gamedevs.nrw presents:

The (almost) Birthday Special

WE ARE ALMOST 9! Yes, nine years that is! Some of you may remember, that our first meetup ever took place on April 5, 2014. Feel old yet? Join us for a special celebration on April 4 - a Tuesday evening, this time around but due to the upcoming Easter, this Tuesday evening should feel like a Thursday evening, actually!

There will also be a chance for one attendee to win a can of sparkling Birthday Cake drink. With ZERO sugar!

Places are limited, RSVP now and secure your spot!

THE PROGRAM PART:

1.) Alex will give an extensive update of what is in store for gamedevs.nrw as a whole. Meet some of the new team members at the meetup, take a look at the new design that Anne is working on (and maybe will ask your feedback about)

2.) We will learn all about the new project Astronomics - Rise of a New Empire, a game which JayTi is working on with JayFiArts. Take a look here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1982950/Astronomics_Rise_of_a_new_Empire/

3.) Johan recently founded his own company YAIGS (Yet Another Indie Game Studio). He will share his experiences founding his own company as a UG and let you in on things to consider regarding the business administration side of things.

4.) We will also get the opportunity to have a look into the field of Research & Development at a major company. For that matter, we will welcome Avinav Khanal, Product Activist at Wacom, who will tell us about Wacom Yuify, which is a technology currently being developed by Wacom and which will help artists to claim copyright and manage licensing of their artwork. The technology behind this is quite fascinating. More information on Wacom Yuify: https://www.wacom.com/de-de/products/yuify

More? If YOU want to do a 15-minute presentation on a gamedev subject reach out to us by email at team@gamedevs.nrw

Also, if you want to showcase a game, feel free to bring it - we're glad to having you!

ABOUT:

As usual, the Game Developers of NRW assemble!

No matter if you are a game designer, an artist, a programmer, a business person or something in between; no matter if you are working in a big studio, running an indie outfit, are a student, a hobbyist or someone who is just about to get started with game development and is looking for advice - you are all welcome to join us at on this Thursday evening in Düsseldorf!

Meet other people, exchange thoughts and ideas, get inspiration and inspire others!

The get-in starts at 6:00pm, the meetup starts at 6:30pm

The concept of our monthly meetups is simple:

• NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A quick round of anything of interest what is going on in Gamedev-NRW and beyond.

• PRESENTATION SESSIONS:

A couple of micro-talks and / or project demos in front of everyone. Anything goes, as long as it is related to game development. A talk is roughly 15 minutes. If the audience is hooked, extensions are in order. We are a community and as such, our talks are community-driven, too. So if you want to contribute, get in touch with Alex and tell him what you would like to present.

• MINGLING, SHOWCASING, CHATTING, NETWORKING:

After the talks, you can stick around for mingling. Grab a free drink, have a chat. If someone brought something to show to the others, look at it. Play it. Give them feedback. And if you brought something, just set up your laptop and show it to the others. Be inspired, inspire others and just have a good time!

Here are a couple of photographs from some of our past meetups:

https://gamedevsnrw.pixieset.com/

WHAT TO BRING:

Feel free to bring what you are working on. This community depends on exchange and inspiration! So, if you recently made a game (not matter if it is a gamejam game, a small prototype or a full-scale production), bring it along and maybe also a laptop. We have much space available for you to set up your game after our program part and showcase your game. Others will gladly give you feedback.

Artists, you should bring your portfolio, so you can show it to others! Maybe someone would like to work with you in the future.

THANK YOU, WACOM EUROPE:

We would like to thank our partner Wacom Europe for making this event free to attend and even supply us with drinks!

The Wacom Experience Center Düsseldorf aka WacomXDUS is the living room of the creative, tech and start-up community in Düsseldorf's Medienhafen.

It is an innovative meeting place for creative minds of all kinds and welcome everyone who wants to take their creativity to the next level.

Wacom Experience Center Düsseldorf hosts various events such as meetups, workshops, talks and more on the topics of creativity, design, software & game development, startups, AI, VR and of course digital ink technology.

Wacom Experience Center Düsseldorf, Zollhof 11-15, 40221 Düsseldorf

experience.dus@wacom.com

GOOD TO KNOW:

Free parking might be a challenge but there are paid park-garages around.