Joining us for a student day talk on his journey from student to established game developer, please give a warm welcome to Thor Palsson from Megapop! Thor Palsson is a Nord graduate that currently works as Senior Game Designer for Megapop. With over Six years of experience in the gaming industry. In his career Thor has worn many […]
Joining us for a writing panel and student day talk, we are excited to welcome back Eric Stirpe from Remedy Entertainment! Eric Stirpe is a writer originally hailing from the tiny state of Rhode Island in the United States. From 2013-2018 he worked at Telltale Games on franchises such as The Walking Dead, Batman, and […]
We are so happy to welcome back our next Konsoll speaker, Molly Maloney from Remedy Entertainment! Molly Maloney is currently Lead Narrative Designer on the Alan Wake 2 DLC for Remedy Entertainment. Previously, she has been a Lead Narrative Designer and Assistant Director at Telltale Games (Tales from the Borderlands, Minecraft: Story Mode, Guardians of […]
Konsoll is proud to be hosting a student day at Spillhuset Bergen! We offer not only insight into day-to-day game development with local developers, but also exciting talks by national and international speakers. Continuing from last year, we also offer students a chance to showcase their games! The student day starts at 10:00 at Spillhuset […]
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, […]
Welcome back to Konsoll, Stephen Hey! Stephen’s career spans 28 years of games PR, advertising, product marketing and latterly the role of Marketing Director at EA studio, Chillingo. Although Stephen loves games, he is terrible at them, but has a deep understanding of why people play games and what triggers people to buy them. He […]
Konsoll is proud to be 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 Milica Dokic (Talent Acquisition Specialist, Funcom). The student day starts at 10:30 at the Bergen Public Library. Local Norwegian companies will […]
We are thrilled to announce our next speaker at Konsoll and Konsoll Connect, Rami Ismail! Rami Ismail is a Dutch-Egyptian independent games & tool developer with over 20 titles across PC, console, web, and mobile. The co-founder of the influential now-retired indie games studio Vlambeer, Rami worked on award-winning and genre-defining games such as Ridiculous […]
Konsoll is looking for dedicated volunteers to help us deliver a successful conference! Working time is November 15th, 16th, and 17th, 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.
Attending the Konsoll Connect business day? Book meetings with MeetToMatch! Konsoll teams up with MeetToMatch for convenient B2B meeting planning, online and on-site! Create your profile on the easy to use event platform and browse through the list of attendees, or check out the Showcase filled with awesome projects. Since different time zones often accidentally […]
Join us in giving a warm welcome to our next Konsoll Connect speaker, Dann Sullivan from Steel Media! Dann is the Managing Editor of Steel Media’s B2C sites: Pocket Gamer, Pocket Gamer France, 148Apps and AppSpy, as well as the founder & Editor in Chief of Big Boss Battle (B3). He believes that curation and […]
The IGDA Finland Mentor café is now being brought to Konsoll for the very first time! In the IGDA Finland Mentor Café, games industry leaders will share their knowledge and expertise in short, 20 minute mentoring sessions. Industry leaders share valuable knowledge, skills and advice in IGDA Mentor Cafés, “giving back” to anyone in the […]
We are delighted to welcome our next Konsoll speaker, Justin Keenan from ZA/UM Studio. Justin is a writer and narrative designer at ZA/UM Studio, where he worked on Disco Elysium and Disco Elysium: The Final Cut. He’s based in Brooklyn, New York.
Please give a warm welcome to our next Konsoll Connect speaker, Tim Repa-Davis from Sheridans! Tim will be giving an in depth talk on publishing agreements and what to avoid. Games and talent lawyer. Tim is a lawyer specializing in advising games companies and games industry talent, from developers and publishers to streamers and other […]
Please join us in welcoming our next speaker Max Pears! Max will be joining us this year with an exciting talk on Spatial Composition. Max Pears is a Senior Level Designer with over 8 years of experience designing a range of games. These have ranged from app chart mobile games, cutting technology AR games to […]
Konsoll is thrilled to announce our next speaker, Hollie Newsham from Lucid Games! Hollie Newsham is a Senior Animator at Lucid Games, where she started her career as a professional game developer in 2017. She launched Destruction AllStars a PS5 exclusive in 2021, that highlighted her passion for character creation and animation. Getting into the […]