Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli to Deliver Keynote Address on the Future of
Gaming Graphics at 2009 Game Developers Conference Europe
President of Germany’s Top Action Game Developer to Explore Future of
Gaming Graphics
BERLIN—July 7, 2009 — Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek,
creators of the famous CryENGINE and the top rated action games Far
Cry and Crysis, will deliver a track keynote at this year’s Game
Developers Conference® Europe (GDC Europe). In his keynote “The Future
of Gaming Graphics,” Yerli will inspire attendees with the story of
Crytek’s success in developing of high-end 3D-game technology for the
PC and next generation consoles as well as shed light on the future of
rendering in the next 3-5 years.
“As a German based company, we are proud to participate in GDC Europe
in Cologne,” said Yerli. “We are very excited to share and
communicate our success story with our fellow European developers and
inspire the newer generation.”
“Only a handful of German studios have reached the level of success of
Crytek,” said Frank Sliwka, Vice President European Business
Development of Think Services Game Group. “With their leading role in
graphic development, I can’t think of a better European developer to
talk about the ‘Future of Gaming Graphic’ than Cevat Yerli. GDC Europe
is proud to welcome him as a keynote speaker.”
His first games and development experiences go back to the 80s with
the Commodore 64 and the Schneider CPC 6128 where he worked on
simulation games. Since then, his passion has been making and playing
games. After his economics studies he focused his passion on his
lifetime project to create Crytek, and in 1999, the studio was born.
Cevat drives the vision of Crytek's games and technologies and
defines, together with Avni and Faruk Yerli, the studio's strategic
business development.
Yerli is the latest addition to the keynote line-up, which includes:
· Klaas Kersting, CEO, Gameforge – “Changes in the Games
Industry – Free-to-play vs. Payment Models”
· Matias Myllyrinne, Managing Director, Remedy – "From Max
Payne to Alan Wake: Creating Intellectual Properties the Remedy Way"
· Hilmar Pétursson, CEO, CCP – "CCP: Winning the War"
GDC Europe will take place August 17-19 at the Cologne Congress East
Center in Cologne, Germany in conjunction with gamescom. To learn more
about the keynotes and speaker line-up, registration and exhibiting
opportunities, visit:
www.gdceurope.com
.
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Game Developers Conference® Europe, the Game Developers Conference®
China, GDC Mobile, the Game Career Seminars, the Independent Games
Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. To learn
more, visit
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builds strong brands and works within communities to foster a unique
affinity with its products and services. The division's flagship
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Award-winning Gamasutra.com, Game Developer magazine, the
International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), and HDI. Think
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