AGENDA
08:45 am
VENUE
Registration
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09:30 am - 09:55 am
STOCKHOLM
OPENING
LEVEL UP your Business (German)
Freuen Sie sich auf spannende Ideen und Impulse, wie Sie Ihren Geschäftserfolg mit gamifizierten Technologien und Methoden auf die nächste Stufe heben können..
Johannes Hartwig (Ministerialdirigent), Boris Zander (CEO), Sven Röhl (Head of Unit), Regine Schlicht (Director), Johannes Ripken (Project Lead), Thoma Balk (Digitalisation Officer)
10:00 am - 10:40 am
COPENHAGEN
Martine Spaans, Business Dev. Manager
BUSINESS (English)
From Free-2-Play to Play&OwnHate it or love it,
NFT's and crypto are not going away any time soon. Part of the criticism is the hyped culture and scams. But what if you could play a part in forming this industry and change it into a sustainable way of interacting with digital property?
10:00 am - 10:40 am
DANZIG
Ana Luz Loira Lorenzo, Business Dev. Representative
BUSINESS (English)
An Introduction to AWS for Games - Build the next great gaming experience.
Developers need purpose-built services and solutions to navigate cloud migration workloads from on-premises and onboard talent quickly and efficiently from anywhere in the world, leveraging the trend for remote and distributed game development to get to market faster. To help customers through this transformation, we introduced AWS for Games, which aligns purpose-built game development capabilities—including AWS services, AWS solutions, and AWS Partners—against six solution areas to help developers build, run, and grow their games.
10:00 am - 10:25 am
STOCKHOLM
LEVEL UP (German)
Spielen – Das Gegenteil von Arbeit?
Und wenn schon Spielen im Unternehmenskontext, dann muss es wenigstens „serious“ sein. Doch das Spielen hilft uns, neue Themen zu erkunden, zu lernen und gemeinsame Erlebnisse zu schaffen. Außerdem können wir durch das Spielen auf einer anderen Ebenen miteinander kommunizieren. In dieser Session erkunden wir die Aspekte von spielerischen Ansätzen für unsere Arbeit, unser Miteinander und uns selbst!
Sabine Wojcieszak (Enabler), Sven Peters (Dev Ops Advocate)
10:15 am - 12:45 pm
HELSINKI
Inga Wiele, CEO & Co Founder
WORKSHOP (English)
"The Navy needs Maverick. The Boy Needs Maverick"
Let's look behind the facade together and discover scenes in which we can recognize ourselves, our superiors and colleagues. The movie is a lesson in agile working methods. And that we can learn a lot from it.
Look forward to an interactive mix of lecture and workshop where we will all learn from each other.
10:30 am - 11:10 am
STOCKHOLM
Michael Zillmer, COO & Co-Founder
LEVEL UP (German)
Recruiting & Onboarding: Lektionen aus dem Umgang mit Kunden.
„Gamification“ hat bereits Einzug in die Recruiting- und Onboarding-Prozesse zahlreicher Unternehmen gehalten. Die Kosten für die Verwendung spielerischer Elemente sind mitunter erheblich. Braucht es Gamification, um die neuen Generationen zu erreichen? Oder genügt es, Bewerber und neue Mitarbeiter wie Kunden zu behandeln - anstatt wie Kinder? Dieser Vortrag von InnoGames COO und Mitgründer Michael Zillmer geht der Frage nach.
10:45 am - 11:25 am
COPENHAGEN
Rüdiger Brandis, Lead Producer
DEVELOPMENT (English)
Between rigorous planning and agile development – Finding the right project management system for your game.
In game development, project management is a discipline often seen as an afterthought. Something everybody knows it necessary, but is often just done by someone next to their other tasks. In this talk I will explore the merit and drawbacks of both agile and waterfall production planning, why neither is always the best choice and how most projects in all likelihood demand a hybrid approach, something that sits between the need for a more rigorous plan and the necessity to react flexibly to potential change of parameters as we gather new learnings during development.
10:45 am - 11:25 am
DANZIG
Alissa Prinsloo, CEO & Founder
ADVISORY (English)
Current & Future Uses for Generative AI in Video Game Production.
Join Alissa Prinsloo, ex-venture capitalist, consultant, and startup operator, as she explores the current and future uses of generative AI in video game production. Discover how this revolutionary technology is transforming the gaming industry, streamlining processes, and enabling innovative gameplay experiences. Dive into the possibilities available today and catch a glimpse of the exciting future ahead. Don't miss this captivating talk on the immense potential of generative AI in shaping the future of video games.
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
STOCKHOLM
PANEL LEVEL UP (German)
Spiele-Mechaniken im Business: Gamification und die Lektionen der Spieleindustrie.Dieses Panel eröffnet einen inspirierenden Einblick in die innovativen Methoden der Spieleindustrie. Unsere ausgewählten Expert:innen führen in die Welt der Gamification und Serious Games ein und erläutern, wie diese Ansätze in verschiedenen Sektoren angewendet werden können, um Wachstum und Erfolg zu stimulieren. Aber nicht nur das - wir gehen auch der Frage nach, welche wertvollen Lektionen andere Branchen von der Spieleindustrie lernen können. Dabei decken wir Bereiche wie effiziente Produktionsprozesse, konstruktive Feedbackstrukturen und innovative Prototyping-Methoden ab - und diskutieren darüber, was all dies für Unternehmen außerhalb der Games-Branche bedeuten kann.
Jens Bahr (Off the Beaten Track), Sascha Reinhold (Off the Beaten Track), Marilena Cassetta (Crytek), Andreas Jablonski (NEOX), Alex Kenntemich (Fabspiel Interactive)
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
COPENHAGEN
Merve Meszaros, Senior Engineer
ADVISORY (English)
The Imposter's Guide to Job Hunting: How to Humblebrag Your Way to Success.
Job hunting can be a daunting experience, especially for those struggling with imposter syndrome. However, there is a solution that can help job seekers overcome these feelings and stand out to potential employers: humblebragging. By incorporating humblebragging into job search materials, such as resumes, cover letters, and interviews, individuals can present themselves as confident and accomplished without coming across as boastful or insincere. In this talk, we will explore the concept of humblebragging and how it can help job seekers succeed. Attendees will leave with a new perspective on job hunting and a practical toolkit for overcoming imposter syndrome during their job search.
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
DANZIG
Fawzi Mesmar, VP Editorial
DEVELOPMENT (English)
Creating memorable moments in video games.
Going through the psychology of how players and people generally recall experiences / Identifying what makes moments memorable and meaningful / Analysis and methods to be able to deliberately be able to create moments that players will resonate with for a long time.
12:15 pm - 12:55 pm
STOCKHOLM
LEVEL UP (German)
IT-Sicherheit spielend vermitteln: Gamification in der Cybersecurity
Durch spielerische Sicherheitskonzepte, die an den konkreten Geschäfts- und Arbeitsprozessen von KMU orientiert sind, werden so für Menschen (be-)greifbar gemacht. Wir zeigen interaktiven, erlebnisorientierten Szenarien und Simulationen auf, die Menschen emotional berühren und für mehr Achtsamkeit sensibilisieren.
Jan Lietz, Marius Thielmann
12:15 pm - 12:55 pm
COPENHAGEN
Christian Wiele, Technical Artist / Founder
DEVELOPMENT (English)
Creating Realistic Underwater Environments Using Blender's Rendering Capabilities.
Avatar 2 has won an Oscar for its exceptional visual effects, particularly for its stunning and realistic rendering of underwater scenes. The film's success has sparked interest in the techniques used to achieve such high-quality effects. The talk will explain how to utilize physical-based rendering in Blender to create lifelike underwater environments. It will cover the challenges and limitations, as well as the key differences between rendering underwater scenes in a film versus a video game engine like Unity or Unreal.
12:15 pm - 12:55 pm
DANZIG
Thomas Kribbenegg, Managing Dir. & Co-Founder
BUSINESS (English)
Level Up: Boost Your Mobile Game ASO with ChatGPT.
I will be sharing how to use Chat GPT and Chat GPT powered technology to master the basics of app store optimization with the goal of outperforming competitor games within the app stores.
01:00 pm - 01:40 pm
VENUE
Lunch Break
01:45 pm - 02:25 pm
STOCKHOLM
Christian Scheiner, Full Professor & Director
LEVEL UP (German)
Gamification in Change Prozessen.
Die Einbindung von spielerischen Mechaniken in wirtschaftlichen Kontext hat in den letzten Jahren verstärkt zugenommen. Immer mehr Unternehmen nutzen Gamification in internen und externen Prozessen. Gamification ist jedoch kein Instrument, das in allen Situationen die gewünschte Wirkung entfaltet. Vielmehr hängt der Einsatz von Gamification von einer individuellen Anpassung an die jeweilige Situation ab. In meinem Vortrag gehe ich kurz auf die Mechaniken von Gamification ein, zeige, weshalb Gamification grundsätzlich von hohem Interesse ist und gebe im Anschluss Hinweise, was beim Einsatz zu beachten und bedenken ist. .
01:45 pm - 02:25 pm
COPENHAGEN
Jens Bahr, CEO & Founder
BEYOND GAMES (English)
Purposeful Play: Telling a True Story and Educating Future Social Workers in 'FallbeiSpiel: Thomas'.
'Fallbeispiel Thomas' tells the true story of a child named Thomas, who was abused by his parents before finding a loving foster family with the help of the youth protection system. The game is designed for social work students to explore a real case while still in university. In this talk, we will detail our process of adapting this sensitive true story into an engaging game that educates future social workers on child protection. We'll go into detail on how we are structuring our development and which concrete measures we are implementing to make sure the game reaches its goals. The game is being developed together with the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt.
01:45 pm - 02:25 pm
DANZIG
Edgars Adamovics, Director of Dev. Relations
DEVELOPMENT (English)
No-Code, Low-Code Movement.
The No-Code, Low-Code Movement in game development is a growing trend in the industry that allows game developers to create games without extensive coding knowledge. The talk will briefly cover the history of the movement, examine the rise of game engines, and touch on the Metaverse and look at how Yahaha is embracing the change and what the future holds!
02:30 pm - 03:10 pm
STOCKHOLM
Philipp Spieck, Managing Director
LEVEL UP (German)
Gamification im (DooH)-Marketing.
Anmeldefrei mit dem Handy auf öffentlichen Bildschirmen spielen und Gutscheine gewinnen - Mit "Interactive-out-of-Home" erzeugst du ein einzigartiges und wirkungsvolles Markenerlebnis.
02:30 pm - 03:10 pm
COPENHAGEN
Armando Troisi, Head of Narrative
BUSINESS (English)
Franchise design fundamentals.
How do you create a successful franchise? Even though there isn't a perfect answer, if we look at franchising from a design perspective, we can plan for the future by knowing what our options are today. This session is for people who want to learn more about large-scale storytelling, narrative strategy, and franchise development. People who go to the session will leave with real-world examples of story devices, tips on branding, and long-term strategic ideas they can use to make their own games ready for success.
02:30 pm - 03:10 pm
DANZIG
Mathew Varkki, Senior Technical Artist
DEVELOPMENT (English)
A performance mindset for everyone - How hardware restrictions imposes design restrictions.
Performance and optimization are very important topics in game development, that not many actually know how to handle. In this talk, that will be light on the technical side, I will discuss how the whole team can train their understanding about performance and may gain enough foresight to detect potential issue that might happen later on to act accordingly.
03:15 pm - 03:55 pm
STOCKHOLM
LEVEL UP (German)
Ausbildung und Fortbildung im VR.
Wie professionelle VR-Entwicklung Arbeitgeber dabei unterstützen kann, nachhaltige und kostenreduzierte Aus- und Weiterbildungen anzubieten.
Simone Lange (Lead Int. Projects) und Andreas Jablonski (CEO & Co-Founder)
03:15 pm - 03:55 pm
DANZIG
Q&A (German)
Gamesförderung Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein hat eine Gamesförderung! Entwickler*innen aus Schleswig-Holstein können ihre Fragen zu der neuen Förderrichtlinie des Landes stellen.
Boris Zander, Jens Bahr, Sven Röhl, Martina Bendedetti
04:15 pm
COPENHAGEN
Closing
THANK YOU!
To our attendees, the speakers, Indie Teams who presented their games and especially to our volunteers.
Come home safe and have a great weekend. See you next time.