We’d like to give a warm welcome to our Konsoll Connect speakers Hans-Andreas Kleven (Pineleaf Studio) and Andreas Brunvoll (Folkeinvest)! Hans is one of the founders of Pineleaf Studio, having been the Manager of the company and its projects. During his time at Pineleaf Studio, Hans-Andreas was responsible for fundraising over 20 million Nok for […]
We are so pleased to welcome back our next speaker, Oskar Stålberg! Previously at Ubisoft and UsTwo, Oskar Stålberg is the technical artist turned indie developer behind the procedural generation of Bad North and Townscaper. His past procedural experimentation can be experienced in a series of widely shared interactive web demos exploring different procedural approaches.
We’re delighted to present the final programme for Konsoll 2021. We’re excited to have a wonderful line-up of talented, inspirational, award winning speakers at our 10th birthday celebration. You can find out who’s who and what they’ll be talking about in the program tab for Konsoll. Our workshops have also gone live. Sign up for […]
Calling Bergen direct from the US, we are excited to welcome Austin Wintory! Grammy-nominated and 2-time BAFTA winning composer Austin Wintory has worked on a wide variety of titles spanning games, film, TV and the concert hall. Most known for his work on the PS3 game Journey, his other games include The Banner Saga trilogy, […]
We are very excited to welcome Tim Laning to Konsoll! Tim Laning is co-founder, co-owner and CEO of Grendel Games, a serious game development company based in the Frisian city of Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. He was also the driving force behind the game development and design course at the NHL University for Professional Education, the […]
Please welcome our next speaker Andreas Suika, from Epic Games! As Unreal Engine Evangelist at Epic Games, Andreas helps developers create successful games and applications with Unreal Engine 4. Andreas has 19+ years experience in different roles. At UBISOFT BLUE BYTE he worked as Level-, and Game Designer and Creative Director on titles like THE […]
We are happy to announce that Dan Thronström will be returning to Konsoll 19! Dan has more than 14 years industry experience as a producer and project manager, having led large development teams and game productions ranging from Capcom, EA/Crytek, Warner Brothers to Avalanche Studios self-published the Hunter series. Games include Bionic Commando, Crysis 1 […]
Konsoll is collaborating with the retro game music festival Back In Time! This year’s BIT will take place on Friday the 18th, and Saturday the 19th of October. Back In Time is a LIVE event and celebration of retro game music. After the success of last year’s event, once again BACK IN TIME will be […]
Please join us in welcoming our next speaker, Angie Smets from Guerrilla Games. Angie is Executive Producer and part of the Management Team at Guerrilla, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Since joining the studio in 2003 she has produced multiple games in Guerrilla’s celebrated first-person shooter franchise, Killzone. Most recently, Angie shipped Guerrilla’s first venture […]
Konsoll is looking for dedicated volunteers to help us deliver a successful conference! Working time is October 16th, 17th, and 18th from approximately 08:00 – 18:30 (in shifts). Volunteers receive complimentary conference registration and invitations to all events and parties. Schedules will also be arranged to allow volunteers to attend as many presentations as possible.If […]
For the sixth year in a row, Konsoll is hosting a student day in collaboration with the Bergen Public Library! We offer not only insight into day-to-day game development with local developers, but also an exciting talk by Felicia Prehn (Producer, Nopia Oy Ltd.) and Lee Petty (Art Director, Double Fine Productions). The student day […]
After several years of hosting an investor pitching competition, Konsoll Connect is expanding to include a full Business Day in advance of Konsoll. Focused on helping established developers network and grow, Konsoll Connect will be a full day event consisting of talks, panels, and networking.After our talks and panels, we will be hosting a showcasing […]
Konsoll is thrilled to be welcoming back another fantastic speaker, Ryan Duffin. Ryan Duffin is the Gameplay Animation Director at The Initiative, a new Microsoft Studio in Santa Monica, CA.Following through on a youth misspent on cartoons, short stories, video games, RPGs and monster movies, he went to school for 3D animation and started working […]
With one of Konsoll’s favorite profile pictures, please help us give a warm welcome to our next speaker, Rex Crowle. Rex’s background is in art, animation and design. He has worked in television animation, for clients such as Disney and MTV, but most of his career has been in video games. Firstly finding an outlet […]
Konsoll has partnered with Scandic Hotels to offer our attendees a comfortable stay during the conference! The Scandic hotels are offering a ** 10% discount** for a limited block of rooms. Three hotels are included in our deal, all of which are only a few blocks from the conference venue Grieghallen. Our promotional code is: […]
You might recognize our next speaker as our one and only Game Master from our past events. Konsoll is therefore very proud to announce our next speaker, who has a dear place in our hearts, Yngvill Hopen. Yngvill Hopen is a concept artist with a background in traditional art and a passion for storytelling. After […]