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109 Game Developers Conference. In 2009, Jason was named to Game Developer 110 Magazineâs âPower50,â a list which profiles 50 of the most important 111 contributors to the state of the game industry. As a sought after expert 112 on the game industry, Jason has lectured at conferences and 113 universities worldwide.</p> 114 </div> 115 116 <div id="work" class="wrapper-content-text element container work introduction-text"> 117 <h2>Work</h2> 118 <p>Jason has been working in the game industry for over 20 years and has 119 dedicated the bulk of that career to working with game developers and 120 supporting the growth of the development community.</p> 121 </div> 122 123 <div class="wrapper-content-text element container "> 124 <p>In the early days, this was mainly via developer 125 relations/evangelism efforts with tech and middleware companies (ie, 126 Silicon Graphics, Matrox, Quazal), then via long-term efforts with the 127 International Game Developers Association, and more recently through 128 indie/startup and entrepreneurship efforts via early stage investor <a 129 href="http://www.executionlabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Execution Labs</a> and the 130 dedicated co-working space, GamePlay Space.</p> 131 <p>Jason is available for consulting engagements, and is most useful in terms of:</p> 132 <ul> 133 <li>Business strategy and investment preparedness</li> 134 <li>Pitch prep for investors and publishers</li> 135 <li>Business development/introductions (sell side or buy side)</li> 136 <li>Cluster and ecosystem development strategy and policy</li> 137 </ul> 138 </div> 139 140 <div id="speaking-travel" class="wrapper-content-text element container speaking-travel introduction-text"> 141 <h2>Speaking/Travel</h2> 142 <p>An experienced world traveler, Jason lectures at conferences and universities worldwide, and has a 143 global client list.</p> 144 </div> 145 146 <div class="wrapper-content-text element container "> 147 <p>Simply contact Jason if you would like to invite him to lecture 148 at your event or run a workshop. While Jason can cover a broad range of 149 subjects, typical topics include:</p> 150 <ul> 151 <li>Funding models</li> 152 <li>Pitching investors and publishers</li> 153 <li>Entrepreneurship and building/running a studio</li> 154 <li>Regional cluster and industry ecosystem development and policy</li> 155 <li>General game business economics and trends</li> 156 </ul> 157 <p>So far in 2017, Jason has lectured at Ludicious (Zurich), Casual 158 Connect Europe (Berlin), Game Developers Conference (San Francisco), 159 Capital Gaming Expo (Ottawa), Quo Vadis (Berlin), Champlain College 160 (Burlington), Nordic Game Conference (Malmo), Brazil Indie Game Festival 161 (Sao Paulo), Beirut, NYU Game Center (New York), Devcom + Gamescom 162 (Cologne), Sweden Investor Summit (Stockholm).</p> 163 <p>Upcoming events and travel include: Mendoza, Zurich, Indie Interfaces 164 Symposium (Montreal), Meet&Build (Brussels), Norway, NYU No Quarter 165 Exhibition (NYC), LevelUp! (Kuala Lumpur), ALES Convention (Ecuador), 166 Montreal International Game Summit, etc.</p> 167 </div> 168 169 <div id="contact" class="wrapper-content-text element container contact introduction-text"> 170 <h2>Contact / Social Media</h2> 171 </div> 172 173 <div class="wrapper-content-text element container "> 174 <ul class="social"> 175 <li><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><i class="fa fa-envelope" 176 aria-hidden="true"></i>[email protected]</a></li> 177 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/JasonDellaRocca" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i 178 class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i>Twitter</a></li> 179 <li><a href="http://ca.linkedin.com/in/jasondellarocca/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i 180 class="fa fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"></i>LinkedIn</a></li> 181 </ul> 182 </div> 183 </main><!-- /.main --> 184 </div><!-- /.wrap --> 185 186 <footer class="content-info"> 187 <div class="container"> 188 <nav id="nav-footer" class="nav-footer"> 189 190 </nav> 191 </div> 192 </footer> 193
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