#ddc2021: the official game developer conference of gamescom
Europe’s biggest game developer conference offered a wide range of events and sessions for international game developers, game publishers and service providers. #ddc2021 happened 100% digital.
Pre-recorded Talks
Live Q&A
Conference program: 10 am to 8 pm (CEST)
devcom’s daily Twitch show: 10 am to 8 pm (CEST)
The Main Stage: an exclusive stage for curated content
- The Dive-In Stage: an exclusive stage for sponsored / board / exhibitor content
Business Matchmaking
Digital Expo, Country Pavilion & Indie Area
Executive Summit
Networking Events
- Exclusive Country Pavilion Pitch Sessions
Publisher Pitch Room
Pitch it! – the exclusive pitch event for developers and publishers
- Content Creators’ Session
Partners’ Awards & Indie Awards Showcase
- Exclusive Press Rooms for developer-related news
Pre-recorded Talks and Live Q&A: 3 pm to 8 pm (CEST)
The Dive-In Stage: an exclusive stage for sponsored / board / exhibitor content
devcom’s daily Twitch show: 10 am to 8 pm (CEST)
Content Focus Days
Business Focus Days
Your Week at #ddc2021
Speakers & Schedule
Xsolla: Main Event Partner for #ddc2021
Xsolla is excited to be a Main Conference Partner at devcom Developer Conference on August 23-27, 2021.
We’ll have a Virtual Exhibition where devcom and gamescom attendees can book meetings with our experts and attend featured speaking sessions to find out what’s new at Xsolla.
Watch the devcom daily Twitch stream!
ddc2021 Twitch Schedule
Good Morning from Cologne! The devcom team is happy to welcome our partner KölnBusiness to kick-off #ddc2023!
feat. The Gap - "Label This"
feat. A2Softworks - "Gate Walkers"
feat. ByteParrots - "Slope! Crashers"
feat. MeteorBytes Studios - "DeckRX"
feat. VixaGames - "CrackPet Show"
feat. Doron Hirsch, Co-founder of Kwa Qua Games
feat. Desirée Schütze and Timo Thees of Robot Pumpkin Games
"Grow Your Mobile Game Beyond Traditional Platforms"
feat. of Paul Kolvenbach epic sauerkraut
Québec’s upcoming indies – games to follow-up this year
The programme, produced by ITN Productions in partnership with IGDA, explores the importance of gaming in society today
feat. Team Midautumn - "Midautumn"
feat. Natural Record Studios - "VICTUS VINCIMUS VETERANS REVENGER"
feat. AeonSparx Interactive- "Zombie Soup"
Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 2
feat. Rizki Abdallah, Digital Creator at World of Rizki
feat. Gordon Vogel, Studio Management at Rivers and Wine Studios
feat. Gordon Vogel, Studio Management at Rivers and Wine Studios
feat. Marcel Trompeter, CEO at Gentleforge, and Jan-Erik Bähr, Software Developer at Gentleforge
feat. Catchweight Studio
feat. Happy Volcano - "You Suck at Parking"
feat. ByteRockers' Games - "BeatSlayer"
feat. Smoke Stab - "Orbital Bullett"
feat. "Gelly Break"
feat. Pixel Pogo - "Super Catboy"
feat. Pixel Pogo - "Super Catboy"
Panel discussions with the French companies attending devcom
feat. Drowsy Whale - "McSpace Collosseum"
feat. Rock Square Thunder - "The Lightbringer"
feat. Atom Team - "ATOM RPG: Trudograd"
feat. Thunkd - "The Magnificant Truffle Pigs"
"NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... – Re-Imagining a Classic for a Modern Audience"
feat. Roberto Serrano - "Model Human"
feat. The Sea and The Forest - "Sea of Leaves"
Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 3
feat. Rizki Abdallah, Digital Creator at World of Rizki
Female leaders in the Québec gaming industry
feat. Golem House - "Treasure Tile"
feat. Emma Cowling, Leadership Coach, Women in Games Ambassador, and Astrid Gooding, devcom Head of Event Management & Women in Games Ambassador
feat. Kristin Janulik and Lukas Künz of Cubidoo Entertainment
feat. Twisted Ramble Games - "Duru"
feat. Anomaly Games - "FermiParadox"
feat. Serious Brothers - "Imagine Earth"
feat. AchtungAutobahn - "Maniacs"
feat. Grimbart Tales - "Itorah"
feat. Besworn Game - "The Orphan"
Female leaders in the Québec gaming industry
feat. Axel Fox Project - "Freud's Bones"
feat. Cosmic Brew - "Backyard Pirates"
feat. Sernur.tech - "Trigon: Space Story"
feat. Mythic Owl - "Harmony's Odyseey"
feat. Sticky StoneStudio - "M.O.O.D.S"
feat. Red Limb Studio - "Suicide Vegetables"
feat. Starni Games - "Strategic Mind"
feat. Brainwit Studios - "You VS Drugs"
"The Future of Video Game Funding" with Chris Hewish and Justin Berenbaum of Xsolla
Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 4
feat. Nao Games - "Ninja or Die"
feat. Quantumfrog - "Epic Guardian"
feat. We R Play - "Lost Twins 2"
feat. Realcast - "In da Hoop!"
feat. Barbara von Hunnius & Nina Schilling-Kleinhanß of The Good Evil
feat. Emma Cowling, Leadership Coach, Women in Games Ambassador, and Astrid Gooding, devcom Head of Event Management & Women in Games Ambassador
feat. Bootcamp Bros - "Game of Goats"
"Within the gaming industry, how can France, Poland and NRW better cooperate together?" with Odile Limpach, Spielfabrique
feat. ByteRockers' Games - "Insurmountable"
feat. Yago Sagrado and Finn Seliger of Keywords Studios
feat. Actrio Studio - "The Great Ocean"
feat. Team ADOM - Ultimate ADOM - "Caverns of Chaos"
"The Future of Digital Game Distribution"
Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 5
feat. Terracotta - "Appnormals"
feat. PlayTIX - "Harmonia: Goya's Land"
feat. Emma Cowling, Leadership Coach, Women in Games Ambassador, and Astrid Gooding, devcom Head of Event Management & Women in Games Ambassador
feat. Model Builder - "Moonlit"
feat. OneManOnMars - "Leif's Adventure: Netherworld Hero"
feat. Bunkaland - "Dion"
feat. Played with Fire - "Stargaze"
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is partnering with devcom to host the first Global Industry Game Awards (GIGA), peer-determined awards in celebration of the contributions of discipline teams and individuals.
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Opening together with KölnBusinessGood Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 110:00 am - 11:00 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:35 am - 10:55 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:55 am - 11:15 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play11:15 am - 11:35 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play11:35 am - 11:55 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play11:55 am - 12:15 pm
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Community Fun: Let's Play Mish Mash12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: Robot Pumpkin Games1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Community Fun1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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#ddc2021 Session (Re-Stream)2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: epic sauerkraut3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Live Interview Invest Quebec4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Live Premiere: Games for Good6:00 pm - 6:40 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play7:20 pm - 7:40 pm
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Community: Wrap-up Day 17:40 pm - 8:00 pm
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Good Morning!Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 210:00 am - 10:15 am
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Live Interview Indonesia ITPC10:15 am - 10:45 am
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: Rivers and Wine Studios10:45 am - 11:15 am
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: Rivers and Wine Studios10:45 am - 11:15 am
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: TeraKnights/Gentleforge11:15 am - 11:45 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play11:50 am - 12:10 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:30 pm - 12:50 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
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Let's Play: ByteRocker's Games1:10 pm - 2:10 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play2:10 pm - 2:30 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play2:10 pm - 2:30 pm
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Live Interview: France2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Community Fun3:35 pm - 4:35 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play4:35 pm - 4:55 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play4:55 pm - 5:15 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:15 pm - 5:35 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:35 pm - 5:55 pm
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#ddc2021 Session (Re-Stream)6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play7:20 pm - 7:40 pm
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Community: Wrap-up Day 27:40 pm - 8:00 pm
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Good Morning!Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 310:00 am - 10:15 am
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Live Interview Indonesia ITPC10:15 am - 10:45 am
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Live Interview Invest Quebec10:15 am - 10:45 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:45 am - 11:05 am
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Women in Games: Emma x Astrid11:10 am - 11:40 am
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: Cubidoo11:45 am - 12:15 pm
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: IndieGamefest12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
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Community Fun12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play1:45 pm - 2:05 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play2:05 pm - 2:25 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
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Live Interview Invest Quebec3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Live Interview Invest Quebec4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Live Interview Invest Quebec4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:00 pm - 5:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:20 pm - 5:40 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:40 pm - 6:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play6:20 pm - 6:40 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play7:20 pm - 7:40 pm
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Community: Wrap-up Day 37:45 pm - 8:00 pm
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#ddc2021 Session (Re-Stream)8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Good Morning!Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 410:00 am - 10:15 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:15 am - 10:35 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:35 am - 11:00 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play11:00 am - 11:20 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play11:25 am - 11:45 am
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: TriTrie11:50 am - 12:20 pm
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: The Good Evil12:20 pm - 12:50 pm
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Community Fun12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
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Women in Games: Emma x Astrid1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play1:40 pm - 2:00 pm
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#ddc2021 Session (Re-Stream)2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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devcom Indie Award 20214:00 pm - 4:25 pm
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Live Interview Keywords Studios4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:00 pm - 5:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play5:25 pm - 5:45 pm
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Community Fun5:50 pm - 6:00 pm
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#ddc2021 Session (Re-Stream)6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Community: Wrap-up Day 47:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Good Morning!Good Morning from Cologne and Program Forecast Day 510:00 am - 10:15 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:15 am - 10:35 am
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play10:35 am - 11:00 am
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Community Fun11:00 am - 11:25 am
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Women in Games: Emma x Astrid11:30 am - 12:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
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NRW Indie Expo Let's Play1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
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Community Fun1:25 pm - 2:00 pm
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: KölnBusiness2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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KölnBusiness Indie Special: Flying Sheep Studios2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Let's Play: Hatinh Interactive3:00 pm - 3:35 pm
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Community Fun3:35 pm - 5:00 pm
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Live Interview PROMPERU5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Community: Wrap-up Day 57:15 pm - 7:30 pm
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Global Industry Games Award (GIGA) 20217:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Matchmaking Event: Pitch it!
Pitch it! is the devcom matchmaking event that targets exclusively publishers and developers, offering an additional boost for their business.
During #ddc2021, Pitch it! happened from Tuesday, August 24 to Friday, August 27.
devcom NRW Indie Expo 2021
The hottest indie games presented themselves at the devcom NRW Indie Expo funded by the Premier of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia!
48 playable game projects were selected to be shown at devcom Developer Conference 2021. Benefits included a virtual booth, 2 business accounts in the official B2B app of devcom and gamescom, access to exclusive online pitching and networking events, live “Let’s Play” sessions on Twitch and more.
All submitted entries also competed for the devcom Indie Award. The winners, who were carefully selected by our jury, not only gained fame and glory, but also exclusive prizes from our Main Conference Partner Xsolla.
Global Industry Game Awards 2021
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) partnered with devcom to host the first Global Industry Game Awards (GIGA), peer-determined awards in celebration of the contributions of discipline teams and individuals.
These awards were granted to the teams and individuals that are particularly outstanding in their fields for their work on titles released and other ongoing efforts in 2020.
GIGA 2021 has 7 main categories and 39 subcategories and was be celebrated in an award show hosted by Viola Tensil on Friday, August 27 on the devcom Twitch channel.
Games for Good premiered at #ddc2021!
International Games Developers Association (IGDA) and ITN Productions Industry News launched a bespoke co-production to raise awareness of the gaming industry and the importance of gaming in society.
Games for Good premiered on Monday, August 23 at #ddc2021.
The program includes interviews with Renee Gittins (Executive Director IGDA), Claire Nelson (Talent Partner at Ubisoft FGOL), Sam Barratt ( Chair of the Environmental Education and Youth Unit at United Nations Environment), Susanna Pollock (President of Games for Change), Da-Hee Im (Cinematic Designer at ArenaNet), Milan Jovovic (CCO and Co-Founder of Nordeus), Impact Strategist Miles Duricanin (Nordeous Foundation) and more discussing how games can help create societal and environmental change.
WIGA Workshops at #ddc2021
Women in games Ambassador teamed up with devcom to organize 3 Workshops during #ddc2021!
The workshops were hosted by Leadership Coach and Women in games Ambassador Emma Cowling and focused on visibility, influence, and authenticity.
- August 25: How to use events to grow your network
- August 26: 5 ways to increase your authentic visibility
- August 27: How playfulness increases our authenticity
The workshops were be accessible to all devcom Developer Conference Pass holders as well as free to holders of a special WIGA Pass obtainable at the devcom ticket shop.
Master Class: Run your first MILE with Genvid!
devcom Developer Conference
August 26, 2021 – 5:30 pm (CEST)
Felipe Budinich, Technical Evangelist at Genvid Technologies, gave an exclusive Master Class during devcom Developer Conference 2021, accessible to all #ddc2021 ticket holders.
The participants explored the development of a Massive Interactive Live Event – MILE, and then created one from scratch in a local development environment.
MILEs are a brand new format for interactive entertainment, giving direct and monetizable access to huge audiences with no requirement for installs or high-end equipment.
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