Bill Roper is keynote speaker at GCDC 2006

GC Developer Conference (GCDC)

(21 to 23 August 2006)

At the GCDC 2006, the leading European developer conference, star developer Bill Roper is to appear as keynote speaker, speaking in Leipzig for the second time since 2005. For over a decade now he has been one of the most colourful figures in the international games industry.

Before Bill Roper founded the games maker Flagshipstudios in 2003 he was Vice-President of Blizzard North and Director of Blizzard Entertainment. There, his tasks included responsibility for external projects, co-ordination of developer teams and significant involvement in the creation of the firm's most popular video games. Projects included the global successes the World of Warcraft and Diablo series. In addition, he was also a producer for the Macintosh versions of these games. Under his direction, Flagshipstudios is developing the eagerly anticipated "Hellgate: London", the launch of which is scheduled for Christmas.

In his keynote at the GCDC Bill Roper will address new technologies in the development process.

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3 August 2006