Time for another GameDev Meetup in Klaipėda! Let’s join, share about your work and meet creators almost at the end of summer – on August 28! The event will take place at Culture Factory (also known as KUFA), Bangų st. 5A, Studio 2A on 2nd floor, from 18:00.

This time we’d like to open “the stage” to everyone in the Klaipėda community and around who are working with games, VR and other related fields to share your visions, ideas and creations. Already confirmed updates will come from Tempo Punk, Worldwide Rush, Play Life Creative Studio, BLON and GameOn events.

We’ll have a computer and screen available for short intros (any format works), and afterwards we’ll have time to try some games or view some creative works, so feel free to also bring your laptops!

Please send a message about your idea or project which you’d be interested in presenting to ricardas@lzka.lt. Also, don’t hesitate to contact the organizers at the location before the event!

Special thanks to Culture Factory for helping with this meetup, and our long-term supporters, the Lithuanian Council for Culture!

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BLON animation and games festival will celebrate its 10-year anniversary this year in Klaipėda on September 12-15. As games creators or players you can join the festival in many ways:
– Listen to the talks and discussions by industry colleagues. This year one of the focus topics is publishing, with publishers such as Untold Tales from Poland and ARTE from France joining, also developers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will share their stories of bringing their games to market.
– Meet publishers for one-on-one chats, please use this form to register.  
– Play the games from Aware Game Awards program. 10 games covering various social, political, environmental and other topics are selected for this showcase, and creators are joining the event from Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 
– Showcase your game. We’re inviting LGDA members (and those interested in joining the association) to show their games during the event. More details and registration here. 
– Share your story. One evening will be dedicated to celebrating the 10th BLON anniversary and sharing stories from the festival’s history. If you’d like to get a spotlight on the stage, please register here. 
– Try VR experiences, watch films, such as documentary about DayZ virtual community Knit’s Island, join art expos, parties and many other activities mapped throughout these four days at amazing Klaipėda!  

Find the full program here, and join the festival by getting your industry pass here: https://blon.lt/en/pass/ 

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Have you ever had that feeling of wanting to create something truly amazing? Maybe a game? Now you have an awesome opportunity to create a game prototype in one weekend, both professionals and amateurs alike! It might be the best time for you to experience first-hand what it takes to actually create a game, network and shape your future in one of the best creative industries – video and tabletop games! This is the place where everybody who associates creativity with games can feel at home. Well, for 48 hours, at least! ⏰

You can come with a team or alone – everyone will be able to participate, so grab your ticket and let’s meet on January 26-28 in these five cities (tickets are different for each location):

🗺️ Vilnius: Martynas Mažvydas National Library (Gediminas av. 51 / Gedimino pr. 51). TICKETS HERE

🗺️ Kaunas: Lithuanian Museum of Education (Vytautas av. 52 / Vytauto pr. 52). TICKETS HERE

🗺️ Klaipėda: Klaipėda Science and Technology Park (Vilhelmo Berbomo st. 10). TICKETS HERE

🗺️ Šiauliai: Northern Lithuania College (Tilžės st. 22). TICKETS HERE

🗺️ Panevėžys: Panevėžys Science and Technology Park (J. Žemgulio st. 46). TICKETS HERE

✋ If you’d like to volunteer at the event, you can still apply! Please fill out this form.

❕All minors have to be accompanied by an adult or present a written agreement from a guardian to be able to participate.

Thank you to all our sponsors: Lithuanian Council for Culture, Nordcurrent, Belka Games, Estoty, TutoTOONS, Wargaming, Nieko, Nesnausk!, and our partners Battery, Super Manki, Gaidelis and Nomeda. A huge shout-out to our amazing team and volunteers – the event would not be possible without you! ❤️

You can check out the schedule, recommended item list, link to register on Global Game Jam site and find more information at gamejam.lt. Don’t forget to join our Discord server, too!

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BLON animation and games festival is returning to Klaipėda on September 8-11. Besides all the usual animation and VR programs, industry talks and workshops, the event will have an exceptional addition this year. BLON has formed a friendship with A MAZE./ Berlin games festival! Artistic, playful, vibrant, bright and emotionally charged games & installations are ready to be played by Baltic audiences. Come and see, play, or spectate – we’re sure the experience will be charged with emotions!

Also, we are planning to showcase some games created in Lithuania and Estonia!

Additionally, the creator of A MAZE./ Berlin and several of selected games developers will share their experiences during the industry conference. 

BLON x A MAZE. program is supported by Nordcurrent and technology partners Skytech.  

More about the festival and all programs at blon.lt.  

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