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W Love Games 2022 Program
Welcome to the event!
We are delighted to present this year's program
NOTE: The event is following Finnish time zone, UTC +3, EEST
Thursday, October 13
TIME
STAGE 💜
09.00 - 10.00
Signups, coffee and networking
STAGE 💜💜
WORKSHOPS
10.00 - 10.15
Welcoming words
10.15 - 11.00
KEYNOTE - Dr. Jakin Vela (IGDA)
11.00 - 11.30
Project Pelimetsä by Jani Kahrama (Secret Exit)
Creating accessible and inclusive events - Licia Prehn (Next Games)
11.30 - 12.00
How to use conscious influence
communication in tricky team
communication situations - Anu Timmerbacka (Green Elephant)
The Many Trials and Tribulations of Virtual Air Guitar Company - Aki Kanerva (Virtual Air Guitar)
12.00 - 13.30
LUNCH BREAK
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12.30 - 13.30 ART PORTFOLIO & CV REVIEWS (IGDA Finland Mentor Cafe area, Arcade5)
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LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH TEAMS AT SHOWROOM (W Love Games Twitch)
13.30 - 14.00
The true meaning of having a diverse team - David Zuratzi (LATAM Game Jam)
We in Games Finland panel "Representation matters"- host Essi Jukkala
13.30 - 14.30, Place: Classroom
How to use conscious influence communication in tricky team communication situations - Anu Timmerbacka and Estève Pannetier (Green Elephant)
14.00 - 14.30
Giving minorities a voice - Patty Toledo (4Players)
The state of inclusion in the Finnish Game Industry - Taina Myöhänen (We in Games Finland)
14.30 - 15.00
Fireside chat with Play Ventures
Learning on the Job - Chride Lassheikki (Nitro Games)
15.00 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.00
LEADERSHIP
Inspiring Teams to Believe in the Impossible - Jinesha Gandhi (Redhill Games)
Kinetic Sculptures: A Sensory Method for Emotion-Driven Game Design and UX - Chris Solarski (SAE Institute Switzerland)
15.30 - 16.30, Place: Classroom
3D workshop with Jani Kahrama (Secret Exit)
16.00 - 16.30
10 Years & 2 Billion Installs
A Look in the Rear-View Mirror and a Glimpse Through the Windshield - Daniel Fischer (Fingersoft)
Women in Games Community in Saudi Arabia - Ghada AlMoqbel (GCON)
16.30 - 17.00
Firesidechat with Charlotta Tiuri (Frozenbyte)
Falling in & Out of Love (& In Again) With Game Development - Luis León
17.00 - 17.45
KEYNOTE - Camilla Avellar (Supercell)
17.45 - 18.00
Closing the day 1 of the conference, open discussion and networking
19.00
WLG22 HANGOUT WITH SUPERCELL
Friday, October 14
TIME
STAGE 💜
09.00 - 10.00
Morning coffee and networking
STAGE 💜💜
WORKSHOPS
10.00 - 11.00
KEYNOTE - Maximizing Your Game's Performance in Unreal Engine by Ari Arnbjörnsson (Epic Games)
11.00 - 11.30
A Game Development Preproduction Pedagogy - Prof. Thiep N. Pham (Kutztown University)
Global Game Jam Bringing People Together - Tarja Porkka-Kontturi (GGJ), Nourhan ElSherief (Instinct Games), Charly Harbord (GGJ)
11.30 - 12.00
Quantum Games - Laura Piispanen (Aalto University)
Pride Game Jam - Julia Rässa (Finnish Game Jam)
11.00 - 12.00, Place: Classroom
Communicating with Empathy - Elodie Meste / Yahaha
12.00 - 13.15
LUNCH BREAK
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12.30 - 13.30 IGDA Finland Mentor Cafe (Arcade5)
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LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH TEAMS AT SHOWROOM (W Love Games Twitch)
13.15 - 14.00
KEYNOTE - Build for Greatness: Leading High Performance Teams by Dr. Luke Dicken (Zynga)
14.00 - 14.30
What's Next for Inclusivity? An Outsider Story - Taha Rasouli/ Ava Games
Agreements for Game Studios - André Schenini Moreira (FMA)
14.00 - 15.00, Place: Classroom
Office accessibility workshop - Licia Prehn (Next Games)
14.30 - 15.00
From outcast to CEO - Elizaveta Petruchuk / Seepia Playables
Storytelling as a tool for indies - Ori Kagan (Kagan Productions)
15.00 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.00
Fireside chat with Jawharah Alabdulqader (Nomadroid Studio)
Leadership Gardening - Ways to help people grow into leaders - Matt Bond (Ubisoft RedLynx)
15.30 - 16.30, Place: Classroom
Name Material creation for games in substance designer” (1 hour) by Syed Safeer Abbas Rizvi (Redhill Games)
16.00 - 16.30
The P(Art) of References - Jonathan Biz Medina (Zoan)
How to build a #GoGlobal culture - Derek Distenfield (MovoCash)
16.30 - 17.30
KEYNOTE - Marjaana Auranen (Red Stage Entertainment)
17.30 - 18.00
Summary of the event - panel with the organizers, closing words
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!