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Why you should go to more game events
● Parties
● Meet cool game devs
● Make new friends
● Create business network
Why you should go to more game events
● Parties
● Meet cool game devs
● Make new friends
● Create business network
● Build support network
Why you should go to more game events
● Parties
● Meet cool game devs
● Make new friends
● Create business network
● Build support network
● Context and Perspective
Digital Stories
3 days - Kortrijk, Belgium
7 days - Lille, France
Fully funded by VIVID
(now defunct)
Lyst Summit and Game Jam on Love, Sex and
Relationships in Video Games
Scholarship for event ticket and food for 3 days.
(Accommodation - Sleep on
the venue)
Actual Useful Advice
1. Look out for opportunities and catch it
2. People want free labour
3. Game events want games/speakers
Go Short - International Short Film Festival
Free tickets/food for showing my Oculus Rift film Dyskinetic
A MAZE / BERLIN
Video Game Festival, with a contest.
Finalists receive 2 VIP passes, top prize is 3000 euros.
Actual Useful Advice
1. Look out for opportunities and catch it
2. People want free labour
3. Game events want games/speakers
4. Travel cheaply
A MAZE / BERLIN
Travelled with group of 8, using local trains only.
Less than 50 euros each to go to Berlin.
Finding Opportunities
Game event aggregators:
Gameconfs.com
Eventsforgamers.com
Compohub.net
Promoterapp.com/calendar
Follow on Twitter:
@tha_rami - Rami Ismail
@zoewi - Zuraida Buter
@dutchgamegarden
@gameconfs
any events you’re visiting
any game devs you like
Travel and Accommodation
Travel Aggregators:
Rome2Rio.com
Hipmunk.com
GoEuro.com
Cheap Accommodation:
Couchsurfing.org
Hostelbookers.com
Airbnb.com
(Airbnb referral code:
bgibbons1)