GIST DC 2017


GIST|DC2017 date is 1st of February, 2017. The theme of the 2017 Developers Conference is selected as “Games Marketing”, “Game Development Pipeline” and “VR”
“If you would like to be a speaker in a session, you are kindly requested to fill out the application form. In case you are accepted, please e-mail a photo of yours that you desire to appear on the website to info@gamingistanbul.com with subject of “Developers Conference” Official language of the conference is English. Accommodation and transportation expenses of the speakers will be sponsored by themselves.
Please click for Gaming Istanbul Developers Conference 2017 Program
GIST | DC Advisory Board
Güven Çatak
Founder Director BUG Game Lab at BAU
Çağlar Eğer
Expert Business Development at Goodgame Studios
Sami Hamid
VR Lab Director at BAU
Adam Hetenyi
Head of Game Design at Deck 13 Interactive
Elif Karaata
ATOM Program Manager at ODTU TEKNOKENT in Ankara, Turkey
Maarten de Koning
Executive Vice President of Business Development at Digital Development Management
GIST | DC Speakers
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Game Development Pipeline
February 01, 2017
10:00-10:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Horizon: Zero Dawn game mechanics, combat system and story
Troy Mashburn
Playstation / Guerilla Games Horizon: Zero Dawn Lead Designer (Combat System)


11:15-12:00 @Fazıl Say Hall
From Lord of the Fallen to The Surge – How we tried to make a better game with a smaller budget.
Mathias Reichert
Managing Director of Deck 13
13:00-13:45 @Fazıl Say Hall
How to design free-to-play games in order to retain players after their discovery of the game.
Pascal Luban
Creative director & game designer, freelance
13:45-14:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Being “Indie” in the Global Game Market
Kate Edwards
Executive director of International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
VR
13:00-14:00 @B Conference Hall
Advances in VR using the Oculus Rift
Volga Aksoy
Software Engineer of Oculus
14:00-15:00 @B Conference Hall
VR and Wearable contents (New Mobile Platforms)
Burak Emiralp
Content Manager of Samsung
15:30-16:30 @B Conference Hall
A design-oriented talk about VR
Ciro Continisio
Technical Evangelist of Unity3D
Games Marketing
From Istanbul to the World:
Getting maximum global PR outreach for your game
15:30-16:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Claas Wolter
PR Director of Marchsreiter Communications GmbH
15:30-16:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Gareth Williams
Director of Premier Communications
15:30-16:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Tuğbek Ölek
Founder of SETI Media
15:30-16:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Victor Perez
Director of Reset PR
16:30-17:00 @Fazıl Say Hall
The Value Of IP (intellectual property)
Simon Usiskin
Director and Co-Founder of iQU Group
17:00-17:30 @Fazıl Say Hall
Global Mobile Gaming Culture
Aras Şenyüz
Marketing & Mobile Division Director
Netmarble