{"199411":{"#nid":"199411","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Georgia Digital Day at the Gold Dome","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Digital Day at the Gold Dome March 21\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFree and open to the public with reception starting at noon. Gov. Nathan Deal speaking at 1:30 pm. at the North Rotunda.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore likely than not, you\u2019re reading this event announcement on a digital device.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe world is increasingly digitally driven, with so many significant changes in the last twenty years that it is now described as the Digital Revolution. But how much do you know about this incredible social and economic phenomenon, and how it has been cultivated here in the state of Georgia?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn March 21 at the Georgia State Capitol some of Georgia\u2019s leading innovators in the digital arena will be on hand to demonstrate new technologies and display their cutting edge products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECome and meet researchers and students from Georgia Tech, SCAD, GSU and other institutions to learn about new exciting innovations in education and research. Interact with the people whose motion capture technologies appeared in such movies as Avatar and Lord of the Rings; chat with trans\u2010media storytellers whose work across all media has grossed over $4 Billion dollars; come and meet world\u2010renowned game designers, app developers and even a Georgia\u2010based company whose weapons training systems help train the world\u2019s Special Forces!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe world is changing, and we are driving that change. You\u0027re invited to meet some of Georgia\u2019s leading digital innovators to learn about the incredible economic impact this will have on the State of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Digital Growth By the Numbers:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\uf0b7 The top five entertainment products of all time are video games, with Blizzard\u2019s World of Warcraft grossing over $10 Billion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\uf0b7 Georgia was the first state to formally incentivize the digital industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\uf0b7 Wages for employees in videogame production are 99.6% higher than the average salary in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\uf0b7 More than 20 Georgia colleges and universities offer game development and related degrees, including such diverse schools as Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, SCAD, Columbus State and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\uf0b7 Ten years ago there were virtually no Digital Media and Videogame companies in\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia. Now, thanks to the Videogame Tax Credit we are home to more than 75\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Egame companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\uf0b7 From 2005\u20102009 the videogame industry\u2019s real rate of growth was more than seven times the real rate of growth for the entire economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information or to RSVP, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pauljenks@aol.com\u0022\u003Epauljenks@aol.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn March 21 at the Georgia State Capitol some of Georgia\u2019s leading innovators in the digital arena will be on hand to demonstrate new technologies and display their cutting edge products.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia\u2019s leading innovators in the digital arena will be on hand to demonstrate new technologies."}],"uid":"27592","created_gmt":"2013-03-14 12:10:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:02:55","author":"Joshua Preston","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-03-21T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-03-21T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-03-21T16:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-03-21 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-03-21 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-03-21 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gvu@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egvu@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}