The Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference 2017 was held in Trnava, Slovakia at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Mass Media Communication on September 28th-30th. It aimed to integrate the community of Central and Eastern European game scholars and professionals and served as a platform for academic exchange and networking. The conference was a continuation of the events hosted by Masaryk University in Brno in 2014, Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 2015, Maria Curie- Skłodowska University in Lublin in 2016.
The Unicon Games Festival, which is organized yearly by teachers and students of the Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava champions and showcases the cultural power of interactive entertainment. In February 2017, it attracted over 1000 people. This year’s Games Festival takes place between Friday, 13 April and Sunday, 15 April. The Games Conference, the leading event of the festival will announce the Call for Papers.
The Department of Game Design at Uppsala University, Campus Gotland, has been teaching Game design and development since 2001. The Gotland Game Conference (GGC) is annual conference, which presents and evaluates their work and the general public, international industry, academia and press are invited too. The conference aims to push the boundaries of the field, cares about the culture and human expression – so even the most far-reaching presenters remain accessible to a wide audience of non-experts.
At the beginning of September 2017, several Slovak well-known companies (i.e Edufactory by Pixel Federation, Sygic, Leaf, HubHub) introduced an original project bearing the name “Butterfly effect”. The term means that even a small change at one end can bring about a large change at another. The purpose is to prepare students and professionals to conquer one of the most competitive arenas, known as digital business.
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