SXSW 2020

Pushing the boundaries of what video games are

Description:

The independent video games sector is confronted to the same dilemma as other cultural industries like cinema : when funding is still the crux of the matter, and when you have to compete with blockbusters carried by the major studios, how to produce independent video games with strong authors points of view, which often means to deviate from mass market preferences ?
Some european producers/game studios take up this challenge. They gave birth to internationally recognized productions, and you will learn a lot from their experiences during this session.


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Takeaways

  1. Understand the way european independent video game developers produce original contents.
  2. Understand the power of storytelling in independent video games.
  3. Concretes examples of european independent video games that reached a large audience.

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Organizer

Gilles Freissinier, Head of digital, ARTE France


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Gaming Industry
  • Track 2
  • Level: Intermediate


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