Program – Student Game Showcase 2024

Welcome to MAU Game Showcase 2024!

Game Development students are organizing the Game Showcase for the course year 2023/24.

Where? MAU Game Lab, (MAU Orkanen building, rooms OR:A332 and OR:A333).

When? Friday May 31, from 11.00 to 15.30.

What?
Games, snacks, soft drinks, music, prizes, and an Arcade Machine!

Special Sessions

11.15 – 11.30 Game Habitat. Upcoming events. – Jesper K Kristiansen, Business Development Manager at Game Habitat
11.30 – 11.50 Student working my way to a job! – Valter Lindecrantz, Junior Unreal Engine Developer at Sony Europe

A talk regarding the viability of combining studies with working as a student employee, and how that eventually resulted in a full time position as a junior unreal engine developer at Sony Europe!

In this position I develop R&D Location-Based Entertainment content for use at events and fairs around the world. Now, what the heck is that? Come to the talk to find out!
11.50 – 12.10 Game Development in academic research – Hampus Norén, Programmer at Lund University

Merging game development with academic research, focusing on creating driving simulators based in Unreal Engine for traffic safety research at Lund University.
 
How did I end up here, and what am I actually doing?
12.10 – 12.30 Panel – Questions & Answers

Grab some snacks, take a sip, and shoot your questions at our guest speakers! Let’s discuss about games and career opportunities until we realize it’s late lunchtime.
14.00 – 14.20 Budget up! – Pål Schakonat – Business Development and Game Design Teacher at Folkhögskolan Skurup Fridhem

Do you entertain the idea on going indie? Let´s look at the cost first! A quick and dirty guide to estimate how much it cost to make an indie game.

14.30 – 14.40 Awards ceremony!

Stay with us until the end to see the results of the best game awards!