Day 3: Applied Games Summit

Applied Games Summit: Thursday 1 October

How does an applied games studio evolve from developing one-offs, to creating reusable and scalable solutions? What are the latest trends and innovations in this field? In the brand new Applied Games Summit speakers will be discussing these and many more subjects. This 3rd day of Control Conference is brimming with great talks and workshops.

Some highlights (subject to change):

Morning:

Presentation of the new research data on the Dutch Game Industry;
Thorsten Unger, as director of GAME, will give an overview of the Serious Game Market in Germany;
Playmatics Creative Director Nicholas Fortugno (who created games for Breaking Bad and Red Bull) will deliver a talk and provide an 90-minute workshop on developing applied games with impact;
Tygron’s founder Florian Witsenburg talks about “Opportunities and pitfalls for a scalable business model for applied games”;
The entertainment approach: featuring three developers who created entertainment games based on serious subject matter (being blind, war, loss): Sherida Halatoe (Beyond Eyes), Paweł Czaplarski (This War of Mine) and Mata Haggis (Fragments of Him);
KEYNOTE by industry icon Ian Livingstone

Afternoon:

2 parallel tracks: Medical and Research & Training;

Research & Training:

Research Showcase: a selection of 10 game researcher will share the results of their research;
Postdoc Teresa De la Hera presents 5 Tips for designing both Fun and Efficient Applied Games that will Satisfy You and your Clients;
TNO will talk about their e-learning project in Sudan;
Little Chicken’s Tomas Sala on ‘Applied Games, A State Of The Industry Perspective’.

Medical:

Grendel Games is one of the most innovative applied games studios in the world, co-founder and creative director Tim Laning will talk about Grendel’s latest project;
Case presentations by
– Monobanda Digital & Active Cues (Tovertafel)
– Monkeybizniz
– Happitech
– Fantazm
– LeQuest
– IJsfontein & VU.

JOIN THE APPLIED GAMES SUMMIT FOR JUST €125

The latest cases, the best presentations, the most interesting workshops. A full day dedicated to applied games for just €125.