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German Esports Summit
2019-04-11 - 2019-04-12 | KulturBrauerei, Schönhauser Allee 36, Berlin, 10435, Germany
For the second time, the GERMAN ESPORTS SUMMIT will come to the heart of gamesweekberlin on April 11, 2019 in Berlin. The main conference of the German Esports Federation ESBD will push the debate about esports to the next level, taking “The Esports Movement” as the central topic of the event. The focus will be on esports as a digital sports movement that brings together millions of esports athletes competing all around the world. The declared aim of the event is to jointly develop this “esports movement” and to unfold its full potential, helping key stakeholders to develop esports on a societal scale.

The #GES19 will bring together pro teams, amateur sports and esports clubs, sports associations, politics and policy makers, as well as science and business in amazing presentations, panels and workshops. In the unique atmosphere of the historic Kulturbrauerei attendees will be presented an extensive program in two conference tracks. Hosted with English and German conference parts, the GES19 emphasizes on the international character of esports and becomes a central networking hotspot for the European movement.

From Gaming to XR: Fireside Chat with Jeff Burton (EA Co-Founder)
2019-07-24 18:00 - 20:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Factory Berlin Görlitzer Park, Lohmühlenstraße 65, Berlin, 12435, Germany
Technology has changed the way we learn, has changed our realities and has changed the way we play. EA Co-founder Jeff Burton has seen it all. He will be joined on stage by Kyle Smith, CEO of TreasureHunt.
Join Jeff at our next Fireside Chat to hear him talk about his experience in gaming, EdTech and XR, and what Berlin can learn from Silicon Valley startup culture.
Agenda
6 pm: Doors open
6:15 pm: Introduction by Factory Berlin and App Annie
6:30 pm – 7:30pm: Moderated talk with Jeff and Kyle with Q&A
7:30 pm onwards: Networking and drinks
About the Speaker
Jeff Burton was the third employee of Atari’s International Home Computer Division, responsible for its business development throughout Europe and the Middle East.
He joined former Stanford classmates as a founding team member of Electronic Arts in 1982. There he led the company’s international expansion from inception until its IPO seven years later.
With the Internet and the dominating role of software development, he founded a series of software companies after leaving Electronic Arts, all results of ideas and skills of recent graduates from Stanford.
For its first 3 years he served as Executive Director at Skydeck Berkeley, the University’s only cross-discipline startup accelerator, and today he sits on Boards and is a Partner/Associate at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. He was an advisor to HolodeckVR in Munich, and is a major advisor to BitDegree in addition to being Head of Global Programs for Startup Division by Civitta in Vilnius, Lithuania, plus he is a member of the Board of Advisors for Startup Europe under the European Commission, and a Member of the Board of Directors for other companies currently engaged with new technologies.
Jeff obtained his undergraduate education and MBA at Stanford University and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 50 years.
About the Moderator
Kyle Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of Berlin-based mobile games studio, TreasureHunt. Kyle has been in the games industry for 15 years having worked in QA, Design and Production. He started his career at EA in Vancouver, Canada and is also Co-Creator of the EA Playground titles for Nintendo Wii and DS.
TreasureHunt is currently working on their next game in partnership with Universal Studios.

games:net BREAKFAST with Mundi Vondi
2019-10-23 09:15 - 13:30 | Taylor Wessing, Ebertstraße 15, Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany
On Wednesday, the 23rd of October 2019, games:net berlinbrandenburg & Taylor Wessing invite you to join the games:net BREAKFAST with no other than Mundi Vondi. Learn more about the inspiring and interdisciplinary genius behind KLANG GAMES.
In an open dialogue with André Bernhardt (CEO of Target Games & IndieAdvisor), Mundi Vondi will reveal his ideas behind the game Seed and when and why he decided to develop games.

EGX Berlin 2019
2019-11-01 - 2019-11-04 | Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, Berlin, 10963, Germany
Der Termin für 2019 steht fest!
1.11. bis 3.11.2019
Station Berlin
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Was ist EGX Berlin?
EGX Berlin ist ein Gaming-Event. Wenn du Videospiele und alles, was damit zusammenhängt, magst, dann ist die EGX Berlin genau das richtige für dich.
Wo und wann findet die EGX Berlin 2019 statt?
EGX Berlin findet vom 1. bis 3. November in Berlin statt
Wo in Berlin denn genau?
In der Station Berlin. In der Luckenwalder Str. 4–6, 10963 Berlin.
Ab wann wird es Tickets für die EGX Berlin 2019 geben?
Tickets werden über die Webseite im Frühjahr 2019 verfügbar werden. Wir informieren dich gerne über unseren Newsletter.
Gibt es Altersbeschränkungen?
Ja, die EGX Berlin 2018 setzt Volljährigkeit voraus. Eintritt ausschließlich ab 18 Jahren.
Welche Spiele und Inhalte wird es 2019 geben?
Die Planungen für 2019 haben bereits begonnen, da einer der Grundpfeiler des Konzepts aber spielbare Versionen sind, können wir noch keine Aussagen zu den Titel geben. Wenn du dich für den Newsletter registrierst, halten wir dich aber in regelmäßgen Abständen auf dem Laufenden.
Ich würde gerne Aussteller oder Sponsor der EGX Berlin 2019 werden?
Dann einfach den Button “Aussteller” weiter unten klicken!
Wie bekomme ich eine Presse-Akkreditierung für die EGX Berlin 2019
Das wird voraussichtlich im Frühjahr 2019 möglich sein. Einfach den Button “Media” anklicken und wir informieren dich.
Habt ihr ein EGX Berlin-Logo-Pack?
Klar! Du kannst es hier herunterladen.
Gibt es 2019 noch weitere EGX-Events?
Ja, die ursprüngliche EGX in England findet 2019 im Oktober statt. Dazu noch die EGX Rezzed im April.

games:net Berlin Europe introduces: Happy Broccoli Games
2022-03-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Online!
In our upcoming edition of games:net Berlin Europe introduces, we would like to present to you Berlin-based indie developer Happy Broccoli Games.
Who wouldn’t wish for some time travel skills when you are the new kid in school? But be careful what you wish for, especially when your powers are given to you by a magical kraken. You might end up saving the world.
Happy Broccoli Games describe their first game Kraken Academy!! as a “groundhog-day adventure inspired by 90s comedy anime”. What that means and more on the development of the game and the founding of Happy Broccoli, Studio Director Annika Maar, Programmer Joni Levinkind and Marketing Manager Irene Preuss will report in an entertaining chat with André Bernhardt, Managing Director of IndieAdvisor. After the interview, you are allowed to ask questions in a short Q&A.
The one-hour presentation will be held as a public Zoom conference. If you are interested in participating, please register here.

Ask Medienboard
2022-03-25 10:30 - 11:00 | Online!
Medienboard is the local funding institution for games. If you have general or specific questions concerning the funding process or other issues regarding games funding in Berlin, we’d like to invite you to our ‘digital office hours’ with funding advisor Joscha Neumann.

WHEN: every last Friday of the month from 10.30– 11.00
WHERE: on the BerlinGameScene Discord server, in the #askmedienboard voice channel, join here: https://discord.gg/jryUJaK
HOW: voice chat – turning your camera is optional

The ‘digital office hours’ are free for all, so just stop by! Please also see our website https://www.medienboard.de/en/games for further information, especially the funding guidelines.
We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Core Talks: From Scratch To Scale
2024-05-07 18:00 - 22:00 | Atelier Rooftop, Prinzenstraße 84.2, Berlin, 10969, Germany
If you’re up for insightful game development talks, a chance to connect and share knowledge and enjoy an evening with fellow game industry professionals (over food and drinks, of course), this event is for you!
We are Metacore, one of Supercell’s portfolio companies, and we recently opened an office in Berlin. To toast the new chapter in our journey, we decided to bring our signature event, Core Talks, from Helsinki to Berlin – and yes, you are invited 🤩
Core Talks events are all about insightful industry talks, knowledge-sharing and casual networking in a relaxed setting. This time, we have a stellar speaker line-up covering two different panel talks: first one focuses on new game development, and the second one on live game operations.
Join us on May 7 at Atelier Rooftop in Kreuzberg! We open the doors at 6 PM.
Come for the talks, come for a beer and a bite; come alone or with an industry friend!
More info at metacore-games.confetti.events/core-talks-berlin

A MAZE. / Berlin 2024
2024-05-08 - 2024-05-12 | Silent Green, Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, 13347, Germany
A MAZE. / Berlin is an international festival focusing on arthouse games and playful media.
A MAZE. / Berlin is back in 2024 for the 13th time, bringing together the worldwide community of arthouse game developers, artistic world builders, digital artists and playful media creators. From May 08-11th 2024 the international Games and Playful Media Festival will take place in Silent Green and Panke Club (Berlin Wedding) and includes a hybride component that connects the physical festival programme with the A MAZE. / SPACE.
A MAZE. / Berlin invites artists and creatives from diverse fields to share their vision and projects, exchange knowledge, play, connect, and collaborate. A MAZE. / Berlin represents and celebrates the new art movement, made up of arthouse games, artistic virtual reality, and a playful media culture beyond the mainstream.

Fachkonferenz: „Werte ins Spiel bringen“
2024-06-05 09:30 - 18:00 | Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, 10115, Germany
Am 5. Juni 2024 veranstalten wir die Fachkonferenz „Werte ins Spiel bringen“ in der Villa Elisabeth in Berlin. Die Konferenz findet im Rahmen des zweijährigen Modellprojekts „Games und Wertebildung“ statt und richtet sich an Vertreter*innen aus Zivilgesellschaft und Integrationsarbeit sowie Wissenschaft, Medien und Games-Entwicklung. Ziel der Konferenz ist es, die Ergebnisse und Erfahrungen aus dem Projekt einer breiten Fachöffentlichkeit vorzustellen und einen fruchtbaren Austausch zwischen verschiedenen Disziplinen und Akteur*innen anzuregen. Neben Keynotes und einer Panel-Diskussion stehen Austauschformate und Workshops im Mittelpunkt der Veranstaltung.
Find out more at stiftung-digitale-spielekultur.de/fachkonferenz-werte-ins-spiel-bringen/

Womenize! 2024
2024-06-05 10:00 - 18:00 | Institut Français Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 211, Berlin, 10719, Germany
Womenize! is a dynamic event celebrating women and all under-represented people in the field of gaming, featuring inspiring talks, workshops and networking opportunities. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, Womenize! offers something for everyone.
That said: The event is open to all genders.
Find out more at womenize.net
