Join us at Sweden Game Conference 2024 in Skövde

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Years in the making

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Talks and panels

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Exhibitors at the Indiecator

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Visitors per year

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Projects pitched at Sweden Game Pitch

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Speakers and panelists

Every year, Sweden Game Conference gathers the Swedish games industry in Skövde.

We welcome students, junior and senior developers, game companies, startups, researchers, teachers, politicians, investors and decision makers to enjoy our three-day conference in October.

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Industry

October 2
ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena, Skövde

Sweden Game Conference gathers the Swedish games industry, regional game clusters, municipalities and other stakeholders to discuss the current state of the industry, its challenges and opportunities.

Business

October 3
Kulturhuset, Skövde

A day focused on building connections and making business happen. We have a thriving startup and indie scene in Skövde and arrange one of the biggest pitch events in Sweden, Sweden Game Pitch, which brings investors and publishers to Sweden Game Conference.

Career & Craft

October 3-4
Insikten and Kulturhuset, Skövde

From the afternoon of October 3rd, Sweden Game Conference is all about inspiring and teaching the future game developers of tomorrow, no matter if they want to start working at an excisting game company or start their own in the future.

Time	Event	Link
From 09:30 to 10:00 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Frukostmingel Vi börjar Branschdagen med frukostmingel.
From 10:00 to 10:15 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Välkomna till Branschdagen 2024 och introduktion till dagen Björn Flintberg (RISE) och Johanna Nylander (Branschorganisationen Dataspelsbranschen) välkomnar och presenterar dagen.
From 10:15 to 11:15 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Misslyckande eller missad möjlighet? Utmaningar med att driva spelföretag i Sverige Panelsamtal om behov, utmaningar och möjligheter att driva spelföretag i Sverige. Kan innovativa idéer gå förlorade om finansiering inte kommer i tid, och vilka utmaningar finns för startups med idéer som inte följer normen?
From 11:15 to 12:15 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Rundabordssamtal Temat på panelen fortsätter i ett rundabordssamtal.
From 12:30 to 13:45 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Lunch
From 13:45 to 14:00 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Introduktion till eftermiddagen och sammanfattning av förmiddagen Eftermiddagen fortsätter med presentationer av initiativ som genomförs runt om i spel-Sverige för att stärka den svenska spelbranschen.
From 14:00 to 15:00 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Hållbarhet i spelbranschen Sessionen kommer bland annat att beröra skärmtid, klimat och olika jämställdhetsprojekt som genomförs i branschen.
From 15:00 to 15:30 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Fika
From 15:30 to 16:30 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Sverige som ledande spelutvecklingsnation Under denna session kommer landets spelkluster att presentera ett urval av projekt och initiativ för branschutveckling som de bedriver.
From 16:30 to 17:00 ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena	Sammanfattning och vägen framåt Vi sammanfattar dagen för att tillsammans hitta vägen framåt innan vi avslutar årets branschdag på Sweden Game Conference.

Time	Event	Link
From 10:00 to 10:30 Valhall	Opening of Sweden Game Conference Welcome to Sweden Game Conference 2024!
From 10:30 to 12:00 Odeon	Föreläsning: Nyfiken på spelbranschen? I samband med Sweden Game Conference i oktober bjuder Sweden Game Startup in till en förmiddagsföreläsning om den svenska spelbranschen. Där har du möjlighet att lära dig mer om spelbranschen och om hur spelföretagen och vår verksamhet under tjugo års tid vuxit fram och skapat en miljö som är världsunik. Du kommer även att få lära dig om en av de vanligaste affärsmodellerna hos ett spelbolag och hur programmet stöttar startups och värderar dem inför investering.
From 10:30 to 11:20 Valhall	Julian Togelius, New York University: TBA A talk with Julian Togelius, Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering at New York University.
From 11:30 to 12:20 Valhall	Panel: Indie Funding (TBA) A panel about indie funding.
From 12:00 to 13:00 Insikten	Portfolio Review: Sign-Up Opens To get your portfolio reviewed you go to the "Portfolio Review - Sign-up Station" and add your name to an empty space on the schedule for the person you'd like to meet. Each person who is reviewing portfolios will have a sign on their table with their name. You can also scan the QR code to submit your portfolio, making it easier for the reviewers to access it when your time slot comes. Each Portfolio Review slot is 20 minutes.
From 13:00 to 17:00 Freja	Sweden Game Pitch Teams from all over Sweden will pitch their latest creations to a live and online audience and panel from the games industry and have the opportunity to win Pitch of the Year.
From 13:00 to 13:45 Valhall	Joakim Larsson, Invanotion: Project Grants from Creative Europe For innovative startups, video game producers and audiovisual production companies there are a number of grants from Creative Europe available to apply for. Get an overview of the political framework that the Creative Europe funding scheme rests on and understand the foundations of the main project grants. Receive valuable tips and advice for the whole journey, from prospective applicant all the way to project delivery and financial reporting.
From 13:00 to 13:30 Insikten	Career Fair: Company Presentations Companies at the Career Fair presents themselves on stage.
From 13:00 to 17:00 Insikten	Portfolio Reviews To get your portfolio reviewed you go to the "Portfolio Review - Sign-up Station" and add your name to an empty space on the schedule for the person you'd like to meet. Each person who is reviewing portfolios will have a sign on their table with their name. You can also scan the QR code to submit your portfolio, making it easier for the reviewers to access it when your time slot comes. Each Portfolio Review slot is 20 minutes.
From 13:00 to 16:00 Kulturiet	Game Educators Summit The theme of this year’s game educators’ summit, to be held in conjunction with Sweden Game Conference is Game Literacy.
From 13:00 to 17:00 Insikten	Career Fair Meet local game companies in the Career Fair.
From 14:00 to 14:50 Insikten	Ali Farha, Star Stable Entertainment: TBA A talk with Ali Farha from Star Stable Entertainment.
From 14:30 to 15:20 Valhall	Interview with Casey Al-Kaisy An interview with CEO and founder of Mighty Diamonds, Casey Al-Kaisy.
From 15:00 to 15:50 Insikten	Panel: Getting Into the Industry A panel with focus on getting into the games industry.
From 15:30 to 16:20 Valhall	Lars Håhus, Llama Lane: Starting a Studio? What I Have Learned After Doing It 4 Times After having cofounded and managed 4 different studios (10-25 people) with their own unique challenges, (Shortfuse games, Paradox South, Relax gaming Malmö, Paradox Thalassic) I will go through what went wrong, what went right, mistakes I keep repeating and what I’ve learned through the years.
From 16:00 to 16:50 Insikten	Viktor Blomqvist, Stunlock Studios: Creating a Concept Art Portfolio Working as a Concept Artist isn't mainly about being able to draw well: it's about creating appealing ideas. You need to develop your visual library, your sense of believable design and your ability to explain your ideas to create something people will remember. You also need to communicate your ideas to a team of developers so they can materialize your designs. In this talk I will share what I know on how you can create a portfolio that shows you understand what a concept artist does, and hopefully lands you a job in the industry.

Time	Event	Link
From 10:00 to 10:50 Odeon	Otto Kivling, Piktiv: Veteran Pro-Tip: 30 programming tips in 30 minutes In this lightning-fast talk, I will show tips and tricks I've picked up over the years for performance, optimization, debugging, compiling, general programming, and efficient development. The tips and tricks are focused on C++ and development in Visual Studio. They will be both high- and lowlevel, from generic ones to in-depth ones. The goal is for those who attend to nod in recognition of some things and say, "Oh, I didn't know that!" to others.
From 10:00 to 10:50 Valhall	Jonathan Smårs, Iron Gate: TBA A talk with Jonathan Smårs from Iron Gate.
From 10:00 to 10:50 Freja	Charlotta Bävholm, Sharkmob: TBA A talk with Charlotta Bävholm from Sharkmob.
From 11:00 to 11:50 Valhall	Arvi Teikari, Hempuli: Development of Baba Is You This presentation will go through the development process of Baba Is You, an award-winning puzzle game, touching on both design and business decisions made along the way, as well as the outcomes of these decisions.
From 11:00 to 11:50 Odeon	Brandt Andrist, Thunderful: TBA A talk with Brandt Andrist from Thunderful.
From 12:00 to 12:50 Valhall	Panel: Should You Start a Game Studio? In this panel we discuss the challenges you might encounter when starting your own game studio and what you should consider before taking the leap!
From 12:00 to 12:50 Freja	Filippa Arvidsson, Stunlock Studios: TBA A talk with Filippa Arvidsson from Stunlock Studios.
From 12:00 to 12:50 Odeon	Christoffer Bodegård, Sudden Snail: Please (Don't) Make More Games With Interactive Writing What is interactive writing? In this talk, Christoffer shares what he's learned about writing for games with interactive storytelling, including tips on designing choices and feedback in dialog systems. He also pleads with you to make more games with interactive writing, albeit with a few caveats.
From 13:00 to 13:50 Valhall	Peter Ilves, Stunlock Studios: TBA A talk with Peter Ilves from Stunlock Studios.
From 13:00 to 13:50 Odeon	Vile Hartman, Sonigon: Business Tragedy Hardship and Money This talk details my emotional journey of starting a freelance studio, split into 4 chapters. It chronicles the struggles I've gone through, and how an unlikely business partnership pulled me through the aforementioned rough patches. After each chapter the life lessons gained from each stage are summarized and analyzed. An emotional journey of epic proportions with plenty of business, tragedy, hardships and money.
From 13:00 to 13:50 DONNA Café	Ana Opara, Pounce Light: TBA A talk with Ana Opara from Pounce Light.
From 14:00 to 14:50 DONNA Café	Josephine Baird, Uppsala University: Developing Diverse Game Narratives A talk with Josephine Baird from Uppsala University.
From 14:00 to 14:50 Valhall	Jessica Sollander, Emelie Fuller and Raunaq Singh Sokhi: The Tetralemmas of Game Making Game making, as many other things, is not always black or white. Most decisions we make affect different elements of the game and the team. Join Game Designer, UI Engineer and Development Director from DICE to learn how we measure things, not in black or white – but not looking in multiple dimensions. This impacts how we set up goals and what “success” looks like from different perspectives. We want to raise the conversation for people to look at decision making in any creative field as multi-faceted and hopefully take that back to their own teams to drive more interesting discussion about what success looks like to their teams.
From 14:00 to 14:50 Freja	Panel: Tech (TBA) A panel about tech.
From 14:00 to 14:50 Odeon	Louise Buller, FRAME BREAK: The Design of Lightyear Frontier: With Additional Topics on Design Skill A sneak peek into the design process of Lightyear Frontier and insights on joining a two-year-old project as Lead Designer. The presentation includes documents and tools that have supported the game's design process. Discover which design skills can help you become a better game designer, along with tips and tricks for overcoming creative blockages and more.
From 15:00 to 15:50 Odeon	Joar Engberg, EA DICE: Unleashing Creativity with Procedural Animation Explore the intersection of art and technology in game development through procedural animation. This talk will delve into how procedural techniques can unlock new creative possibilities, streamline workflows, and tackle complex animation challenges. Attendees will gain insights into innovative problem-solving methods and practical applications that enhance both the artistic and technical aspects of games.
From 15:00 to 15:50 Freja	Oscar Rickett, Glowfish Games: TBA A talk with Oscar Rickett from Glowfish Games.
From 16:00 to 16:50 Freja	Panel: Tanking for Game Devs (TBA) A panel about community.
From 16:00 to 16:50 Valhall	Panel: Art (TBA) A panel about art.