OXVG May 2024

Are you passionate about the gaming industry? Do you work with Console, PC or Mobile Games, or consider yourself a gaming enthusiast? Oxford Video Game MeetUp is your perfect opportunity to meet like-minded people across the gaming world.

18:30 - Doors open, drinks and networking 🍻
19:00 - Talk #1 from Antonina Kalinina: Freelance Motion Designer
19:30 - Break
19:45 - Quiz with prizes to be won 🎁
20:00 - Talk #2 from Andrew Smith: MD of Spilt Milk Studios
20:30 - Any other business, chance for 1 minute pitches 📢
21:00 - Close

Talk #1: '**Creating interactive assets for language learning mini-games in Rive.app'**

Antonina has been oscillating between academia (classics/linguistics) and illustration and motion design since 2015. They shall talk about their experience designing interactive motion graphics for educational mini-games (TA: kids aged 3-7 learning to read) and how their small studio is using Rive in their workflow.

Antonina Kalinina : Behance
ArtStation - Antonina Kalinina
Antonina Kalinina (@pomegranate_colouring)
Antonina Kalinina | LinkedIn

Talk #2: 'Find your Goblins!'

A hopeful tale of how - after pitching Trash Goblin to over 75 publishers in 2023 - Spilt Milk Studios took to Kickstarter to bring the game to life. And how they'll never look back! A tongue-in-cheek tour through the highs and lows, and some ideas on what the future holds for games developers in this nightmare time for the industry.

About Spilt Milk: Spilt Milk Studios, a London-based indie game developer founded in 2010, delights players with wholesome games made with a twist. Their diverse games blend unique mechanics with buckets of charm, and their current focus Trash Goblin is due to launch on Steam Early Access in 2024.

About Andrew: The founder and CEO of Spilt Milk Studios, Andrew has been making games professionally since 2004. He's a passionate believer in building the industry up, in sharing knowledge, and in tackling the diversity issues that we face. He's also a published comic book author.

https://www.trashgoblingame.com/
https://www.spiltmilkstudios.com/