Canadian Heritage committee  We actually asked that question explicitly when we did the project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council—namely, is there not a way we could create greater innovation through the release of companies' older IP to universities, for example, in order to let

Canadian Heritage committee  You can be absolutely sure he's coming back. What I will say, though, if I can maybe speculate on another aspect, is that one thing the universities and industry don't do very well is build longer-term relationships. Many times relationships are formed on individuals; when peopl

Canadian Heritage committee  Do you mean crowd-sourcing or open-sourcing?

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Not to mince words or anything, I think that's backwards. I think it's the other way that universities have to go. The type of IP that's produced at universities can be useful to gaming companies, but it's particular. It tends to be very focused or require an immense amount of h

Canadian Heritage committee  I agree with that, and you would much more likely find that on a one-to-one relationship than you would in a national program, because trust is so important. The IP of gaming companies is held very closely.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would argue that's the best way for universities to move forward if they want to wrap their curriculum and research in a gaming envelope.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. I'm reminded of watching my partner's in-laws do Wii bowling as a similar sort of event. I'm very grateful for a chance to come and speak to you. Thank you very much. It's an amazing industry, and it's wonderful to be part of it, and it's wonderful to stud