Das überregionale Spielfestival Gamesweek Zurich bietet vom 9. bis 19. November 2023 ein
vielfältiges Programm, das Jung und Alt, Laien und Profis, die zahlreichen Facetten von Spielen erleben lässt.
The SGDA Swiss Game Awards Show is the annual highlight for Swiss game development. The best and most innovative games produced in Switzerland are honoured. This year there are eight games on the shortlist of the category “Best Entertainment Game”. The category “Best Serious Game” counts a total of six shortlisted games. All shortlisted games ... Read more
Daniel Weiss, winner of a technical Grammy Award in 2021, shares with us his secrets about developing and producing world class, high-quality audio systems. A special focus will be put on how game audio is best produced in order to allow the best audio experience to players. Together with his team he currently works on ... Read more
It is easy to set ambitious goals, but it can be very hard to achieve them. For example, to fight climate change, and to achieve a sustainable development, mankind set itself the goal to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While the goal is clear, the practical implementation is not at all straight forward. We are ... Read more
OpinionGames present their project, which was recently named the winner of the Scientific Research category of the NASA MarsXR Challenge. Discover this great example of a VR game application with a real impact. Speaker: Sebastian Imbach, OpinionGames, Brugg -- Virtuelle Realität im Einsatz für die Nasas OpinionGames stellen ihr Projekt vor, das kürzlich zum Gewinner ... Read more
The change in the media landscape does not stop at game journalism. Independent game reviews are of great importance, especially for indie game devs. Together with prominent journalists and publishers, we will explore the question of how high-quality game journalism can function despite dwindling financial resources. Panel: • Marc Bodmer, Independent journalist (Host) • Guido ... Read more
Speaker: Magalie Vetter, Pixelevetica, EPFL, Memoriav
Games have experienced a brilliant rise in the last twenty years. They developed into a globally respected cultural asset and the entertainment medium with the highest turnover. Games offer an incredible number of opportunities for society. They are already being used successfully beyond gaming in the context of medical therapies, in communicating political issues or ... Read more
Philomena Schwab knows by her own experience, maintaining an indie studio is a tough challenge. With roughly 1000 games launching on Steam every month, it’s just too easy to be overlooked. After launching three profitable games on PC, Philomena will share her studio’s best practices to validate interest in a project early on, build up ... Read more
How to make sure, everybody gets the same opportunity to enter the profession of game development. And, importantly, how to pursue a fulfilling career? Together with the authors of the recently updated guide "Building a fair playing field" published by Women in Games, we have a look at what it takes to achieve the goals ... Read more
Get added value by attending pre-planned matchmaking meetings and business networking opportunities, in addition to the conference programme. Go to our matchmaking platform and plan your meetings with national and international partners already now. Important information We’re hybrid: You cannot make it to Zurich? No worries, you may attend all your meetings online.
Das überregionale Spielfestival Gamesweek Zurich bietet vom 9. bis 19. November 2023 ein
vielfältiges Programm, das Jung und Alt, Laien und Profis, die zahlreichen Facetten von Spielen erleben lässt.