Apart from developing and playing awesome games, the Gbanga team will also be speaking at several up-coming conferences around the world in 2012. Approaching a large variety of game related topics, we hope to enlighten and share our expertise and experiences in developing mobile gaming and location-based apps.
Matthias Sala – CEO Gbanga
One Konferenz, Zurich, CH — May 10
Twitter: @babalunda
Gbanga’s CEO and mixed-reality gaming guru will be talking about in-game purchases and how the gaming platform Gbanga has pioneered the space being the first Swiss app to use the in-app monetization model. In his presentation, Matthias will share his experiences with this model, discussing its potential and limits for different sectors.
You can check Matthias’s previous presentation on Gbanga’s slideshare account. Slides from the presentation at the One Konferenz will also be uploaded to this account.
Robin di Capua – Lead Game Designer
Develop Conference 2012, Brighton, UK — July 10th to 12th
Twitter:@RobinDiCapua
Our lead game designer, Robin, will be talking about the challenges and opportunities of designing location-based quests in a persistent online gaming world. He will be revealing his insights into quest development with LUA scripting, and AI for the location-based game Gbanga Famiglia.
Chris Solarski – Creative Director
Game Culture at Fantoche International Animation Festival, Baden, Switzerland — September 7th
The Art of Video Games Exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington — September 18th, 6:30pm EST
Twitter: @solarskistudio
Gbanga’s Creative Director will be giving a talk about the topic of his up-coming book on applying traditional drawing and design techniques to video game design. The two events above are confirmed, with more to follow.
Personal website: http://www.solarskistudio.com
Will you be around at these conferences? Feel free to connect with us! You’re looking for a speaker? Please contact speakers@gbanga.com with date and topic.