Talk & Play #42
Details
The event is fully booked! Only people who are on the "Going" list will be allowed to access the venue. If you're currently on the Waitlist it's possible that some spots will free up shortly before the event.
Please note that all attendees will be required to wear an FFP2 mask.
Talk & Play is a free event that provides the opportunity to game enthusiasts, players and makers to meet in a friendly, relaxed and safe environment. Everybody's welcome, regardless of their background and knowledge level: if you've got any interest in games, we'll make sure you have a good time! This is NOT an event only aimed at developers.
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HOW IT WORKS
The event is composed of two parts:
- TALK: Short game-related presentations + announcements from the community
- PLAY: All participants are welcome to exhibit games and projects they've made
If you ever attended the event in the past before the pandemic, there's a big difference now: the PLAY showcase will run from the start and continue throughout the evening, also during the TALK part. We can do this due to the space layout of the new venue.
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AGENDA
- 18:30 Doors open, project showcase starts
- 19:30 to 20:30 Talks, project pitches & community announcements
- 22:30 Event ends
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THE "TALK" PART
The talks will run in the following order:
Adrien Laurent: Designing for emotions. The creative mindset behind 'The Matriarch'.
How identifying and reinforcing a core emotion that tie your mechanics, theme and overall aesthetic together can define your creative vision and deliver a powerful experience.
Adrien is a game designer with 7 years of experience, in 2023 he became a full-time indie developer after the successful launch of 'The Matriarch'. Prior to it, he worked at Wooga on June's Journey, currently the most played Hidden Objects game on mobile.
The Matriarch on Steam // @matriarchgame
Annika Maar: Creating Lovable Characters
A quick and chaotic behind the scenes of how Annika creates characters that (hopefully) resonate with players.
Annika is the founder and artist/writer of Happy Broccoli Games. She loves Agatha Christie novels and hollandaise sauce.
happybroccoligames.com // @annikamaarart
Mascha Ermakova: It's Ukraine – not a game
"It's Ukraine - not a game" is a student initiative to raise awareness about the Russia-Ukraine war through digital experiences. The talk will be about the making-of, starting with our discussions about coping with the war and continuing with how this grew into actual games.
Mascha is a Game Design student at HTW and 3D artist.
ukrainenotagame.com // @ukrainenotagame
There will also be a section dedicated to short announcements from the community, get in touch to reserve a spot: info@berlingamescene.com — same goes if your company is hiring and you'd like to get a sponsored slot to announce your openings!
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THE "PLAY" PART
These are the projects that will be shown during the evening:
- Corios by Benjamin Scharff
- Dataminers by Alexander Leps
- Driftwood by Stoked Sloth Interactive
- Futuroscopio by Futuros del Pluriverso
- Ghostboy by Two Blackbirds
- It's Ukraine – not a game by Game Design HTW Berlin
- Selina by Trotzkind
- Shark Rain by Lin
- Survivor Mercs by Wolpertinger Games
- To the Stars by Stellar Cartography Interactive
- Triple Jump by Morphcat Games
- Vampire Therapist by Little Bat Games
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ADDITIONAL INFO
Are you attending the event for the first time, or are you coming on your own? The Talk & Play Ambassadors will be there to assist you, and answers any questions you have.
Our Safe Space Policy (berlingamescene.com/safe-space-policy/) encourages the behaviour at Talk & Play. We request that everyone who is affiliated with the event or participates to the event honours it.
Alcoholic drinks will not be sold or allowed to be consumed during the event.
Our event is documented by Julian Dasgupta [(https://www.flickr.com/photos/12601747@N00/albums](https://www.flickr.com/photos/12601747@N00/albums)). For those who don’t want to be appear in any pictures or videos, we're going to distribute some stickers at the door to wear and signal this.
The event is free to attend, but donations are welcome. We usually pass around a donation box after the talks.
Get in touch if you have any questions: info@berlingamescene.com