This year we are very proud to once again have a full program including of course, the showfloor featuring our students games. As always we will also have a series of talks from industry professionals (see below for full schedule), the business pitch event hosted by Science Park Gotland and an amazing closing ceremony. But new for this year we will also have an academic track on and the Let’s Play: Emotions concert of video game music on the Monday preceding the GGC. We will also be hosting ENLIGHT Gotland Regional Academy Event from Monday to Wednesday. See all the details below!
The business pitch event is taking place on June 9th, 14.00 to 17.00 at Science Park Gotland. To access the event, you need to be on a team that is pitching at the event, be a jury member or speaker, or buy a business pass to the conference. The preliminary agenda for the event is:
14.00 – 14.30: Introductions and welcome words
14.30 – 15.30: Pitches
15.30 – 17.00: Mingle
The Show Floor is at Donners Event Hall and is open to the public on
- Tuesday, 9th of June, 10.00 to 19.00
- Wednesday, 10th of June, 10.00 to 15.00
Let’s Play: Emotions – The Video Game Concert
Monday, June 8th, 7pm at Kulturrum, Specksrum
6. Tickets can be booked (for FREE) here.
Talks
Talks will be at Rosa Huset:
| Time | Tuesday, 9th of June | Wednesday, 10th of June |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00 – 11.00 | Character Design 101 Weronika Grabowska | Special Release Talk Dave Hunt |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | A crash course in portfolios and CVs Alicia Fasen | Super Top Secret Talk Leon Killin and Samantha Béart |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Hi-Fi Rush: Lessons from telling an insane story Morten Brunbjerg | Why gendered Animation is (not) important Gina Graf |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | The Invisible Player: How to Market to Users Who Don’t Identify as Gamers. Parker Barry | What Actually Makes a Junior Stand Out (It’s Not the Hard Skills) Isak Larsson |
The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 10th of June, 19.30 – 21.00 at St.Nicolai Ruin.
The after-party will start after the ceremony, right next door, at Frimis.
(18+ only, bring ID and conference pass, closes 02.00 on Thursday, June 11th)
The business pitch event will take place at Science Park Gotland.