gTalk with Richard Wah Kan: Founder, Former President & CEO: DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.

Starts: June 29, 2009 - Ends: June 29, 2009


The Business Model for Publishers - Go or NO GO.

"How the development deal looks from the point of view of the publisher"


Join us for our next gTalk session on June 29th, 2009 in Toronto. This gTalk session features Richard Wah Kan, Founder of DreamCatcher Interactive Inc., the largest producer and publisher of PC Adventure Games in North America.


Publishers makes decisions on games based on many factors.  Sometimes it's to build a franchise, sometimes it's a sequel, sometimes it's just a great game.  In every occasion, especially if there are consoles involved, it's always about revenue and profit.  Understanding the decision process a publisher makes is critical to getting the deal done.  Why are some games dropped at alpha or beta especially after a considerable sum is spent?  What about self publishing?  Is that becoming viable?

About Richard Wah Kan

Founder, CEO and President of DreamCatcher Interactive Inc., a leading Canadian Publisher of interactive video games.  Since starting the company in 1996, DreamCatcher has grown to become the largest producer and publisher of PC Adventure Games in North America.  DreamCatcher was sold in 2007 to a European publicly traded company and is wholly owned by the parent.
 
Richard Wah Kan is the winner of the Ernst and Young, Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Ontario) in the Business to Consumer category.
 
Mr Wah Kan was also recognized when DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. was ranked in the June 2002 Profit Magazine (Canada) as the 5th fastest growing company in Canada.  This prestigious award was given to DreamCatcher based on its solid growth during the five years, 1996-2001.  DreamCatcher was named for two consecutive years.  The company expanded from the North American market into the European market with offices in France.
 
DreamCatcher was also the recipient of the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Award in Canada and the Deloitte Technology (USA) Fast 500 awards in 2003 and 2004.
 
Developed and implemented the strategy that took DreamCatcher from a startup in 1996 to being the largest publisher of PC Adventure games in 2004 to 2006 and more recently in 2007 in North America.



Event Timeline:

3:00pm - Presentation and Q&A
4:30pm - Networking reception
5:00 pm - Event end

Event Location:

Ontario Investment & Trade Centre
250 Yonge Street
35th Floor
Toronto, ON
M5B 2L7

To Register:

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The cost of registration is $25 plus GST.

About gTalk

gTalk is a game industry speaker series and networking event that takes place in various locations across southern Ontario. Each gTalk event will feature presentations by one or more prominent game industry speakers. Following the presentations, attendees will have an opportunity for Q&A and networking. Over the course of an evening, speakers and audience members will explore relevant industry themes in an informal setting.

 


The gTalk series is part of a larger "GameON" (GameOntario) effort by Interactive Ontario to connect and promote the Games Industry in Ontario. GameON is made possible through the Entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnerships Fund, administered by the OMDC, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture.

The gTalk series is produced by Interactive Ontario, with the support of the OMDC and PricewaterhouseCoopers.