1000 attendees expected at first DevGAMM in Lithuanian capital with a portion of proceeds donated to Ukraine, plus charity auction at the show
DevGAMM today announced the full speaker line-up and conference schedule for the 2022 edition of DevGAMM on July 28-29th. With close to 60 video game industry experts giving talks across 11 tracks, DevGAMM will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania for the first time, with the aim of supporting talented game developers and industry professionals in the Baltics. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to support Ukrainians suffering from the war, and DevGAMM is also organizing a charity auction at the event.
| “We are looking forward to welcoming a talented group of video game professionals and peers to Vilnius this year for our first-ever DevGAMM in this beautiful city, which is also a fast-growing hub for game development,” said Lerika Mallayeva, CEO & Founder of DevGAMM. “We couldn’t hold DevGAMM in Kyiv this year because of the war, but we are donating a portion of proceeds as well as organizing a charity auction to support our Ukrainian friends and families during this atrociously difficult time.” |
| The conference will host a selection of keynote speakers, including Leszek Szczepański, Sr. Gameplay Programmer at Guerrilla Games, who will talk about designing procedural encounters in Horizon Forbidden West. Sergei Savchenko, Senior Tech Lead at Bethesda will discuss how to understand player behavior, and award-winning game designer and author, Fawzi Mesmar will give a talk about the creative process. |
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| Joining these speakers will be Ahmed Salama, UX Director at Ubisoft Stockholm, who will discuss user experience in 3D games, voice actor Mike Bodie will give insights on the best practices in working with voice actors and Senior Community Developer for Focus Entertainment – Sarah Makdad, with a session about community scaling and engagement whilst still protecting boundaries. |
| Finally, rounding out the keynote speakers are tinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik giving a talk about designing emergent gameplay and Gamer-in-Chief at Bossa Games, Henrique Olifiers who will immerse in game design. These talks will be accompanied by many others as well as several panels addressing topics ranging from tech and user acquisition to education, music and the need for juniors in the industry. |
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