Ron Gilbert to Provide Keynote at PAX 2009
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The organisers of Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) today announced their keynote speaker for 2009’s event, famed developer and writer Ron Gilbert.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gilbert created countless classic video games, shaping LucasArts’ fearsome reputation for adventure games, from Maniac Mansion to the first two installments in the Monkey Island series. In more than 20 years in the games industry, Gilbert has also co-founded three game studios, created the famous SCUMM scripting language and been inducted into the Computer Game Hall of Fame.
He is currently creative director at independent development studio Hothead Games in Vancouver, Canada, home of the Penny Arcade Adventures series.
“This is an unbelievable moment for us,” said Penny Arcade’s business manager, Robert Khoo. “I wasted an entire family vacation one year trying to figure out how to win that stupid spitting competition.”
In it’s six year history, PAX has hosted previous speakers such as noted geek icon Wil Wheaton and innovative game designer Ken Levine, creative director of 2K Boston, and responsible for titles such as Thief and Bioshock.
PAX 2009 will take place from Sept 4-6 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Centre.