The fifth Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) was held in Hong Kong on Tuesday, which exposed local DE practitioners to international-standard 3D production.

Under the theme "Immersive Media: What's Next in Creative Digital Content - 3D Cinema", the forum attracted around 300 participants, including local digital entertainment industry practitioners, academics, digital media professionals and visual effects specialists.

Participants were given a taste of the next-wave 3D cinema experience and immersed in a virtual reality world through using the first Dolby 3D system in Hong Kong.

The Acting Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology), Alan Siu, officiated at a ceremony to launch the forum. Prominent speakers from around the world were invited to share their insights and achievements at DELF 2008.

To engage the audience in the ultimate 3D immersive experience, DELF 2008 used the first Dolby 3D system in Hong Kong to show breath-taking 3D movie-clips from different speakers.

DELF 2008 was one of the nine core events of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong, and an initiative in the 2008 Digital 21 Strategy of " Building on Hong Kong's position as a world digital city".

(Xinhua News Agency April 8, 2008)