Konsoll is looking for dedicated volunteers to help us deliver a successful conference! Working time is October 30th, 31st, and November 1st, 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 […]
We’d like to give a warm welcome to our next Konsoll Connect speaker, Max Navarro! Max Navarro is an associate specialising in the interactive entertainment team at media, tech and IP law firm Wiggin LLP. He is fortunate to work with a wide variety of clients across the industry, from indie studios to AAA publishers, […]
We are absolutely delighted to welcome our next speaker, here to talk about one of the most award-winning games of 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3, John Corcoran from Larian Studios! John Corcoran is a Senior Writer at Larian Studios, where he has worked on titles such as Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin II, both […]
We are very thrilled to announce our next Konsoll speaker, Are Sundnes from Hyper Games! Are Sundnes has a multidisciplinary background from both programming and art direction. He co-founded the indie studio Hyper Games 12 years ago, and is their CEO. The studio have made a series of award winning games, and their most recent […]
Did you enjoy playing Hades as much as we did? If so, join us in giving a warm welcome to our first speaker of the year: Eduardo Gorinstein! Eduardo is a game designer at Supergiant Games. He joined the team in 2018 where he has since primarily worked on Hades’ level design, combat encounters, and […]
We are very excited to welcome Christine Phelan from Valve to Konsoll 2021! Christine Phelan has enjoyed a career spanning over fourteen years as an animator in the entertainment industry where she has created compelling character performances for video games, virtual reality experiences, short films, and advertising campaigns. Her most recent work includes bringing nightmares […]
Konsoll is proud to announce that our 10th anniversary conference will take place from the 16th-17th of November, 2021! Our venue is once again the fabulous Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway. We are looking forward to bringing you two days of presentations, panels, workshops and discussions offering expert experience and insight into the latest game development […]
After 7 days of fabulous speakers, Konsoll has drawn to a close for 2020! If you haven’t had a chance to check out our talks yet, you can watch them anytime on our YouTube channel or on our webpage. We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our sponsors for making this […]
We are excited to bring you the final talk of Konsoll 2020: Uncovering your story – How to identify narrative opportunities in your game by Molly Maloney (Lead Narrative Designer, Bad Robot Games) and Eric Stirpe (Writer, Epic Games)! Watch their talk here or in our Archives. They are a Narrative Design/Writing duo currently based […]
Konsoll 2020 welcomes back one of our dearest speakers, Lee Petty (Art Director from Double Fine Productions)! Even if you can’t make the workshop, you can see his talk (link: https://youtu.be/pjZZP3BgoMo text: HERE) or in our Archives.Lee has been involved in video games since 1996 in a variety of art production and leadership roles. Lee […]
Please join us in welcoming Victoria Tran from Kitfox Games, and her talk about “Designing Game Communities for Kindness.” You can watch the video here or in our Archive. Victoria Tran is the Communications Director at Kitfox Games, an indie studio in Montreal, Canada creating intriguing worlds like ‘Boyfriend Dungeon’ and ‘Lucifer Within Us’. Additionally, […]
We are very pleased to welcome back Dan Thronström from Amplifier Game Invest! Enjoy his insightful talk “How to make a good games pitch” here or in our Archives! 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, […]
It is with great pleasure that we announce our next speaker, Lucy Kyriakidou! Check out her talk “Tips on Character Design” here or in our Archive. Managing a successful freelance career, Lucy’s art has helped bring more than 20 games to life. With 10 years experience in the games industry, she is an advocate for […]
Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our next speaker, Stuart Sumida! Watch his talk “The Five Most Important Anatomical Rules for Animators,” here or in our Archives! Dr. Stuart Sumida is a paleontologist with the California State University San Bernardino who has published three books and over 70 journal articles, specializing in […]
We are thrilled to welcome back a dear member of our Konsoll family, Felicia Prehn for this Konsoll 2020 talk, “What the Music Industry Can Learn From the Game Industry”!Check out their video here or in our Archives! Felicia Prehn is an almost completely blind animation and mobile game producer at Nopia Oy Ltd. They […]
A new speaker has entered the game! Please join us in welcoming Victoria Tran from Kitfox Games. Victoria Tran is the Communications Director at Kitfox Games, an indie studio in Montreal, Canada creating intriguing worlds like ‘Boyfriend Dungeon’ and ‘Lucifer Within Us’. Additionally, they are publishing ‘Dwarf Fortress’, ‘Pupperazzi’, and ‘Mondo Museum’ to Steam. When […]