Perimeter Partners

Panel: Toronto International Film Festival

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:53:34 +0000

Jason Della Rocca will be hosting the game focused session at the Toronto International Film Festival. Titled “Get in the Game: The Worlds of Films and Gaming Collide”, this high-calibre panel is party of TIFF’s Focus On… industry programs.

The panel session will include game and film luminaries and will explore the ongoing collision of games and films from various perspectives: business and market synergies; talent and tools overlap; content, design and cultural convergence (and divergence).

Panel: The INteractive Exchange

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:49:09 +0000

Jason Della Rocca will be participating at the INteractive Exchange conference in Toronto, from September 11-13. The INteractive Exchange is a unique cross-platform interactive media event that features inspiration, insight and interaction between top creative and business minds from across Canada and around the world.

Della Rocca will be speaking on a panel, titled “Concept to Screen”, which will focus on the actual creative arc that individuals trace in order to create a piece of work, an IP, that is exploitable along multiple entertainment verticals.

Keynote: Future Game On

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:16:03 +0000

Jason Della Rocca is set to keynote at the Future Game On conference in Paris, September 9-10. Future Game On will enable internationally renowned personalities to speak about innovation-related issues and provide a customized program of unique European discussions between specialized academics and industry representatives.

Della Rocca’s keynote, titled “The Innovation Dilemma: Surviving on the Bleeding Edge”, will explore the challenge and context of innovation in the global game industry.

Interview: Della Rocca On Breaking Tax Breaks’ Hold

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:48:52 +0000

Perimeter Partners’ Jason Della Rocca was interviewed at Gamasutra regarding the dominance of tax breaks for game industry economic development. The extensive interview has also stirred up a long string of comments/discussion on the topic.

Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief published a related blog post questioning the true value/effect of tax breaks.

Lecture: Game Education Summit

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:21:50 +0000

Perimeter Partners’ Jason Della Rocca will be attending the Game Education Summit hosted at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles (June 15-16). As a speaker, Jason will be lecturing on the evolving nature of the game business and the implication for students.

Event: E3 Expo

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:18:58 +0000

Perimeter Partners’ Jason Della Rocca will be attending the E3 Expo in Lost Angeles (June 15-17). Jason will be on hand to conduct business development meetings, and work with several clients.

Article: “Playing For Our Future”, The Escapist

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:16:45 +0000

The Escapist online magazine recently published a forward looking article written by Jason Della Rocca, titled “Playing For Our Future”. The article has prompted head discussion with over 30 reader comments.

For the same issue of The Escapist, Della Rocca also debated old vs. new games for a related op-ed piece.

Lecture: Canadian Game Studies Association

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:11:55 +0000

Perimeter Partners’ Jason Della Rocca will be attending the Canadian Game Studies Association’s annual conference in Montreal (May 28-29). As a speaker, Jason will be lecturing on the evolving nature of the game business.

Panel: INplay

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:03:56 +0000

Perimeter Partners’ Jason Della Rocca will be attending the INplay conference focused on children media in Toronto (May 18-19). As a speaker, Jason will be hosting a discussion on the evolving nature of the game business.

Lecture: FMX

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:45:06 +0000

Perimeter Partners’ Jason Della Rocca will be attending FMX in Stuttgart, Germany (May 4-7), the 15th annual conference focused on animation, visual effects and games. As a featured speaker, Jason will be lecturing on upcoming trends and success stories in the game industry.

Jason will also sit on a panel, hosted by MFG Film Funding Baden-Wuerttemberg, on how to grow and support the game development community on a regional basis.