GGC 2012 Photos

All great games have to start somewhere, and Gotland University gives their students a truly great start. Nestled in a disarmingly picturesque Swedish island, this small yet breathtakingly innovative game design course grounds applicants in the theory, even the ethics, of how to create the next generation of games – but practically applies this knowledge from the get-go. From the very first year, developers (for that is what they are) split into teams and design imaginative, polished games […]
 
They learn the importance of teamwork and delegation as well as raw coding or design skills… and over the last decade, have produced games that rival even the biggest AAA studios in terms of quality, scope and good old fashioned fun.
 
Indeed, Gotland’s output has consistently been a highlight of my Gamescom coverage every single year.

Jonathan Lester, dealspwn.com

PHOTOS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN!!!

Tillsammans så lyser lärarna och eleverna på GAME starkare än solen. Kontrasten som uppstår mellan Visbys tysta och lugna leverne och den sprudlande och levande miljön som huserar inne i Wisby Strand när GGC 2012 sparkats igång är chockerande. […]
 
När helgen når sitt kulmen i form av det fantastiska Gotland Game Awards, där de mest framstående spelen från mässan tilldelas pris i olika kategorier, är jag precis lika lycklig över vad jag har fått ta del av som jag är ledsen att det hela är över. Som utomstående är det självklart att skolan har haft ett fantastiskt år, vilket för mig presenteras genom de spelen som elever och lärare entusiastiskt ställer mig inför.

Joakim Sjöberg, powergamer.se


’nuff said. 😀

Countdown

28 days to GGC. Which means 21 days to jury hand in. Don’t panic, bring a towel.
Good presentations requires practice, practice, practice. 5 minutes. GO!
First year students demoing their game
Cheap, DIY clap sensitive glove – how to; Step 1. slaughter a Konga-drum, a wireless mouse and a furry animal. Step 2: ???. Step 3: Profit! 😀
Second year student modelling
There’s still time for a much deserved coffee break in the sun.

Funky fun stuff

Just met with first year team 2o’clock, who showed me a demo version of the input device they’ve created for their arcade game.

WHAT IS THAT THING?!
Fire in the hole!
The game is creatively titled BlockDropper

You can pretend you don’t want to play with this. But we both know you’d be lying. 😀

Register for the Opening Expo Fri 25th, 17:00-19:00 (free of charge!).

Gotland Game Conference, 25-26 May 2012

Gotland Game Conference is all about your potential to make a living doing what you love!

We will be exploring creative business models and learn how to invent new ones. We’ll try to pin down the future of web- & mobile platforms, the experiences they enable and markets they provide. We’ll meet with some of developers experimenting (and thriving!) in these fields.

No matter your goal; education, employment, getting published, or setting up your own thing – we’ve got your back! Check the Schedule for an overview of the conference content.

GGC 2012 – the seventh edition of the conference – will be held on 25-26 May 2012,
in Wisby Strand Congress & Event, Visby, Sweden.

Register now! Tickets and exhibition space are limited.