Ubisoft: Prince of Persia
February 11, 2009
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SPEAKER SESSION
Wednesday - February 11, 7:30 PM
Modern Princesses: Bringing Elika to Life in Prince of Persia
with Ben Mattes & Matthew Clarke
The new Prince of Persia game creates a beautiful and seamless companionship between the protagonist and his new accomplice, Elika. In order to achieve this, the developers at Ubisoft needed to simultaneously consider both the bond between the player and these two characters, and the bond between the characters themselves. Join us for an evening with Ben Mattes and Matthew Clarke as they walk us through some of the unique challenges they faced in bringing this incredible story to life. The presentation will explore the technical and artistic techniques used to forge this new bond between the Prince and his newfound Princess.
Ubisoft is sponsoring an industry mixer with *free* beer and wine in the atrium of the Vancouver International Film Centre from 6:30 pm. Come mingle with your peers and meet some of the staff of Ubisoft Montreal – no ticket required – you don't need to attend the talk to attend the mixer.
To schedule an interview prior to the event, or for information about career opportunities at Ubisoft Montreal, contact Jared Shaw at jared@31337recruiters.com.
PLUS: Great door prizes, swag and licensed bar!!!
SPEAKERS BIOS
Ben Mattes
Producer
Ben Mattes is a Producer at Ubisoft Montreal Studios, one of the largest development studios in the world. The last three years of Ben's life have been dedicated to bringing the most recent Prince of Persia game from concept to reality. He has worked with the Prince before too, overseeing the production of the previous title, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, as well as the PSP and Wii ports, Rival Swords. Prior to joining Ubisoft, Ben worked in the wireless gaming space in a variety of production management roles.
Ubisoft.com
Matthew Clarke
Team Lead
Matthew was originally hired by Ubisoft Montreal Studios as an intern tools programmer on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell in 2001. Following that project, he worked on the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, where he initially discovered his true love of creating companion behaviour in videogames. In 2004 he joined the Ubisoft Casablanca studio as the team lead responsible for AI and gameplay programming on Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Returning to Montreal, Matthew recently completed the production of the latest Prince of Persia in a multidisciplinary team lead role, being responsible for Elika's companion behaviour.
Ubisoft.com
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