2015

The Central European Games Conference (CEGC) actively supports exchange of ideas across national borders in the Central European region and brings together its games industry key players.

A two-day international developers conference will highlight successful Central European game developers and their games.

CEGC is organized by Games Austria and its volunteers and is complemented by the Austria Game Jam, an exhibition area, workshops, networking and social events, and the The Conference Conspiracy, a pervasive conference game experience.

The conference will come to a climax with keynotes by e.g.

January 22-25, 2015ViennaUniversity of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Guillaume de FondaumièreCo-CEO of Quantic Dream and Chairman of the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF)

THU.JAN 22

FRI.JAN 23

EXPOINDIE EXPOWORKSHOPS

CONFERENCE9:30 - 18:00

EXPOINDIE EXPOWORKSHOPS

CONFERENCE9:30 - 18:00

SCHEDULE ONTHEGO5 features

‘THE CONFERENCE CONSPIRACY’ by

AUSTRIAGAME JAM

18:00 - 02:00

SAT.JAN 24

SUN.JAN 25

AUSTRIAGAME JAM

AUSTRIAGAME JAM

09:00 - 02:00 09:00 - 02:00

The very first Central European Games Conference will take place in a central geographical location in the heart of Europe, namely in Vienna. Our international guests will enjoy Vienna’s world famous imperial heritage, take delight in musical and cultural attractions, and will experience food and drink traditions.

Vienna is Games

In recent years, Vienna has become a location for game developers. Fields of work for game developers grew during the last years, more game development university programs have been offered and the celebration of games in Vienna finds its climax every year at Game City Vienna with nearly 70.000 visitors.

Vienna as a Business Location

Vienna as a business location is upbeat, high-performing, and internationally attractive.

Its close business ties and proximity to the growth markets of Central and Eastern Europe, its highly qualified employees and industry with high productivity, a research and technology-friendly business environment and a unique quality of life, combined with stable political and economic fundamentals, represent all together bottom-line advantages in a globally competitive marketplace.

Life is good in Vienna

A United Nations report assessed the cities’ economic productivity, quality of life, appropriate infrastructure, distributive justice and ecological sustainability and confirmed that Vienna is the world's most affluent city. Also, Vienna was chosen as the world's number one most livable city, followed by Zurich and Auckland. Vienna was also ranks number one Smart City.

The CEGC 2015 will combine Viennese flair and history with the buzzing interactive entertainment industry.

With more than 8,000 graduates and almost 3,800 students, the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien is Austria’s largest purely technical university of applied sciences.

The educational offerings consist of 12 bachelor’s and 17 master’s degree programs, which are offered as full-time, part-time and/or distance study programs. The educational offerings are based on a solid scientific foundation and are also practice-oriented.

University of Applied Sciences Technikum WienHoechstaedtplatz 61200 Vienna

CONFERENCE LOCATION

At UAS Technikum Wien, emphasis is not only placed on providing a high-quality technical education, but also on subjects with a focus on business and personal development.

Close ties and collaborations with business and industry give students and graduates excellent career opportunities. The combination of theory and practice is of central importance in both research and instruction.

UAS Technikum Wien was founded in 1994 and in 2000 it became the first institution in Vienna to receive the status of a university of applied sciences.

www.technikum-wien.at

At a game jam, new and creative video game prototypes are created.

A game jam is similar to a musical jam session. People of different backgrounds (design, technical, arts, audio, ...) get together in small groups to work on new game ideas. Within only 48 hours, they move from the initial concept to a fully working prototype of the game they envision.

Since 2010, the Austria Game Jam has been part of the worldwide Global Game Jam, an event that takes place on a single weekend in 450+ locations in 73 countries all over the world. In 2014, it united more than 23,500 participants in their goal to create new and interesting game ideas.

Over the last years, Austria Game Jam has established itself as a key event in the Austrian video game development community. Only through the constant support of our many partners from the industry, academia, and other stakeholders, it was possible to create this comprehensive space for innovation in digital games.

In 2014, Austria Game Jam celebrated its 5th anniversary, and we are already looking forward to at least another 5 years of game jamming.

http://austriagamejam.org

AUSTRIAGAME JAM

THE CONFERENCE CONSPIRACY

It is run by a secret organisation called The Street Game Conspiracy and provides workshops and mentoring programmes for local groups, as well as curating the Play:Vienna Festival each year with over 20 national and international artists who bring urban games to Vienna.

During the conference a secret game will happen. Follow the signs of The Conference Conspiracy to take part. Be warned, everyone and anyone might be a conspirator.

http://playvienna.com/

Play:Vienna is Austria’s initiative for bringing games into public and unusual spaces.

ADVISORY BOARD

Christopher SchmitzDirector of Product Dev.Ubisoft Blue Byte (Germany)

Jan Wagner Co-FounderCliffhanger (Austria/Germany)

Michael PutzCEOBongfish (Austria)

Johanna SchoberCOOSproing (Austria)

Magdalena CieleckaJunior Producer/PhD studentArtifex Mundi (Poland)

Martin PichlmairCo-FounderBroken Rules (Austria)

Brandon SheffieldGames Director / EditorNecrosoft / Gamasutra (US)

Tom GrochowiakFounderMoaCube (Poland)

Jakub DvorskýFounderAmanita Design (Czech Rep.)

PARTNERS

PARTNERS

EDU PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

Mariebeth AquinoConference Director

mary@cegconf.com

+4369911551788

The Central European Games Conference 2015 is organized by Games Austria, Association for the Advancement of Game Development. In partnership with IGDA Vienna, Austria Game Jam, Play:Vienna and Technikum Wien.

CONTACTS

The Central European Games Conference is organized by Games Austria.

Games Austria is the entirely volunteer-driven Association for the Advancement of Game Development in Austria and its main goals are connecting, informing, promoting and supporting the gaming industry. Therefore the non-profit organization has set itself goals, like the completion of the Austrian games industry list, the organisation of the Central European Games Conference and many more.

www.gamesaustria.com

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