The 3rd edition of the Montpellier In Game (MIG) will take place from November 15-18, 2012 at the Corum in Montpellier. The event brings together video game professionals for conferences over two days, followed by a public video game festival over the weekend. In 2012, MIG expects over 5,000 square meters of entertainment space, 1,500 competing gamers in tournaments, meetings with notable game creators, and over 40 exhibitors. The goal is to make MIG one of the major gaming events in France.

1. 3 edition
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November 15-18 2012
Corum - Montpellier

2. November, Thursday 15 & Friday 16
2 days for the pros
11/15 - Digiworld Game Summit
After years of close partnership between Montpellier Agglomération and the IDATE , the video games conferences
of the Digiworld Summit will join the Montpellier In Game to become a key rendez-vous of its professionnal
program. Since more than 30 years the Digiworld is one of the world best conference for telecommunications,
media and Internet industries. For 11 years the video game sessions has offered the industry a unique occasion to
meet business leaders, famous creators and high-level specialists. Each year, more than 30 speakers, from world
leading as well as breaking through companies, offer a unique top of the range conferences program.
11/16 - Game In Marketing
After the success of the business oriented conference organized by the National Association of marketers last
year, the MIG perpetuates the event and will now offer an annual gathering to allow communication and marketing
professionals to meet actors from the video game industry. Gamification, Advergaming, serious games, social
games … many trends that indicate the ability of video games to boost the traditional sectors of the economy. The
ADETEM conference will primarily aim to highlight the issues of this inevitable convergence.
11/16 - Game In Economics
The video game economy covers everchanging business models and financing methods. The SNJV, partner of the
DigiWorld Game Summit, offers video game professionals a broad overview of alternative financing methods and
means of monetizing their production. This year, a special emphasis will be placed on the crowdfounding phenome-
non, at the heart of which we can find some of the most prominent start-ups such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo or
RocketHub. This conference will be organized arround a round table dealing with funding issues including the
crowdfunding and a series of speeches given by members of the SNJV invomved in fundraising and/or crowdfun-
ding.
11/16- Game In Research & Development
In collaboration with the University of Montpellier II and Montpellier III, co-organizers of this scientific seminar, the
MIG provides a space for meetings, exchanges and conferences for teachers and researchers taking part in the
video game industry or working on the technologies used or usable by video games. A researcher is invited for a
lecture and students to present their work.
And the next generation
16/11 - Game Critics
The MIG offers students and young professionals a unique opportunity to apresent their projects in front of a jury
of renowned professionals (Rick STRINGFELLOW, Executive Art Director EA Sports and Boyd Multerer Director of
Development, Microsoft Xbox platform) in 2011 and potentialy win the award for best student project MIG 2012.
16/11 - Masterclasses
After Greg Mitchell (Cinematic Director Epic Games) and Boyd Multerer (Director of Development, Microsoft Xbox
platform) in 2011, the MIG 2012 will bring students with the oportunity to meet experts for live presentations on
technical and artistic subjects.
Game Jam
The weekend before the MIG, a Game Jam will be organized by the regional MediaLab Kawenga. This 48 hour video
game design contest will again this year focus on a theme related to social networks. During the MIG, participants
will present their projects to professionals and the general public and an award ceremony will be held to reward
the best game

3. November, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18
2 days video game festival
for everyone
Entertainment everywhere
In 2012, the MIG doubles the size of its public
entertainment show. The prestigious convention center
of Montpellier Le Corum, will be fully dedicated to video
,
games and offer more than 5000m2 of entertainment
for everyone, from hardcore gamers to casual families.
Ambitious Pro-Gaming Competition
Comp
Competition is rising. With more than 1500 gamers
expected, the MIG intend to become one of the major
pro-gaming meeting in France. Many tournaments will
be run (League of Legends, Counter Strike Source,
Starcraft 2...) with prizes, including cash, that will rise Creators Conférences
the attention of teams from all over France and even
After Jordan Mechner, Michel Ancel, Eric Chahi,
Europe.
Frédérick Raynal, Philip Ulrich and Paul Cuisset in
2011, the MIG will again offer the public to meet those
Webseries Festival and fans gathering personalities who made the history of gaming in
major conferences and round tables in the
In 2012, the MIG creates a new event with its Webseries prestigious Corum.
festival. All week end long, the public will meet actors
and staff from the most popular independant show on Work in video games
the Internet and will vote for the first time for the public
In partnership with the schools of the Montpellier
award of the best show. Fans will also have the unique
area, including some of the best in France, the MIG
opportunity to meet many famous figures of the «geek
will offer the public to learn about the different
culture»: artists, actors, tv personnalities, comics
positions inside the video game industry. With our
authors...
high level speakers, the audience will discover the
real life of a game designer, an art director or a
sound creator.
Video Game in Society Conferences
Threat or opportunity, video games are strongly
discussed. The MIG 2012 will offer the public to
participate to several conferences and talk about the
place of video game in our societies. Are video
games really that dangerous? Can we learn while
playing? Can you heal with video games?

4. November 15 - 18 2012
Corum - Montpellier
With more than 34000 visitors and hundreds of guests to
the professional events, the Montpellier In Game 2011 has
confirmed the ambitions of Montpellier Agglomération to
build in Montpellier a unique rendez-vous for the video WORLDCLASS SPEAKERS
game industry that proposes both worldclass business
conferences for professionals and a very popular
entertainment show.
In 2012, the MIG will rise again with twice more space, a
deeper than ever partnership with the Digiworld Summit,
originals business meetings, a growing pro-gaming event J. Mechner & M. Ancel in 2011
and more exhibitors.
Crowd all week end long at Ankama’s and Microsoft Xbox Huge success of Feerik’ artists
A NICE COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITY
MIG 2011 IN NUMBERS:
IN 2011, the MIG gathered more than 40 exhibitors. From 34 000 visitors
industry leaders to independant studios, all took advantage of 40+ exhibitors including industry leaders
a strong marketing opportunity, thanks to a large audience, a
300+ professionals
good press coverage, and very reasonnable cost.
350+ students
1000+ competiting gamers
THE RISING GAME EVENT IN FRANCE Media Coverage
N°2 GAME EVENT IN FRANCE after Paris Games Week
Partnership with all local medias
(print : Midi Libre, La Gazette,
35 000 TV : France 3, TV Sud)
30 000 National radio partnership (NRJ in
2011)
25 000
Montpellier In Game
New in 2012: Press tour organized
20 000 for the national press
CONTACT 15 000
Toulouse
10 000
Brest
Calais
5 000
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