Archive for the ‘Game Conference: Festival of Games 2010’ Category
FestivalReplay (1): “30 jaar Pac-man!” door Toru Iwatani
Toru Iwatani is de bedenker van de beroemde game Pac-Man. Dertig jaar oud is de gele happelaar inmiddels, maar de impact van zijn succes is nog steeds voelbaar. Iwatani opende met zijn toespraak het Festival of Games en deed dat voor een volle zaal en veel pers. “Ik heb nog altijd ideeën voor Pac-Man. Zo wil ik hem graag laten zingen.”
Grote waardering voor sprekers tijdens Festival of Games
Afgelopen donderdag en vrijdag traden zo’n 40 internationale en lokale grootheden voor het voetlicht tijdens de Game Conference, onderdeel van het Festival of Games. Het sprekersprogramma was grotendeels samengesteld door Control en we zijn dan ook zeer vereerd met de vele positieve reacties. De komende tijd publiceren wij diverse verslagen van de sessies en de video’s van de Fast Tracks. Er zijn ook opnamen gemaakt in de Main Track en zodra we weten wanneer de NLGD (de stichting achter het festival) die publiceert, laten we het weten.
Hier alvast een opsomming van externe verslaggeving en twee korte YouTube-filmpjes voor een eerste indruk. Read the rest of this entry »
5 tips voor een succesvolle jacht op de perfecte job of stageplaats
Komende donderdag en vrijdag vinden tijdens het Festival of Games de Level Up Job Market (met meer dan twintig bedrijven!!!) en de Career Fair plaats. Voor de bezoekers alvast 5 tips voor meer succes in de banen- en stagejacht. (En ja, we weten het, het is pas dinsdag, maar we wilden niet langer wachten).
Spotlight on Speakers (8): “Fundraising 101 for the game sector” by Paul Heydon
Series that highlight speakers at this year’s Game Conference during the Festival of Games, June 3 & 4. Click here to download the 7-page preview of the Conference Guide (pdf).
What makes an investor invest? Heydon’s talk will focus on the possibilities of getting funding for your game company. Why would somebody be interested in a deal with you, what should you bring to the table, what can you expect during negotiations? A must-see for developers and publishers who are looking for ways to extend their current business. Read the rest of this entry »
Spotlight on Speakers (7): “Where music and games collide” by Masaya Matsuura
Series that highlight speakers at this year’s Game Conference during the Festival of Games, June 3 & 4. Click here to download the 7-page preview of the Conference Guide (pdf).
With over a dozen music albums released as a musician and another dozen games released as a games designer, NanaOn-Sha president Masaya Matsuura is uniquely placed to cross-analyse these two creative industries. What can the game industry learn from the older, hardened music industry? And what unexplored elements of music can we expect to see in future games? Using his own projects as case studies, Masaya will map out the past, present and future of the booming music game sector in this insightful and inspiring talk.
Spotlight on Speakers (6): “The New Gamemaker” by Alan Yu, co-founder of ngmoco:)
Series that highlight speakers at this year’s Game Conference during the Festival of Games, June 3 & 4. Click here to download the 7-page preview of the Conference Guide (pdf).
What has ngmoco:) learned as a company in the year and a half since it’s inception? In his presentation Yu explores the mobile social games landscape thus far, the implications of the free to play model and how we think of the constantly connected consumer. So who is the New Gamemaker? What kinds of individuals and what types of companies succeed in this new market? What are the desirable skills, traits and mentality needed to compete, survive and thrive? How do we embrace people who aren’t gamemakers into our culture.
Kosteloze deelname bedrijven aan Level Up Job Market tijdens het Festival of Games
In samenwerking met de Taskforce Innovatie en de NLGD organiseren we dit jaar tijdens het Festival of Games de Level Up Job Market. Deelname is gratis voor zowel bedrijven als studenten en werkzoekenden. Read the rest of this entry »
Spotlight on Speakers (5): “30 Years of Pac-man” by Toru Iwatani
Series that highlight speakers at this year’s Game Conference during the NLGD Festival of Games, June 3 & 4. Click here to download the 7-page preview of the Conference Guide (pdf).
Pac-man turns 30 this year. It’s creator, Mr. Iwatani, has been in the gamesindustry for even longer. He’ll elaborate on the impact of his creation, how the industry has changed and why his original creation still matters today.
Spotlight on Speakers (4): “Life is a Game” by Ian Livingstone — Life President of Eidos / Square-Enix Europe
Series that highlight speakers at this year’s Game Conference during the NLGD Festival of Games, June 3 & 4. Click here to download the 7-page preview of the Conference Guide (pdf).
Industry icon Ian Livingstone will talk about his life in games, the history of video games, the history of Eidos and the Life of the Lara Croft – past and future. He’ll take his audience on an exciting trip through time. Not to be missed!
Spotlight on Speakers (3): “Playstation: User testing social & casual games” by David Tisserand
Series that highlight speakers at this year’s Game Conference during the NLGD Festival of Games, June 3 & 4. Click here to download the 7-page preview of the Conference Guide (pdf).
Just when user testing games was as close to perfection as humanly possible, the game changed. Games became a social activity, people started to share controllers, or – even worse – dance in front of the screen with a microphone in their hands. Now, try and test that. Tisserand’s team has tackled many challenges and came up with some creative solutions that he’s eager to share with the audience.
