Vienna, Austria — The 1st Central European Games Conference (CEGC) will be held from January 2225, 2015 at the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien. As a new conference for the computer games industry, CEGC marks the beginning of Games Austria’s initiative to raise the visibility of game development in the Central European region with an expected number of about 300 attendees. The conference will conclude with Austria Game Jam, part of the Global Game Jam.
The content will have a strong focus on surviving and eventually achieving success in the Central European region as a company or indie developer. The first two days will consist of 20 expert talks on game development, including a keynote by 11 bit studios, makers of This War of Mine. The expo with 30 indies exhibiting their games, several development workshops and roundtables on the Central European games industry will also be featured. This will be complemented by social activities, which include a gamified tour of Vienna by mobile augmented reality pioneers World of Senoi, a showcase of experimental games by zamSpielen, and finally a secret conspiracy game by Play:Vienna that will be unveiled over the course of the conference.
At the conference venue, developers will have a chance to employ the inspiration gathered from the talks and expos in the second part of the conference, by participating in the Austria Game Jam. Here, participants will have the opportunity to create game prototypes within 48 hours, making it another great opportunity for collaboration and networking in a creative environment. Austria Game Jam will be accompanied by the Retro Games Expo by GameStage, where games from the last 30 years can be played live on-site.
“When we created the concept for the CEGC, we had a vision of a Central European games industry that receives the attention it deserves”, explains Mariebeth Aquino. “Since then, the initiative has expanded into a group of more than 30 well-connected volunteers distributed all over Central and Eastern Europe. CEGC’s main objective is to increase the perception of the Central European games industry and open up new opportunities in Eastern Europe. For this purpose, CEGC has managed to secure European-wide support, e.g. by the Creative Europe Desks, the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF), the Austrian Association for Entertainment Software (ÖVUS) and the Austrian Computer Society (OCG)”.
Ticket sale has started on Saturday, December 20, 2014 A schedule of the conference can be found at: www.cegconf.com For more information, contact partner@cegconf.com
