Dr Tommy Thompson is the founder of AI and Games, a company that provides consultancy, training, and development support for artificial intelligence in the video games industry. He is largely known as a content creator, producing the AI and Games YouTube channel for over 10 years, plus a bi-weekly Substack on AI in the games […]
This October 31st, from 20:00 to 00:00, join us at Kulturhuset i Bergen for a spook-tacular Halloween party like no other! Whether you come dressed as your favorite video game character or in your own unique style, we welcome all conference pass holders aged 20 and over for a night of games industry fun! Costumes […]
We are proud to welcome our next Konsoll Connect speaker, Natalia Grajek from PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions! Natalia is a People & Performance Advisor with eight years of experience in recruitment and HR across tech, game development, and space industries. Based in Oslo, she works at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions in Amsterdam, focusing on building and developing teams. She has […]
Natalia is a People & Performance Advisor with eight years of experience in recruitment and HR across tech, game development, and space industries. Based in Oslo, she works at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions in Amsterdam, focusing on building and developing teams. She has experience with people processes in both startups and AAA studios.
Stuart Sumida is a biologist and paleontologist who earned his bachelors and doctoral degrees from UCLA, and later did postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago. He is now a professor of Biology at the California State University campus in San Bernardino. He studies animal structure, function, and evolution; he has written three books and […]
Please help us give a warm welcome to our next Konsoll speaker, Eevi Korhonen from Housemarque! With over a decade of experience in the game industry, ranging from mobile and Facebook to AAA games, Eevi Korhonen is very familiar with the many facets of games and game design. As a narrative designer and an avid […]
With over a decade of experience in the game industry, ranging from mobile and Facebook to AAA games, Eevi Korhonen is very familiar with the many facets of games and game design. As a narrative designer and an avid LARPer and tabletop roleplayer, she has always been interested in that magical place where storytelling meets […]
Konsoll is proud to announce our first speaker for 2022, Richard Oud from Guerrilla Games! Richard Oud is the Studio Animation Director at Guerrilla, a PlayStation Studio based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Joining the studio in 2007, his credits include Killzone 2, Killzone 3, Killzone: Shadow Fall as well as critically acclaimed action RPG Horizon […]
We’re pleased to announce that tickets to this year’s Konsoll conference will go on sale on August 15th! Prices are as follows: 🎮General ticket: 850kr 👩🎓Student ticket: 750kr 🚀Konsoll Connect Developer ticket: 350kr 📈Konsoll Connect Publisher/Investor ticket: 850kr Lunch at both our events, Konsoll and Konsoll Connect, are included in the price of the tickets. […]
Richard Oud is the Studio Animation Director at Guerrilla, a PlayStation Studio based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Joining the studio in 2007, his credits include Killzone 2, Killzone 3, Killzone: Shadow Fall as well as critically acclaimed action RPG Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West. Since 2021, Richard is the Studio Animation […]
Stephen got his break in the games industry in 1993, PR’ing for the movie-heavy portfolio of Ocean Software and helping to launch games like Worms, V-Rally and Jurassic Park. He co-founded the games creative agency Head First in 1999, working with clients such as Activision, EA, Nintendo, and Lego. Mobile games came next, and Stephen […]
Dan Thronström is an industry veteran with 20+ years of experience working at game studios ranging from Crytek, Grin, Avalanche – leading teams from 5 up 100 people, developing both indie and AAA experiences. For the past 10 years, Dan has worked with investing and coaching more than 30 startup studios, giving him a unique […]
Hollie Newsham is a lead animator working in the games industry. Her journey began with studying computer animation at the University of South Wales, where she received a first-class honours degree, landing her first job at Lucid Games within six months of graduating. She has managed to fit a lot in since 2017: she shipped […]
We are so excited to finally reveal the dates for Konsoll 2022! November 22nd and 23rd we’ll all get together to celebrate our favourite industry. It is also our great pleasure to announce the venue for 2022: Grieghallen! We can’t wait to see you there!