INDIGO PROGRAM
DISCOVER
09:00 – 18:00
TALKS
10:00 – 18:00
MeetToMatch
09:00 – 21:00
TALKS program june 25th
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Disclaimer: The program is in development and may still change.
OPENING
09.30
Designing engaging games for kids If you want kids to play your games, you have to know what they perceive as fun. We will look at 11 emotions kids (2-17) want to experience from games and how these evolve as they get older in this Talk.
Simone de Droog, Senior Researcher at HU HEMD
10.00
Don’t Become a Slave Lord, 10 Keys to creating Symbiotic Partnerships for Game Development
Micah Davis, Tech Sales Lead at Starloop Studios
Expanding the Horizon – Franchise Building 101
Tim Symons, Principal Franchise Producer at Guerrilla Games
10.30
11.00
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
TBA: TALK ON PRODUCTION
Coen Neesen, Game Director at Paladin Studios
Sören Brügge, Product owner & producer at Paladin Studios
TBA: TALK ON CONCEPT ART
Danar Worya, Freelance concept art
Developments of Unreal Engine 5
Andreas Suika, Technical Evangelist at Epic Games
Creating adaptive music for Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy If you want kids to play your games, you have to know what they perceive as fun. We will look at 11 emotions kids (2-17) want to experience from games and how these evolve as they get older in this Talk.
Matthijs Dierckx, Composer and sound designer for games
A day in the life of a graphics programmer
Rebecca Fernandez O’Shea, Graphics programmer at Nixxes
A day in the life of a graphics programmer
Jurriaan van Teunenbroek, Vice President Games & Content at Azerion
Developments of Unreal Engine 5
Andreas Suika, Technical Evangelist at Epic Games
TBA: TALK ON NARRATIVE DESIGN
TBA
Introducing Game Technology in Training
Michel Caspers, Subject-matter Expert Modeling & Simulation at Koninklijke Marine
A different approach on the studio business model
Aran Koning, CTO at Sokpop Collective
Tijmen Tio, CTO at Sokpop Collective
TBA: TALK ON HYPERCASUAL DEVELOPMENT
Marco Frisina, Publishing Manager at JoyPac Games
Recognizing a good publishing deal
René Otto, Attorney at Van Iersel Luchtman
The Road of Deliver Us The Moon
Paul Deetman, Founder and Director at KeoKeN Interactive
Panel: Behind the scenes: Publishers searching for the next mega-hit
Bobby Wertheim, Sega Europe
Jennifer Schneidereit, WINGS Fund
Lauren Hunter, Square Enix Collective
Jarvis Crofts, Curve Digital
TBA: TALK ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Hester le Riche, Founder of Tover
Panel: Finding and raising talent in the Netherlands
Angie Smets, Studio Director at Guerrilla Games
Ralph Egas, CEO of Abstraction Games
Lennart Sas, Managing Director at Triumph Studios
TBA
TBA: TALK ON NFT DEVELOPMENT
Top Tips for Indies on working with content creators
Miranda Huybers, CEO at Smash Universe
Dwayne Megens, CEO at Smash Universe
Panel: Road to funding
Adriaan de Jongh, Midgame Fund
Youri Loedts, VAF
Sean Gilis, Creative Industries Fund NL
Paul Hanraets, Good Shepherd Entertainment
A SEAT AT THE TABLE: Bringing the Outside In
Kim Belair, Sweet Baby Inc & Wings Fund
19.00
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