QuakeCon 2010 Panels and Presentations Announced

August 2, 2010


Our friends over at Bethesda have unveiled the schedule for this year’s QuakeCon, and there’s plenty of Brink and Splash Damage to be had. There’ll be several panels featuring different members of the development team, and it’s all capped off with a special Brink presentation on the final day. Exciting stuff!

Keep on reading for a rundown of this year’s events.

Thursday (12 August)

12:30 PM – Cortez Room – “The World of Design”panel

  • Joel Burgess – Bethesda Game Studios
  • Matt Hooper – id Software
  • Neil Alphonso – Splash Damage
  • Todd Alderman – Respawn Entertainment

2:30 PM – Grand Ballroom – “QuakeCon Kick Off”

  • Todd Hollenshead welcomes QuakeCon attendees
  • John Carmack – Annual Keynote

5:30 PM – Grand Ballroom – “Rocket Talk”

  • John Carmack and Richard Garriott share their passion for rockets and space travel in this special QuakeCon presentation.

Friday (13 August)

11:00 AM – Grand Ballroom – “Building Blockbusters” panel

  • Jason West – Respawn Entertainment
  • Tim Willits – id Software
  • Todd Howard – Bethesda Game Studios
  • Vince Zampella – Respawn Entertainment

1:00 PM – Cortez Room – “Building Immersive Worlds and Stories” panel

  • Chris Rhinehart – Human Head
  • Emil Pagliarulo – Bethesda Game Studios
  • Harvey Smith – Arkane Studios
  • Raphael Colantonio – Arkane Studios

2:00 PM – Grand Ballroom – “Special RAGE Presentation”

  • Tim Willits – id Software
  • Matt Hooper – id Software

4:00 PM – Cortez Room – “Let There Be Sound” panel

  • Chris Sweetman – Splash Damage
  • Christian Antkow – id Software
  • Mark Lampert – Bethesda Game Studios
  • Zack Quarles – id Software

5:00 PM – Cortez Room “The Art of the Game” panel

  • Matt Carofano – Bethesda Game Studios
  • Olivier Leonardi – Splash Damage
  • Stephan Martine – id Software
  • Viktor Antonov – Arkane Studios

Satuday (14 August)

11:00am – Grand Ballroom – “Special Brink Presentation”

  • Paul Wedgwood, CEO of Splash Damage and Game Director of Brink will be on hand to share a presentation of the game with QuakeCon attendees.

QuakeCon is of course set to take place 12 – 15 August at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas. The event is open to the public and free of charge. For more information, visit the official QuakeCon website.