The Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS), also known as Le Sommet International du jeu de Montréal (SIJM), is a conference on video games. The first summit was held in 2004 and usually takes place in November at Le Palais des Congrès de Montréal. The summit was founded to meet the needs of the roughly 9000 video game workers in Quebec. The mission of the summit is to expand the exposure of the video game community and industry in Quebec, as well as develop the expertise of the Quebec video game industry. MIGS is currently the leading professional gaming summit of the East Coast. The overall aims of MIGS are to promote, train, network, and hire potential developers in the gaming industry. Professionals attending the summit partake in lectures and presentations largely oriented around how to better specific aspects of the industry, such as art and VFX, business, and design. Currently, MIGS has partnered with many of the leading electronic and game development companies in Canada, including Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Games. The Montreal International Gaming Summit is networked similarly to the Electronic Entertainment Expo, using the same application to facilitate interaction between industry players and the associates. It was only in 2008, during the fifth summit, that MIGS became an event that was open to the public. 2013 marked the tenth annual Montreal International Gaming Summit.
The Business Lounge is designed in order to establish collaboration and finalize ideas by key decision makers in the industry. It is located away from the summit itself as only professional members of the industry may attend.[1] Most corporate figures that attend the summit also make appearances at the business lounge, as it is a hub for most corporate decisions at the summit. Attendees at the lounge may also attend exclusive cocktail events, where they may interact with other corporate figures and keynotes speakers at the summit.
Online Meeting Application
The Online Meeting Application is an application that is utilized at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). This application is used to book meetings with summit attendees.[2] The application was developed by Game Connection, and allows attendees to contact industry figures directly, manage scheduling, and promote themselves as players in the industry.[3]
Expo Zone
The Expo Zone is the central attraction at MIGS. It is where all presentations and showcases for new products are displayed. Video game artists also feature their work in the Expo Zone. Most readily available attractions at MIGS are available in the Expo Zone. It is also possible for attendees to book places in order to promote themselves and their products.[4] The Expo Zone is the most readily available attraction for general interest attendees who are not part of the professional industry. Since MIGS opened to the public in 2008, the Expo Zone has become the primary attraction for the general public.
2012
MIGS 2012 was held on November 13 and November 14 at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure. The theme for the year's event was "The Future. Unknown," and was focused on the upcoming trends in the video game industry as well as new technologies and breakthroughs that could impact the future of video game development. The opening keynote was presented by Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, on some of the current technologies used in games. The second day's opening keynote was presented by Peter Molyneux, currently the CEO and founder of 22cans with a talk about game design. Finally the event was closed out by a "Brain Dump" session with various industry professionals.
Partners
The following is a list of the current partners and sponsors of the MIGS[5]
China Cultural Industry Association (Guest Country)
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Montreal International Games Summit MIGS also known as Le Sommet International du jeu de Montreal SIJM is a conference on video games The first summit was held in 2004 and usually takes place in November at Le Palais des Congres de Montreal The summit was founded to meet the needs of the roughly 9000 video game workers in Quebec The mission of the summit is to expand the exposure of the video game community and industry in Quebec as well as develop the expertise of the Quebec video game industry MIGS is currently the leading professional gaming summit of the East Coast The overall aims of MIGS are to promote train network and hire potential developers in the gaming industry Professionals attending the summit partake in lectures and presentations largely oriented around how to better specific aspects of the industry such as art and VFX business and design Currently MIGS has partnered with many of the leading electronic and game development companies in Canada including Ubisoft and Warner Bros Games The Montreal International Gaming Summit is networked similarly to the Electronic Entertainment Expo using the same application to facilitate interaction between industry players and the associates It was only in 2008 during the fifth summit that MIGS became an event that was open to the public 2013 marked the tenth annual Montreal International Gaming Summit Contents 1 Events 1 1 Business Lounge 1 1 1 Online Meeting Application 1 2 Expo Zone 1 3 2012 2 Partners 3 External linksEvents EditBusiness Lounge Edit The Business Lounge is designed in order to establish collaboration and finalize ideas by key decision makers in the industry It is located away from the summit itself as only professional members of the industry may attend 1 Most corporate figures that attend the summit also make appearances at the business lounge as it is a hub for most corporate decisions at the summit Attendees at the lounge may also attend exclusive cocktail events where they may interact with other corporate figures and keynotes speakers at the summit Online Meeting Application Edit The Online Meeting Application is an application that is utilized at the Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 This application is used to book meetings with summit attendees 2 The application was developed by Game Connection and allows attendees to contact industry figures directly manage scheduling and promote themselves as players in the industry 3 Expo Zone Edit The Expo Zone is the central attraction at MIGS It is where all presentations and showcases for new products are displayed Video game artists also feature their work in the Expo Zone Most readily available attractions at MIGS are available in the Expo Zone It is also possible for attendees to book places in order to promote themselves and their products 4 The Expo Zone is the most readily available attraction for general interest attendees who are not part of the professional industry Since MIGS opened to the public in 2008 the Expo Zone has become the primary attraction for the general public 2012 Edit MIGS 2012 was held on November 13 and November 14 at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure The theme for the year s event was The Future Unknown and was focused on the upcoming trends in the video game industry as well as new technologies and breakthroughs that could impact the future of video game development The opening keynote was presented by Tim Sweeney founder of Epic Games on some of the current technologies used in games The second day s opening keynote was presented by Peter Molyneux currently the CEO and founder of 22cans with a talk about game design Finally the event was closed out by a Brain Dump session with various industry professionals Partners EditThe following is a list of the current partners and sponsors of the MIGS 5 China Cultural Industry Association Guest Country BlackBerry Silver Partner Ludia Bronze Partner Investissement Quebec VIP Cocktail Partner Fasken Martineau Business Lounge Partner espresso jobs com Career Fair Partner Warner Bros Games Montreal PhotoBooth Partner 3vis Battle of the Studios Partner Autodesk Battle of the Studios Partner Wacom Battle of the Studios Partner Eidos Montreal Coffee Breaks Partner Square Enix Coffee Breaks Partner Arches Partner Ubisoft External links EditOfficial site MTL DGTL MTL DGTL E3 Meeting Application Powered by Game Connection Electronic Entertainment Expo June 10 12 2014 Archived from the original on 2014 04 07 Retrieved 2014 04 01 MTL DGTL MTL DGTL http mtldgtl com en migs http mtldgtl com en business lounge 2 https web archive org web 20140407091717 https www e3expo com attendee 2165 e3 meeting application powered by game connection http 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