Games Gathering 2022 Bratislava

1400 m²

1000+ visitors

Hotel Tatra, Bratislava

October 18-21

WHAT IS IT?

is an international game conference in Bratislava focused on the work skills upgrade, helping to find business partners or investors, and providing job opportunities.

Games Gathering 2022 Bratislava:

• a chance to unite the game industry from different countries in one space

• lectures by top specialists with real cases and personal secrets

• free booths at game projects exhibition Indie Blast

• a wide vacancies selection for various levels specialists on the Job Board

• leading gamedev professionals who are open for chat and work networking

What’s the plan?

October 18 — an online conference day
October 19 — Preparty for speakers and Business ticket holders
October 20-21 — the offline conference day at Hotel Tatra and Main Party
October 21 — the offline conference day

Time	FIRE HALL	WATER HALL	EARTH HALL
11:00 12:00 11:00 - 12:00	11:00 - 12:00 FIRE HALL Five reasons why your game is not in the TOP of search in the store Lecturer: Olena Vedmedenko, Keyapp, Sales&Support Team Lead	11:00 - 12:00 WATER HALL Ukraine War Stories - developing a game about the war around us Lecturer: Oleksandr Sienin, Starni Games, Chief Operating Officer	11:00 - 12:00 EARTH HALL "Talk to the Gun" or How to Craft Protagonist Lecturer: Ranko Trifkovic, Red Viking, Narrative Designer
11:30 12:00 11:30 - 12:00
12:00 12:30 12:00 - 12:30	12:00 - 13:00 FIRE HALL Make your app as flexible as possible, to navigate users directly to the main dish, using remote configs Lecturer: Oles Dibrivniy, Keiki(Genesis), Unity Developer	12:00 - 12:30 WATER HALL Creating an attractive pitch for your game Lecturer: Nikita Krasikov, Nexters, Producer	12:00 - 13:00 EARTH HALL [CANCELLED] A practical guide to game music and sound Lecturer: Kaan Salman, Freelancer, Composer & Sound Designer
12:30 13:00 12:30 - 13:00		12:30 - 13:00 WATER HALL How customer support can boost your game performance. Tips & tricks from SUITSME Lecturer: Danylo Poliakov, SUITSME, Customer support manager
13:00 14:00 13:00 - 14:00	13:00 - 14:00 FIRE HALL Introduction of the Interactive Cinematics in 'Cyberpunk 2077' Lecturer: Filip Pierściński, CD PROJEKT RED, Lead Cinematic Programmer	13:00 - 14:00 WATER HALL Unreal engine At the intersection of games and movies. On fire! Lecturer: TBA	13:00 - 14:00 EARTH HALL Google Ads Checklist: everything you need before launching your game Lecturer: Volha Maksimuk, Google, New Business Acquisition Manager
13:30 14:00 13:30 - 14:00
14:00 15:00 14:00 - 15:00	14:00 - 15:00 FIRE HALL COFFEE BREAK	14:00 - 15:00 WATER HALL COFFEE BREAK	14:00 - 15:00 EARTH HALL COFFEE BREAK
14:30 15:00 14:30 - 15:00
15:00 16:00 15:00 - 16:00	15:00 - 16:00 FIRE HALL How implement release management efficiently in development cycle with modern solutions? Lecturer: Stacey Yamkova, AGS, Game Release Coordinator	15:00 - 16:00 WATER HALL How to create a video game from a comic book Lecturer: Zeno Colangelo, Tmesis Studios, CEO	15:00 - 16:00 EARTH HALL The principle from general to specific and how our visual system works Lecturer: Ilya Kalmikov, Ulysses Graphics, 3d Character Artist
15:30 16:00 15:30 - 16:00
16:00 17:00 16:00 - 17:00	16:00 - 17:00 FIRE HALL The alchemy of player motivation Lecturer: Marek Zilavy, Ten Square Games, Head of Game Design	16:00 - 17:00 WATER HALL .Dont Die the Indie Death Lecturer: Robert Bäckström, Aurora Punks, CEO	16:00 - 17:00 EARTH HALL Legal aspects of using images of real people and historical figures in computer games Lecturer: Liubov Voitsekhovska, TAXUS L&F LTD, PARTNER
16:30 17:00 16:30 - 17:00

Time	FIRE HALL	WATER HALL	EARTH HALL
11:00 12:00 11:00 - 12:00	11:00 - 12:00 FIRE HALL Cities in games. How to create believable urban environment Lecturer: Ania Bulavina, CD Projekt RED, Senior Level Artist	11:00 - 12:00 WATER HALL Mobile Ads Monetization: Stop Shooting Yourself in the Foot Lecturer: Oleg Shlyamovych, Clever Ads Solutions, Owner, CEO	11:00 - 12:00 EARTH HALL Post-apocalypse, mutant animals, and garbage zombies… Sounds fun! Lecturer: Ruslana Kruchek, VP Production, Co-founder, Brand Manager, Art Director
11:30 12:00 11:30 - 12:00
12:00 13:00 12:00 - 13:00	12:00 - 13:00 FIRE HALL Nintendo Switch - Introduction for publishers & Developers Lecturer: Mao Sugiyama, Nintendo of Europe, Business Development Manager	12:00 - 13:00 WATER HALL How Creator Values Affect Game Culturalization Lecturer: Kate Edwards, Geogrify / SetJetters, CEO / CXO & Co-Founder	12:00 - 13:00 EARTH HALL Engines of Creation: Informative Vs Instructional Sound Lecturer: Rob Carr, Redhill Games, Senior Sound Designer
12:30 13:00 12:30 - 13:00
13:00 13:30 13:00 - 13:30	13:00 - 14:00 FIRE HALL Creative process in distributed teams Lecturer: Bohdan Repekh, Wargaming, Product Manager	13:00 - 13:30 WATER HALL How to create a high-performing app store listing for your mobile game Lecturer: Elena Wibmer, App Radar, Product Marketer	13:00 - 14:00 EARTH HALL How Rick Astley saved the sound in Way of The Hunter Lecturer: Jan Kadanec, Grand Beats Production, Creative Audio Director
13:30 14:00 13:30 - 14:00		13:30 - 14:00 WATER HALL Figurine Art: A Twofold Success Lecturer: Jean-Baptiste Henry, TapNation, Senior Publishing Manager
14:00 15:00 14:00 - 15:00	14:00 - 15:00 FIRE HALL COFFEE BREAK	14:00 - 15:00 WATER HALL COFFEE BREAK	14:00 - 15:00 EARTH HALL COFFEE BREAK
14:30 15:00 14:30 - 15:00
15:00 15:30 15:00 - 15:30	15:00 - 15:30 FIRE HALL Leverage Firebase to Optimize Your App’s Monetization Strategy Lecturer: Karina Kononovic, Google, Mobile App Analytics & Growth Consultant	15:00 - 16:00 WATER HALL Populating Space Lecturer: Martin Vierne, Redhill Games, Lead Environment Artist	15:00 - 16:00 EARTH HALL Be rational. Stop paying Apple & Google 30% of your revenue Lecturer: Cvetan Rusimov, Imperia Online JSC, COO
15:30 16:00 15:30 - 16:00	15:30 - 16:00 FIRE HALL Audience-Driven Entertainment as the Next Frontier in Gaming Lecturer: Christopher Hamilton, Genvid Technologies, Director of Developer Relations
16:00 17:00 16:00 - 17:00	16:00 - 17:00 FIRE HALL Night City Creation: Make it Look Great Without Limiting Artists Lecturer: Karol Kowalczyk, CD Projekt Red, Pipeline Technical Artist	16:00 - 17:00 WATER HALL Blood, Sweat and Hololens Lecturer: Andrei Cravtov, Bully Entertainment, XR Unity Developer	16:00 - 17:00 EARTH HALL AImages - how neural networks will affect the production of games. Lecturer: Vitalii Ishchenko, The Farm 51, Concept artist
16:30 17:00 16:30 - 17:00
17:00 18:00 17:00 - 18:00	17:00 - 18:00 FIRE HALL Fireside Chat with Jakub Dvorský Lecturer: Speaker: Jakub Dvorský, Amanita Design, CEO; Moderator: Elena Lobova, GDBAY, Co-founder, CBDO	17:00 - 18:00 WATER HALL Global Insights: Trends, Insights and Anecdotes Lecturer: John Goodale, Venture Tech Partners, Principal	17:00 - 18:00 EARTH HALL Kids’ Apps, Don’t Do It! Lecturer: Tanka Gnidenko, Bini Games, CMO
17:30 18:00 17:30 - 18:00

Time	FIRE HALL	WATER HALL	EARTH HALL
11:00 11:30 11:00 - 11:30	11:00 - 12:00 FIRE HALL The Tragic Story of Comedy in Video Games Lecturer: Baudelaire Welch, Larian Studios, Senior Narrative Designer	11:00 - 11:30 WATER HALL European Co production market for video games Lecturer: Thierry Baujard, Spielfabrique UG, Co Founder	11:00 - 12:00 EARTH HALL Surviving the Indie bootstrap path Lecturer: Lior Hadashian, Gavra Games, CTO
11:30 12:00 11:30 - 12:00		11:30 - 12:00 WATER HALL How we maintained the quality of the gaming support during the war Lecturer: Anastasiia Kovalenko, QS Games, Lead of Support & Community Department
12:00 12:30 12:00 - 12:30	12:00 - 13:00 FIRE HALL Robots against humans! Lecturer: Jama Jurabaev, Senior Concept Artist at Lucasfilm and BigMediumSmall co-founder	12:00 - 13:00 WATER HALL Designing the Next Generation of F2P Game Economies Lecturer: Martin Gajarsky, Pixel Federation, Senior Game System Designer	12:00 - 12:30 EARTH HALL Tales of War and Peace Lecturer: Yaraslau Kot, The Farm 51, Team advisor
12:30 13:00 12:30 - 13:00			12:30 - 13:00 EARTH HALL How to stay sane and do your Business Development, when it feels the world is falling apart Lecturer: Katerina Burbela, remote control productions GmbH, Business Development Manager
13:00 14:00 13:00 - 14:00	13:00 - 14:00 FIRE HALL Let's Launch Lecturer: Lance James, Versus Evil, Head of Production	13:00 - 14:00 WATER HALL Collaborative Game Design for Social Benefit. Lecturer: Charly Harbord, Global Game Jam, Director of Operations	13:00 - 14:00 EARTH HALL War in Ukraine for the Games Industry: Employers, Employees, Salaries And More Lecturer: Anna Klymovych, Values Value, Recruitment Consultant
13:30 14:00 13:30 - 14:00
14:00 15:00 14:00 - 15:00	14:00 - 15:00 FIRE HALL COFFEE BREAK	14:00 - 15:00 WATER HALL COFFEE BREAK	14:00 - 15:00 EARTH HALL COFFEE BREAK
14:30 15:00 14:30 - 15:00
15:00 16:00 15:00 - 16:00	15:00 - 16:00 FIRE HALL Co-Development: From the other side Lecturer: Miloš Jeřábek, Redhill Games, Executive Producer	15:00 - 16:00 WATER HALL Cloud services for gaming Lecturer: Leszek Krupiński, CD Projekt RED, Lead Software Engineer, Online Services Department	15:00 - 16:00 EARTH HALL "Age of Vaporum" a.k.a. "What we've learned from the releases of two games and pitching process of the third." Lecturer: Tibor Repta, Fatbot Games, Co-Founder, Creative Director, Art Director
15:30 16:00 15:30 - 16:00
16:00 17:00 16:00 - 17:00	16:00 - 17:00 FIRE HALL Control Rig - how to improve character's deformation Lecturer: Krzysiek Jedrzejek, CD Projekt RED, Senior character TD	16:00 - 17:00 WATER HALL Project Management Workflows Lecturer: Kristián Lipták, Tater Games, s. r. o., Producer	16:00 - 17:00 EARTH HALL Name your game (How to choose a name for your project) Lecturer: Mykyta Filonenko, Marginal act, Founder
16:30 17:00 16:30 - 17:00
17:00 17:30 17:00 - 17:30	17:00 - 18:00 FIRE HALL Everon Revisited: Rebooting the World of Arma Reforger Lecturer: Ivan Buchta Bohemia Interactive, Creative Director	17:00 - 18:00 WATER HALL How to take over a new team as a lead Lecturer: Filip Polášek Pixel Federation, Sr. Producer	17:00 - 17:30 EARTH HALL How to not leave money on the table: The F2P monetization checklist Lecturer: Vladimir Eperjesi, SuperScale, F2P Game Designer
17:30 18:00 17:30 - 18:00			17:30 - 18:00 EARTH HALL The postmortem of Chernobylite Lecturer: Wojciech Pazdur, The Farm 51 Group SA, Director of Development

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