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Building the Future of Gaming: Women Create Games Forum Debuts this September
The inaugural Women Create Games Forum debuts on September 13, 2024, at Event Horizon School's Milan campus; The full event will be broadcast live on the Event Horizon YouTube page, making it accessible to a global audience
The forum will feature keynote speakers from leading gaming companies, including Nacon Studio Milan, Frontier Developments, Criterion/EA, Milestone Srl, Avalanche Studios, and Xbox Game Content & Studios
Milan, Italy – September 4, 2024 – The inaugural Women Create Games Forum debuts next week on Friday, September 13, 2024 on Event Horizon School’s Milan campus, with a mission to foster collaboration, mentorship, and mutual support among women in the gaming industry, while sharing game career advice and experience with game developers globally.
The full event will be broadcast live, for free and in English, on the Event Horizon YouTube page from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CEST. Event breaks will feature live interviews and video content focused on game development.
The Women Create Games forum, organized by Event Horizon School and Women in Games Italia, offers intensive education on game careers to developers worldwide. This day-long event features six speakers from leading studios like Electronic Arts, Nacon, and Frontier Developments, representing key areas of game development including Art, Engineering, Design, and Production. Participants will gain insights into topics such as Environment Art, User Interface, Game Production, Lighting, and Game Design.
In addition to inspiring talks, the event will feature interactive Q&A sessions, networking opportunities, and chances for attendees to engage directly with industry leaders. The forum is supported by industry leaders committed to diversity in gaming, including Xbox, Predator Gaming (Acer), Skillsearch, Swipe Right PR, Women in Games, and devcom.
Featured speakers and their game development topics include:
- Alessandra Tomasina, Senior Producer at Nacon Studio Milan, who will demystify the role of a Game Producer and discuss the unsung heroes of game development.
- Arianna Fusetti, Lighting Artist at Frontier Developments, who will explore the vital role of lighting in storytelling and share her career journey in the gaming industry.
- Carola Pettinato, Associate Game Designer at Criterion/EA, who will delve into the game design process, highlighting the critical decisions that impact player experiences.
- Irene Filoscia, GFX/UI Programmer at Milestone Srl, who will discuss the importance of teamwork and synergy in game development, focusing on how programmers act as the glue holding diverse teams together.
- Lisa Gobbi, Senior Environment Artist at Avalanche Studios, who will share insights from her transition from the Italian to the British gaming industry, emphasizing the challenges and rewards of working internationally.
- Maria Elena Silletti, Lead UI at Nacon Studio Milan, who will highlight the importance of user interface design in meeting player expectations and enhancing user experience.
- Fiona Cherbak, Lead People & Talent Manager for Xbox Game Content & Studios, will kick off the proceedings with a brief keynote address and introduce the speakers.
The Women Create Games Forum is open to students, professionals, and anyone interested in learning more about the contributions of women in the gaming industry. The event will be broadcast live on Event Horizon School’s YouTube channel for those unable to attend in person.
For more details on the forum, exclusive rewards, and registration information, visit the official Event Horizon School website.
About Women in Games Italia: Women in Games Italia is the Italian non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry, eSports, and digital entertainment sectors. Through networking, mentorship programs, and educational initiatives, Women in Games Italia aims to support and empower women working in games and inspire the next generation of female game developers.
About Event Horizon School: Event Horizon School was born in 2013 with the intent of developing a unique hub in Italy dedicated to digital arts and training. Event Horizon is now the largest private Italian organization dedicated to training in game development, with 8 campuses in Italy: Turin, Milan, Padua, Bologna, Rome, Florence, Jesi, and Pescara.
About SkillSearch: Skillsearch is a market leader in recruitment across Games & Interactive jobs. For the past 30 years, we’ve been busy helping people (like you) with sought after skills find jobs in the Games, Interactive industries, all around the globe.
About Predator: Predator is Acer’s brand dedicated to gamers, offering a complete range of PCs, laptops, monitors, accessories, and peripherals known for high performance and iconic design. As Acer evolves with the industry and changing lifestyles, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software, and services will fuse with one another, creating ecosystems and opening up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. Acer’s 7,700 employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology.
About Swipe Right PR: Swipe Right PR is a global communications agency dedicated to esports and gaming. We manage consumer and corporate campaigns for businesses across all sectors of the industry; from world-leading technology and hardware brands, AAA and indie game publishers, and the biggest esports organizations in the world, including NVIDIA, Red Bull, Twitch, and Coffee Stain & Friends. We create brand strategies, help to shape a company’s identity, and build communities.
About Women in Games: Women in Games is a UK-based, not-for-profit organization operating to transform equity, diversity, and belonging in the games industry by galvanizing our community into action globally. The purpose of Women in Games is to empower girls and women by building a fairer, safer, more equal global gaming ecosystem. Women in Games’ vision is to ensure an environment where full equity of opportunity, treatment, and conditions empowers all girls and women, of any ethnicity, orientation, and background, to achieve their full potential within the global gaming ecosystem. www.womeningames.org
... devcom: devcom is the official game developer event of gamescom and Europe’s biggest game developer community-driven industry conference. Established in 2017, devcom is now a full-year experience focused around game development, game publishing, networking and community building. By offering additional content and events throughout the year, devcom constantly emphasizes its core values of diversity, inclusion and sustainability. Home – devcom Developer Conference
To set up interviews with our speakers or organizers, please contact:
- Kirsty Endfield, Swipe Right PR, kirsty@swiperight.gg
