Category: GGC Updates

The jury represents the most hard-working participants at the Gotland Game Conference (save for our students, naturally). Jurors travel from near and far to listen to our students’ presentations a day before the conference even starts, and to play all of the student productions on the show floor.

Each members brings their own set of experience and expertise, and share that insight directly with the students during the presentations. This is followed by two days of hard labor where each jury member needs to play enough to provide meaningful written feedback (as well as numeric scores) on each game. These scores does not affect student grades, of course, but are an integral part of the GGC Awards and for our students’ learning outcomes!

The jury is absolutely massive, as they need to cover all three years of our education!

Without further ado, here is the complete 2017 Jury!

1. Anton Albiin, Association of Swedish Game Developers
2. Bonnie Ruberg, UC Irvine
3. Chris Franklin, Errant Signal
4. Doris Rusch, DePaul University
5. Maria Guadalupe Alvarez, Högskolan i Skövde
6. Joakim Sjöberg, Odd Raven Studios
7. Joshua Juvrud, Uppsala University
8. Martine Pedersen, IndSpark
9. Mattias “Ditto” Dittrich, Art in Heart
10. Mike Sellers, Indiana University
11. Richard Bartle, University of Essex
12. Sabine Harrer, University of Vienna
13. Samson Wiklund, Diversi
14. Patrick Seibert, Founder: indiecouch.org
15. Travis C. Parrott, Westlaw Legal Solutions
16. Fred Ström, Pixel Ferrets
17. Jens Berglind, Might and Delight
18. Joakim Andreasson, Paradox Development Studio
19. Jona Marklund, KJ Interactive
20. Martin Greip, Eat Create Sleep
21. Max Tiilikainen, iGotcha Studios
22. Olof Wallentin, Starbreeze Studios
23. Pernilla Sparrhult, Paradox Development Studio
24. Peter Stråhle, Might and Delight
25. Sigrid Svederoth, Cortopia AB
26. Teddy Sjöström, Pixel Ferrets
27. Thommy Siverman, Electronic Arts
28. Tobias Wahlberg, TOB-E GAMES
29. Vilya Svensson, Pixel Ferrets
30. Ylva Ljungqvist, Paradox Development Studio

Bold is GAME alumni  – welcome back! 🙂

And thanks in advance to all the jurors for taking the time – and putting up the effort – to help improve our students, our education, and our medium!

So your crowdfunding missed its target, your company can’t send you, or you want to scout talent before anyone else gets the chance. Whatever the reason, you may earn yourself a free Conference Pass and front row seats to meet our students by serving on the GGC Jury!

The jury arrive a day early (28/5) to attend student presentations (2-4 hours, with breaks) and then play their games on the show floor and provide thoughtful and constructive feedback throughout the conference. Jury duty requires no work prior to the event, but once here you will have to prioritize and make time to play all games – enough to provide fair criticism and advice.

So; if you are interested in going to Visby to meet our students, provide them with thoughtful feedback, and participate in a uniquely wide-eyed games conference, simply fill in the application!

Thank you!