我们在看各种各样的游戏开发者大会，除非是相对专业的社交游戏行业会议，很难看到大型会议的主题演讲是社交游戏领域的。2010年9月21日在纽约召开的纽约游戏大会主题演讲就是专注在社交游戏领域的，隆重推荐！

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The most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry gather at NY Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. NY Games Conference – now in its 3rd year – features lively debate on timely cutting-edge business topics. Executives from publishers, developers, advertising, investment firms, social networks, technology providers and content companies mingle together at this top industry event.

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两位主题演讲嘉宾分别是社交网站 Hi5的总裁兼首席技术官Alex St. John以及社交游戏厂商zynga的总裁Steven Chiang。

关于Hi5的总裁兼首席技术官Alex St. John的介绍：Alex leads all product strategy, design, development and operations at hi5. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of WildTangent, the world’s largest privately held game network with over 30 million monthly uniques. During his tenure, WildTangent developed a unique and highly successful micro-currency based economy and pioneered several technologies for online game publishing. Previously, Alex was responsible for Microsoft’s multimedia strategy. He was one of the principal creators of Microsoft’s DirectX technology, which become the foundation for all Windows multimedia applications, 3D graphics, media players, and casual multiplayer games, as well as thousands of PC and Xbox games. Alex has an honorary degree from the DigiPen Institute of Technology, and also advises the University of Washington on its technical degree programs and Tech Transfer department.

关于zynga总裁Steven Chiang的介绍：Prior to joining Zynga earlier this year, Chiang spent 15 years at Electronic Arts, where he was most recently senior vice president and group general manager of the company’s EA sports division. There, he oversaw the popular Madden NFL series, helped re-launch the EA Sports site, and worked on upcoming online game Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online. He also co-founded Tiburon Entertainment in 1994 near Orlando Florida. Electronic Arts acquired the development studio in 1998, renamed it EA Tiburon, and set the group to work on many of its franchises based on sports licenses, such as NASCAR, NCAA Football, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour.

其他主要的演讲人还包括：EA Online副总裁Nanea Reeves、Sony Playstation Network总监Jack Buser、GameStop数字传媒部门总经理 Chris Petrovic、Zong的副总裁Richard Borenstein、AT&T的数字部门执行官John Watson、IGN数字部门副总裁Sutton Trout、myspace游戏与开发者平台总经理Manu Rekhi、PlayFirst首席执行官Mari Baker、Equinix总经理Jim Poole等等。