BostonFIG Talks 2018
When:
Saturday, Jan 20, 2018 8:30a -
5:30p
Saturday, Jan 20, 2018 8:30a -
5:30p
Where:
Ray and Maria Stata Center
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
$25-45
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Tech
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bfig-talks-2018-tickets-40994716300
On January 20th, 2018, we will host FIG Talks for our third annual conference event at the MIT Stata Center. FIG Talks is intended to be a platform for independent designers and developers to share and showcase with one another their learnings in order to foster community, teach valuable lessons, and start dynamic conversations in the independent game creator space about how and why we create games.
The event will feature three main tracks, Game Design, Game Development and Game Business. We are hoping for a wide mix of topics from all different sides of game creation-- not just digital games but also tabletop, live action, and experimental game forms, since we believe that all game creation is valuable and can create engaging experiences.
**Audience**
This event is aimed at designers and developers, and for people who are interested in getting started creating games of their own. We expect 200+ game creators across many mediums to attend as well as give talks on a wide variety of topics surrounding game creation. In 2017 we had over 250 attendees and 30+ speakers.
Sorry, but we already have priced our tickets at the lowest price we can to provide the day's meals, shirts, and venue space, so we cannot offer any student discounts. If you're interested in volunteering, email us at [email protected].
**What to Expect**
Tons of talks! Fantastic information from design, dev, and business perspectives. Great networking, and amazing food.
Also with your registration you'll get 2 meals:
- Breakfast of coffee and pastries from Flour bakery
- Lunch from PennyPackers
And a super cool t-shirt!
**About Us**
We are a small team of all-volunteer community members, united by the purpose of encouraging game creation in our local community and beyond. The BostonFIG organization is made up of people who work on the Festival, people who work on FIG Talks, people who work on educational programming, and people who work on all of the above. We are a 501c3 charitable organization, and our mission statement is:
BostonFIG is dedicated to fostering the next generation of game developers. Through youth and small-business outreach initiatives culminating in the yearly festival, the Boston Festival of Indie Games strives to strengthen the game development industry of New England and beyond.
You can read more about our team at http://bostonfig.com/about/
Schedule and Speakers
Our preliminary schedule can be viewed here: https://airtable.com/shrAFoQQ1lSelTtK9/tblDMsWV36jdh1VVN
Our speakers can be viewed here: https://airtable.com/shrFzmx9Zy0jW18QQ/tblhG7JBPTdI8cU7V
Subject to change on last minute speaker availability, etc.
