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Nordic Game Discovery Day 2017
May 19, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
“What we will do on the Discovery Day is to attack the topic of passion from these different angles and give you a variety of takes on what it means when creating games. From the drive that keeps you going to empathy for players with less and less time at their hands, from the pleasure that games can create in players to the persistence you need to survive as an artist, the talks will shed a light on the passion that keeps us all going. Come join us for the first ever Nordic Game Discovery Day.”
We wanted to have a curatorial theme that links all presentations. It had to be a topic that allows for an artistic angle and also connects the practice of making games with the life of the creator. Starting from the word passion, that describes why we all make games, we went in four different directions:
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Drive – the passion that keeps you going despite the world falling apart
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Feeling – pleasure and fulfillment in games and outside
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Empathy – having a heart in this grim world
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Persistence – making games while you have a life
Discovery Day & Showcase: Friday, 19 May
Created and curated in close cooperation with longtime partners Copenhagen Game Collective, Nordic Game Discovery Day will be held as the last day of NG17, namely Friday, 19 May. Open to all NG17 conference pass holders, stand-alone Discovery Day & Showcase tickets are available for only 59 EUR. Get yours right here!10:00 – 16:00: Loads of great talks, all conference auditoriums
The Discovery Day program includes a strong speaker line-up with some of the most exciting names in game creation today. Session details and speakers to be announced soon.10:00 – 20:00: Discovery Showcase, Dining Hall
At the Discovery Showcase, developers can book a table in the Dining Hall and join the selection of great new game projects; visit the showcase to play the creations and meet the developers! Highlighting the Discovery Showcase will be the eight games nominated for the annual Sensation Award. All NG17 attendees will also be able to play the nominated games during the conference and vote for their favorite.12:00 – 14:00: Lunch, Dining Hall
A complimentary lunch is included with all NG17 conference passes.13:00-14:00: Discovery Contest Grand Final
At the grand final of Nordic Game’s debut live pitch contest, participants will present their games to the grand final judges, among them legendary Japanese game designer Fumito Ueda, and before an NG17 audience. Read more about the contest here.15:00-16:00: NG17 Wrap-up, including Sensation Awards
Thomas Vigild is back with his not-to-be-missed conference wrap-up show, this year fused with a wealth of award presentations, including announcement of the Sensation Award winner as well as Discovery Contest “Game of the Year”.16:00-20:00: NG17 After Hours
Nordic Game Discovery Day will end with a “chill” bang in the Dining Hall. Full of games, fun and surprises.
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