities first, and media second. The gaming industry has been fast to adopt this new strategy to announce updates, features, etc. Talent choosing to have direct, honest, real-time communication with their fans illustrates a high level of credibility and authenticity, much can also be said about the value these social audiences hold. Glu has identified and zeroed in on how to monetize the social followings of celebrities in a strategic and meaningful way. Glus Chairman and CEO, Niccolo de Masi will discuss this dynamic recourse, provide case study examples, and share his insight into the pros and cons of this new form of product communication.

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Franchise Fever: Pursuing Big Ideas and Big Audiences Steven Frosty Weintraub

Editor-in-Chief

Collider

(Moderator) Roy Lee

President

Vertigo Entertainment Adrian Askarieh

CEO and president

Prime Universe Films Film and television producers Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh will be joined by Steven Weintraub, from entertainment website Collider, to discuss the entertainment industry's relentless pursuit of franchise material and evergreen properties. For their talk Franchise Fever: Pursuing Big Ideas and Big Audience, they will explore the challenges and rewards of pursuing high concept, big idea properties with avid fan bases. How do you engage content creators, filmmakers and fans in a way that builds on a properties existing momentum? What are the potential pitfalls? And how do you stay ahead of the competition?

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Palms Foyer

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Wednesday Afternoon Keynote Automobiles, the Next Mobile Platform Rich Hilleman

Chief Creative Director

Electronic Arts

(Moderator) Dr. Frankie James

Managing Director

GM Advanced Technology Silicon Valley Office

General Motors Oriol Servia

Partner and Managing Director

Dragon Racing Sahin Kirtavit

Senior Director of Automotive Solutions

NVIDIA Looking towards the future of interactive entertainment technology and new platform development, the Summit stage welcomes a group of individuals who are looking to the automotive industry for the next great leap forward in innovation. Moderator Rich Hilleman, chief creative director at Electronic Arts, will lead the panel Automobiles, the Next Mobile Platform, discussing innovations in open computing systems, new transportation service models, self-driving technology and social interactive real-time robot racing, and how can gaming become a part of this evolving platform.

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Speaker + Attendee Networking Event Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Banyan A-D

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Roundtable Sessions 1 Click here to view roundtable sessions.

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Banyan A-D

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Roundtable Sessions 2 Click here to view roundtable sessions.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Happy Hour

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Skyfall Lounge

64th Floor, Adjacent to Rivea

The Delano Hotel Opening Night Party Sponsored by Obsidian Entertainment











2/18/2016

7:30 AM - 8:00 PM

Palms Foyer

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 D.I.C.E. Arcade

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Rivea Restaurant

The Delano Hotel Hot Breakfast

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Opening Remarks Martin Rae

President

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Thursday Morning Keynote Civilization 25th Anniversary Panel Bruce Shelley

(Moderator) Sid Meier

Co-founder and Director of Creative Development

Firaxis Games Brian Reynolds

Chief Creative Officer

Big Huge Games Soren Johnson

CEO and Design Director

Mohawk Games One game that typifies the theme of engagement is Civilization. For 25 years, Sid Meiers turn-based strategy game has been engaging gamers the world over. To celebrate this milestone, D.I.C.E. will host the Civilization 25th Anniversary Panel featuring some of the key members of the development team who will compare and contrast early game development versus today and share their favorite anecdotes from over the years.

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 From Overlords to Tomb Raiders  A Career in the Narrative Trenches Rhianna Pratchett

Writer, Narrative Designer The veteran writer and narrative designer looks back over her industry career and reflects on the ways in which narrative has evolved, and how improving the way we work with writers can improve how we engage with players.

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Networking Break Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

11:35 AM - 12:10 PM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 A Conversation with Todd Howard Pete Holmes

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Podcaster, Television Host, and Cartoonist

(moderator) Todd Howard

Creative Director

Bethesda Game Studios Todd Howard will be joined in conversation by comedian and avid gamer Pete Holmes, the returning host of the 19th D.I.C.E. Awards and creator/star of the upcoming HBO show Crashing. Touching upon topics central to the conference theme  The Art of Engagement - this session will explore open world storytelling and design, the influence of fans on the game making process, how fan communities extend the life of a title through their creations and contributions, how previous games influence design decisions, and more. With Pete as the moderator this discussion is sure to be filled with entertaining moments along with inspiring insight!

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Mike Gallagher

CEO

Entertainment Software Association

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Palms Foyer

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

South Seas F

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Thursday Afternoon Keynote A Conversation with Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro Geoff Keighley

President

GameSlice

(moderator) Hideo Kojima

Game Designer

Kojima Productions Guillermo del Toro

Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Novelist

DelToro Films These master storytellers will offer insight into their creative vision and the driving forces behind their artistic pursuits. Moderated by longtime video game host and producer Geoff Keighley, this conversation will revisit some of their fondest memories from their own individual careers as well as some of the pivotal moments from each others work that remain a constant source of inspiration.

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

D.I.C.E. Arcade/Jasmine

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Speaker + Attendee Networking Event Sponsored by New Blood + Infiniscene

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Banyan A-D

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Roundtable Sessions 3 Click here to view roundtable sessions.

6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

South Seas E

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 Pre-D.I.C.E. Awards Social Hour

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

South Seas E

Mandalay South Convention Center

Level 3 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

9:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Foundation Room

House of Blues

Mandalay Bay Hotel D.I.C.E. Awards After-Party











2/19/2016