Susitikime Vilniaus Knygų Mugėje!
Let’s continue the nice tradition of late summer gatherings for a grill party! Together with our friends Nordcurrent and continuous support from the Lithuanian Council for Culture, we invite you to reignite old connections and meet new people in the game developers community. We are returning to Art Factory LOFTAS outside area, and will be ready for a grand party on August 8!
Plan for the evening:
+ Meat and vegan BBQ food (bar food also available)
+ Free cocktails (limited offer!)
+ Nordcurrent DJ’s team
REGISTRATION NECESSARY! Grab your ticket HERE.
Your ticket will be scanned at the entrance for a bracelet, giving you all access to the venue’s treats. Please try to check in before 20:00, but don’t be discouraged to drop in later.
Got any friends curious about making games? Bring them along!
Who knows what new opportunities await at the BBQ? 🙂
SEE YOU SOON!
When: August 8th (Thursday), from 18:00.
Where: Art Factory LOFTAS, Vilnius. Entrance from Paneriu st.
* Cover art by Viktorija Ramonaitė
Lithuanian Game Developers Association is happy to invite you to a meetup dedicated to computer graphics and digital art. This time, we are also celebrating the opening of the Unreal community chapter in Lithuania!
The event will take place in the heart of the old town, at Talent Garden Vilnius.
Our first guest is Ari Arnbjörnsson, who is an Unreal Engine Evangelist at Epic Games. He has 15 years of varied games industry experience ranging from social, web and mobile games to console games. His latest work before joining Epic Games was on Housemarque’s BAFTA-winning game Returnal for PlayStation 5.
Ari will talk about various ways to use Unreal Engine in different creative industries: game development, movies, TV production and others.
Our second guest is James Doyle, originally from New Zealand, who has over a decade of experience in both the film and gaming industries. He is an art director and sculptor who is deeply committed to the art of storytelling and has worked with renowned companies such as Weta Digital, Weta Workshop, A44 Games, and RiffRaff Games. Whether it’s through the lens of a camera or the canvas of a game engine, James relishes the opportunity to breathe life into narratives, blending artistry and technology to forge unforgettable experiences.
James’ session will cover experiences in various industries, the importance of creativity and adaptability, commonalities and differences, as well as the most important transferable skills.
Our final guest is Marius Narbutaitis, a VFX artist and co-founder of Matima Studio in Klaipėda. He will unravel the captivating story of launching an indie game development studio: banding together a group of passionate freelancers and sharing a common passion for creating games. Gain firsthand insights into the artistry, trials, and lessons learned that have shaped their studio. Peek behind the scenes of indie game development and be inspired by the triumphs born from adversity!
After the talks, we’ll have a chance to play Matima’s upcoming game Tempo Punk and hopefully more Unreal Engine projects!
Don’t forget to register on Eventbrite.
The event is organized with the support of Epic Games and the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Intellectual property and copyright workshop incoming.
Three online interactive workshops about intellectual property and copyright will go live on November 8th, 15th and 22nd. Mark your calendars for three November Wednesdays at 16:00 Lithuania time and learn about the amazing, the horrifying world of legal issues. Participants can submit questions for lawyers during the workshops.
JOIN THE SESSIONS VIA ZOOM:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81548328455
Online links will go live soon. Topics:
November 8th: Workshop about different IP objects – copyrights, trademarks, designs, know-how, patents, as well as the specifics of each of them, forms of protection.
November 15th: Principles of IP transfer. How to transfer the IP you are creating or accept the already existing IP? IP protection through NDA, and IP rights in the investment process.
November 22nd: Intellectual property and taxes. Differences between employment contracts, what’s the best choice. Stock options and fees.
Workshops will be held in Lithuanian. You can register HERE.
We all have a passion for games, but there’s so much more than just playing. It’s a vast journey that goes through various stages before a game reaches our screens.
At our meet-up, we’ll be discussing:
- Game Design. ‘Becoming a Good Feature Owner’ by Katerina Shtirts, Lead Game Designer at Belka Games
- Analytics. ‘Product x analytics collaboration for backlog prioritization’ by Nikita Shustikov, ex-Director of Product at Socialpoint
- Ad Creatives. ‘Benefits of Systematic Creative Production’ by Andrey Selin, Senior Creative Producer at Rovio
Whether you’re an aspiring game developer, a marketer, or just someone who loves games, this meet-up is tailored just for you.
And guess what? We’ve got you covered with delicious snacks and refreshing drinks to keep the conversations flowing and the spirits high!
Hosted by Belka Games with the invaluable support of the Lithuanian Game Developers Association.
Entry is FREE! Spaces are limited, so if you’re as enthusiastic about games as we are, grab your pass now.
Our game developers meetup series return to Kaunas and will take place on October 11 at Vytautas Magnus University, Putvinskio st. 23 (auditorium 311).
Our program:
18:15
„Upcoming Events & Games in Lithuania”
Nora Navardauskaite, events coordinator at Lithuanian Game Developers Association
18:45
Games intros by developers
If you’d like to share what game projects you are working (do a short intro or just show the game to visitors), please contact Ricardas from LGDA (ricardas at lzka dot lt).
19:00
„Developing a grassroots gamedev community”
Game developers Vaidas Vai, Airidas Janonis, game critic Artūras Rumiancevas.
Thanks to Vytautas Magnus University Faculty of Informatics for the help in organizing the meetup, and the Lithuanian Council for Culture for the continuous support!
Also, if you are working with or interested in gamedev in Kaunas, please join the recently launched Discord server Kaunas Game Developers!
Don’t forget to register on Eventbrite!
Our next meetup is set for September 28th and will take place at Talent Garden Vilnius, located on Vilniaus st. 33.
We will have three guests covering various topics:
19:00
„Technical game designers, what do they do?”
Speaker: Vaidas Okunis, Senior Gameplay Designer, Remedy Entertainment
Vaidas is a game designer with 10 years of experience in the industry who is currently working at Remedy Entertainment. He has been working in various design roles as a gameplay designer, technical designer, and system designer.
19:30
„Crafting Worlds with Words: From the Kitchen of Storm Warfare”
Speaker: Onur Kocaoglu, Lead Game Copywriter, Janus Interactive
Onur is an award-winning senior advertising copywriter from Turkey with over 16 years of experience and the lead copywriter of the trading card game Storm Warfare.
20:00
„Building Web3 Games: From Concept to Blockchain Integration”
Speaker: Edvinas Mandravickas, CTO, Engines of Fury
Edvinas has been working in various games industry tech roles for more than a decade. Currently, he is leading the technical side of Engines of Fury development, which is a top-down extraction shooter.
The meetup, like many other association activities, is supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture. And thanks to Vilnius TechFusion for spreading the word about our events!
Don’t forget to register on Eventbrite!
Let’s continue the nice tradition of late summer gatherings for a grill party! Together with our friends Nordcurrent and continuous support from the Lithuanian Council for Culture, we invite you to reignite old connections and meet new people in the game developers community. We are moving to a larger space – Art Factory LOFTAS outside area, and will be ready for a grand party on August 17!
Plan for the evening:
+ Meat and vegan BBQ food (bar food also available)
+ Free cocktails (limited offer!)
+ Happy Clinic happy hour 🙂
+ Nordcurrent DJ’s team
REGISTRATION NECESSARY!
Your ticket will be scanned at the entrance for a bracelet, giving you all access to the venue’s treats. Please try to check in before 20:00, but don’t be discouraged to drop in later.
Got any friends curious about making games? Bring them along!
Who knows what new opportunities await at the BBQ? 🙂
SEE YOU SOON!
When: August 17th (Thursday), from 18:00.
Where: Art Factory LOFTAS, Švitrigailos st. 29, Vilnius.
Tickets: HERE.
Lithuanian Game Developers Association is happy to invite you to a meetup dedicated to computer graphics and digital art. The meetup is absolutely free of charge!
The event will take place on June 8th in the heart of the old town, at Talent Garden Vilnius.
Sessions:
19:00
„Motion Capture Demystified: A Guide for Indie Game Devs”
Speaker: Jonas Balakauskas, Animation Lead, VR studio „Nieko”
19:30
„A Broad Overview of the Art Direction Process for 2D and 3D Animated TV Series”
Speaker: Giedrė Kaveckaitė, Art Director, KELEBEK MEDIA LIMITED (UK)
20:15
„Making the Worlds of God of War”
Speaker: Vilius Petrauskas, Concept Designer on God of War Ragnarök
After the talks, we’ll have a special celebration – 10 years anniversary of the Lithuanian Game Developers Association! 🎂
The event is organized with the support of the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Creative Europe Desk LT.
Shine a light on what’s new in mobile gaming and apps on 23rd February, 18:30 at Talent Garden. 
Powered by Google & Lithuanian Game Developers Association, GameCamp Light #4 event invites you to soak up practical knowledge on Growth, Data, Creative, Analytics and Product Development topics from three solid guests.
Take this opportunity to hear from:
– MARIUSZ GASIEWSKI (CEE Mobile Gaming Lead, Google),
– MICHAŁ SZCZUDLAK (Head of Data Analytics at Ten Square Games)
– KATHERINE SADOUSKAYA (User Acquisition Manager at GameHouse).
Register here for offline (doors open at 17:30) or online participation: https://www.gamecamp.io/…/gamecamp-light-4-on-23rd-of…/
Welcome to the semi-annual event, dedicated to computer graphics in video games and other creative industries! Let’s meet on December 15 in a beautiful location Tech Park Sapiegos (building No 3), listen to creative experiences from our guests and chat about this really active and hopefully productive year!
We’ll have three talks coming from different countries and fields of CG:
19:00
“Visualizing a Dystopian World of Vesper”
Vilius Petrauskas, Concept Artist
Vilius was part of many ambitious creative projects, including AAA games (God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West), architecture and film industry, with most expensive Lithuanian sci-fi movie premiering earlier this year.
“Visualizing a Dystopian World of Vesper”
Vilius Petrauskas, Concept Artist
Vilius was part of many ambitious creative projects, including AAA games (God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West), architecture and film industry, with most expensive Lithuanian sci-fi movie premiering earlier this year.
19:45
“Art of the Hangar’s Creation: the Impact on Player’s Journey”
Mariya Zinchenko, 3D artist at Wargaming
3 years in Wargaming, 4 years in art in IT industry. Graduated in Design. Mariya is an Environment artist and supervisor in World of Tanks. Mostly she creates, manages and supervises the environment of hangars in Wargaming’s biggest game World of Tanks.
“Art of the Hangar’s Creation: the Impact on Player’s Journey”
Mariya Zinchenko, 3D artist at Wargaming
3 years in Wargaming, 4 years in art in IT industry. Graduated in Design. Mariya is an Environment artist and supervisor in World of Tanks. Mostly she creates, manages and supervises the environment of hangars in Wargaming’s biggest game World of Tanks.
20:30
“Transitioning from Traditional to Digital Art”
Aleksei Shatunov, Mentor at CG Spectrum College of Digital Art and Animation
After many years as a traditional academic artist and instructor, Aleksei dived into CG and joined games industry, with experiences in Marvel, Upper Deck, Ringtail studios and others. More at Instagram @shatunovaleksei and alekseishatunov.com.
“Transitioning from Traditional to Digital Art”
Aleksei Shatunov, Mentor at CG Spectrum College of Digital Art and Animation
After many years as a traditional academic artist and instructor, Aleksei dived into CG and joined games industry, with experiences in Marvel, Upper Deck, Ringtail studios and others. More at Instagram @shatunovaleksei and alekseishatunov.com.
After the talks, we’ll continue the evening at Tech Park with a cosy feast. Fingers crossed for nice weather!
Big thanks to Wargaming for support and to the Lithuanian Council for Culture, which enabled us to have such an active and eventful year!
Don’t forget to register a ticket on Eventbrite!
Background art – Dave Chenell.
Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų asociacija kviečia Jus į renginį, skirtą plačiau susipažinti su žaidimų kūryba Lietuvoje!
Ar žinojai, kad lietuviški žaidimai kuriami jau daugiau nei 20 metų? Kad mūsų sukurtus žaidimus žaidžia šimtai milijonų žmonių visame pasaulyje? Kad žaidimų kūryba apima daugybę veiklos sričių, tad prie jų gali prisidėti įvairių įgūdžių turintys ar norintys jų įgyti kūrėjai?
Ričardas Jaščemskas ir Nora Navardauskaitė iš Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų asociacijos pasidalins naujausia informacija apie tai, kas vyksta Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų padangėje, kas ir kokius žaidimus kuria, kokie renginiai organizuojami ir kur galima pasimokyti įvairių GameDev disciplinų. Mingailė Joniškė papasakos apie studiją Tag of Joy, šiemet pasirodžiusio žaidimo Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit kūrybą bei kitą studijos veiklą.
Nepamiršk užsiregistruoti bilieto Eventbrite!
Renginį organizuoja Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų asociacija, veiklą iš dalies finansuoja Lietuvos kultūros taryba.
Ar žinojai, kad lietuviški žaidimai kuriami jau daugiau nei 20 metų? Kad mūsų sukurtus žaidimus žaidžia šimtai milijonų žmonių visame pasaulyje? Kad žaidimų kūryba apima daugybę veiklos sričių, tad prie jų gali prisidėti įvairių įgūdžių turintys ar norintys jų įgyti kūrėjai?
Ričardas Jaščemskas ir Nora Navardauskaitė iš Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų asociacijos pasidalins naujausia informacija apie tai, kas vyksta Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų padangėje, kas ir kokius žaidimus kuria, kokie renginiai organizuojami ir kur galima pasimokyti įvairių GameDev disciplinų. Rytis Jadzevičius, studijos „Fluxo Games“ vadovas papasakos apie žaidimų kūrybą ir studijos darbą.
Nepamiršk užsiregistruoti bilieto Eventbrite!
Renginį organizuoja Lietuvos žaidimų kūrėjų asociacija, renginio partneris Inovacijų agentūra, veiklą iš dalies finansuoja Lietuvos kultūros taryba.
Join us for the next GameDev Meetup and let‘s celebrate its 30th anniversary!
Let’s meet on November 24 starting from 18:00 at Talent Garden Vilnius, Vilniaus st. 33 (entrance on the left side of Piano Piano).
We’ll have three talks from our guests:
18:30
“Documentation in RnD – Goals, Creation, Usage”
Speaker: Kate Nagornaya, RnD Producer at Belka Games
Over the past 6 years, Kate has had a lot of experience in game analysis (mobile casual games). Now she’s a game producer, and she can implement her knowledge of data and user behaviour as well as her gaming experience (she’s a gamer without saying).
19:15
„Quality: How We Evaluate It in Games”
Speaker: Anya Zielińska, Production Director at Paradox Development Studio
Anya started working in Paradox as a publishing producer. Now she’s a Production Director in Paradox Development Studio. She has worked with Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Victoria 3 and is working with several unannounced titles.
20:00
“I’m Great, You’re Great but What Else – How to Successfully Pitch to a Publisher”.
Speaker: Joanna Keler, Marketing & PR Lead | Women in Games Ambassador
Joanna’s marketing and social media management experience in game development span the UK, Germany, and Poland (Klabater, 11 bit studios), and she’s an enthusiast of all things tech. Joana actively works for women empowerment in games industry as a Women in Games’ ambassador and a mentor with Women in Games International.
After the talks, everyone is welcome to stay for networking at Talent Garden, meet new people and chat in a friendly atmosphere. We promise not to keep you hungry!
Don’t forget to register a ticket on Eventbrite!
Thanks a lot to Belka Games for helping with the meetup organization!
Also, as with many other Association activities, we’d like to thank the Lithuanian Council for Culture for their support.
Let’s meet for coffee and talk about how to best use various social platforms in game development!
On November 3rd, from 18:00 we’ll start with a special coffee tasting by VERO CAFE coffee technologist Eglė Mačiulskytė, where you can try several sorts of coffee beans and learn more about the preparation process.
From 18:30 we will have a panel discussion about social platforms in game development. The panel will consist of four guests:
John P. , Global Director of Gaming at Aleph Group
Laura Savickaitė, Community Manager at Nordcurrent
Aurimas Garuolis, Game Developer at SnoutUp
Moderator: Delija Milasiute, Communication Strategist and CEO at Hersus
Please don’t forget to register a ticket on Eventbrite.
See you!
On October 13 all games industry friends and especially newcommers are invited for a networking meetup, which will be hosted by one of newest members of LGDA – a gamified social platform Breach.gg.
The event will take place at Technopolis Beta (J. Balčikonio 3) from 18:00. The formal networking program will start at 18:30. If you’d like to participate in pre-arranged one-to-one short meetings (so called „speed-dating”), please fill the registration form here:
https://forms.gle/WfPzPVorut9kT6JT9
Of course everyone is welcome to join the event for informal networking, chatting, playing games and winning some nice prizes!
Breach.gg team will take care of the snacks, drinks and all the fun stuff!
GameDev Meetup #28 is organized with the support of the Lithuanian Council of Culture.
Don’t forget to register tickets on Eventbrite!
See you!