Our line up for Game Dev Camp 2022 was though as a state of the art of what is being done within the Portuguese Game Industry.
Showcasing new studios, game releases, post-mortems, new business plans and much much more.
18th November
19th November
A brief introduction to the event. Spotlight awards and magazine recap
Speakers: Mafalda Duarte; Tiago Marques; Rui Humberto; Sara Batista
Game Dev Lisbon is a collective founded on the idea of local action with international reach. We are exactly what we say: a group of Lisbon based game developers, that want to grow their community reach to more then other devs, opening up the communication doors to the other roles that make our industry flourish.
Our goal is to create a space where connections between different sides of our industry, belonging to different circles, can be developed. By sharing opportunities, goals and knowledge in a professional forum, we hope to promote a safe, engaging and thriving space for debate, growth and showcasing our talent to each other and the world around us.
Presenting Miniclip culture and work
Speaker: Tiago Costa
With a software developer background, Tiago Costa is currently a Senior Game Producer at Miniclip.
Join us to know how we survived living in a nerd hotel in the middle of nowhere in Sweden. We will talk about our experience living in Spelkollektivet - a co-living space for game developers from all over the world in the midst of the forests.
Speakers: Diogo Cunha and Inês Almeida
Diogo and Inês are two game developers that are currently living in a tiny village in the middle of Sweden with 50 other game developers from all over the world.
Their latest project is Beers and Boomerangs - a chaotic VR cooking game where kangaroos are stealing your beer - releasing next week!
Presenting Kwalee's business and creative vision.
Speaker: Pedro Caria
As a former business owner, Pedro and his unparalleled interest in giving businesses an edge with technology has moulded him into a rare breed of technologists in the games industry. From SysAdmin to IT, his experience and knowledge guided Kwalee to be a standout company that uses innovative technologies to create massively popular games including Draw it and Teacher Simulator.
Loading Zone
Have a break from all the insightful and inspiring talks and visit the Loading Zone area with 24 indie studios and organizations to discover.
The Gang metaverse creations for some of the largest brands in the world.
Speaker: Marcus Holmström
Marcus Holmström is one of the co-founders of one of the leading Metaverse development studios called The Gang. The Gang was founded in 2019 and has since the start created a number of hit titles of their own. The most prominent, Strongman Simulator, has gotten more than 800 million visits since launch. The company is also creating metaverse experiences for some of the world’s largest companies, to mention a few: Vans, Gucci, Spotify, Hasbro and McLaren F1. Marcus has a long and successful track record of building companies in his 25 years’ professional career. To mention a few companies he has been part of he co-founded one of the first digital agencies focusing on search engine marketing back in 1997. He was also part of building up the biggest poker affiliate company in the world.
Presenting Little Goody Two Shoes
Speakers: António Lopes, Patrícia Silva and João Caetano
A brief conversation about approaching international distributors to obtain funding, including practical examples from Digitality Games.
Speaker: Luís Nogueira
Graduated in Multimedia Design at the University of Beira Interior and with professional experience in the areas of Design, Marketing and Digital Entertainment since 2013, Luís Nogueira is one of the founders of Digitality Games, a company focused on the development of video games that originated in 2018, in which he assumes the Creative Direction and Project Management.
Loading Zone
Have a break from all the insightful and inspiring talks and visit the Loading Zone area with 24 indie studios and organizations to discover.
An informal conversation on the importance of short games.
Speaker: Diogo Vasconcelos
Diogo Vasconcelos is one of the great drivers of the portuguese game dev community and co-founder of the independent Game Dev studio, Nerd Monkeys. He really enjoys meeting new people and working in collaborative projects.
A videogame podcast panel that includes: Gonçalo( from Glitch Game Cast), Rui (from Papo Seco) and Luís (from Ene3cast).
Speakers: Gonçalo Martins, Rui Mendes and Luis Magalhães
Speaker: Tiago Franco
Co-Founder of Fun Punch, with a background in multimedia design, Tiago Franco enjoys the intersection of art and technology, with video games being my main focus.
Loading Zone
Have a break from all the insightful and inspiring talks and visit the Loading Zone area with 24 indie studios and organizations to discover.
I will talk about our journey from quitting our jobs in 2021, to releasing Beers and Boomerangs - a chaotic VR cooking game where kangaroos are stealing your beer. Coming on 5 VR platforms next week!
Speaker: Diogo Cunha
Diogo is a game developer currently living in a village in the middle of Sweden with 50 other game developers from all over the world.
He started making video games in a lab as a biomedical engineer, and will be releasing his own commercial title next week.
Women in Games embassador panel, a not for profit organisation founded in 2009, that aims to build a fair, equal and safe environment empowering girls and women in the global gaming ecosystem.
Speakers: Mafalda Duarte, Carla Sousa and Barbara Barroso
Showcasing their next game "The Tartarus Key"
Speakers: Leonor Parra And Kevin Colgate
Loading Zone
Have a break from all the insightful and inspiring talks and visit the Loading Zone area with 24 indie studios and organizations to discover.
Learn about the history of Marmalade, its formation and the formation of the studio in Portugal, in particular. Francisco will explain something about our culture, and how that drove growth, through their hiring process, how they handled the pandemic, and hybrid work.
Speaker: Francisco Azevedo
Studio 3D Lead at Marmalade, Franscisco Azevedo has been in the video game industry for 12 years, and at Marmalade for 7 years. He has worked with IPs like Game of Life, Cluedo and Jumanji.
Learn how music and sfx make a difference when it comes to finding new investors in your project. The purpose of this panel is to demonstrate the return that comes from investing in a game audio project aimed at expanding the communication of your game, creating community and generating a legacy to the name of your studio.
Speaker: Victor Hime
Audio Director at Flutu Music and composer of soundtracks for films and games, Victor Hime acts as a career development mentor helping young producers to stand out in the market.
Thank you notes and closing remarks. Conversation about future initiatives
Speakers: Mafalda Duarte; Tiago Marques; Rui Humberto; Sara Batista
Game Dev Lisbon is a collective founded on the idea of local action with international reach. We are exactly what we say: a group of Lisbon based game developers, that want to grow their community reach to more then other devs, opening up the communication doors to the other roles that make our industry flourish.
Our goal is to create a space where connections between different sides of our industry, belonging to different circles, can be developed. By sharing opportunities, goals and knowledge in a professional forum, we hope to promote a safe, engaging and thriving space for debate, growth and showcasing our talent to each other and the world around us.