THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE

Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, January 20, 2005
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The size of the video game industry is $25 billion a year, and the size of the film industry in the United States is estimated to be about $20 billion. The University of Hawaii’s Academy for Creative Media, headed by Chris Lee, concentrates on exposing students to new and growing industries of digital media and gaming; with an emphasis on creating new businesses in these fields in Hawaii. The panelists will cover digital media, film/TV production and digital game production. The purpose of this informational briefing is to highlight new programs, emerging technologies, and the linkages necessary to advance Hawaii's film and media industry including the growing digital gaming segment.

Participants in this briefing will include:

Digital Gaming Panel, moderated by Kaveh Kardan, Chief Technologist, Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaii

Mohsen Agsen, President, Mobicore
Mark Loughridge, President, Backbone Entertainment
Henk Rogers, President & CEO, Blue Planet Software
Roy Sato, Senior Animator, Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii

Digital Media

Ted Liu, Director, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism

NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7135

________________________________________ Rep. Jerry L. Chang Chair		________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair