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03/11/2014

After the [Select/Start] PLAY conference, there was also a games expo, which opened also on Saturday and Sunday too and received several families to play both traditional and experimental games with Kinect, Playstation Move, Oculus Rift and more!

03/11/2014

Baking with Friends

03/11/2014

Check out the great pictures taken by photographer Jo Burridge during our conference in October 2014!

30/09/2014

One more final reminder to sign up for the food tickets for [Select/Start] PLAY before WEDNESDAY AT NOON!
Don't forget that without this ticket, you won't be able to get food from the canteen at the venue!

[Select/Start] PLAY is a new games conference in the heart of Viborg, in Central Jutland. It is orga...

19/09/2014

Meet Mike Dailly.
Besides having a strong Scottish accent, Mike is also the guy behind the extremely influential Lemmings and the popular GTA 1 and 2.
And he will be giving not just one, but TWO talks at [Select/Start] PLAY on October 3rd!

This talk examines the benefits of moving from a pure HTML5 Canvas renderer, into an advanced WebGL one, and will examine some of the common requirements for game rendering, and how we can speed them up – freeing much needed time for game play or AI.

17/09/2014

Among the speakers for [Select/Start] PLAY on October 3rd we have Ryan Green, the developer of "That Dragon, Cancer", an interactive retelling of Ryan and Amy Green’s experience raising their 4-year old son Joel as he fights his third year of terminal cancer. It's one really touching talk!

[Select/Start] PLAY is a games conference that brings together world-renowned speakers and indie developers for a day packed with talks and panels on October 3rd 2014.

16/09/2014

Coming from Denmark, but would like a cheap travel plan? Good news then! IGDA Denmark is sponsoring a bus from Copenhagen to Viborg and back for 190 DKK per person, INCLUDING the conference ticket!

There's a new games conference around, and this one is BIG!

09/09/2014

It's not just us who think we have a kick-ass lineup of speakers for October 3rd :) Nordic Game Bits agrees too!

If you didn't know, you would be excused for believing, that the [Select/Start] PLAY games conference, taking place this October in Viborg, Denmark, was an established classic. The lineup of speake...

08/09/2014

What's the success story behind the critically acclaimed GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64? And how did Martin Hollis, its creator, fail at creating a game for the GameCube? You can learn from the man himself this October 3rd!

Most creators talk only of success. Why? Both success and failure are fascinating, especially in comparison, and failure is hugely under-analysed. Martin Hollis will present a talk comparing two case studies, focusing on the high-level game design of two of his games, one of which he considers a suc…

05/09/2014

After almost 9 years working as the lead of everything indie at Nintendo of America, having brought games like Cave Story and World of Goo to Nintendo systems (many as worldwide premieres), Dan Adelman has recently left the company to go indie.
Now he will be at [Select/Start] PLAY as one of the speakers! Check out our website for more info on Dan Adelman and his talk at [Select/Start] PLAY!

If there’s one thing indie developers share, it’s their passion for avoiding thinking about business. The good news is that understanding even just the basics of business can increase your chances of success enormously. In this session, you will learn insights such as why indie game development is a…

03/09/2014

Several of the games we are showcasing at the Games Expo area for [Select/Start] PLAY include cool new experiences like Edgar Rice Soireé, where several Playstation Move controllers are hanging from the ceiling for this 4-player game.

http://selectstartplay.org/talks/edgar-rice-soiree/

02/09/2014

Ever wanted to learn what it took to bring Elizabeth, Bioshock Infinite's companion character, to life?
Then join Shawn Robertson's talk about the various systemic and narrative techniques used on Elizabeth and practical examples of how they worked within the game.

www.selectstartplay.org/talks/irrational-games/

02/09/2014

Are you a student? Then we've got you covered! All students get a free ticket for the [Select/Start] PLAY Conference on October 3rd! Just make sure you have your Student ID with you and you're good to go! Learn more at www.selectstartplay.org!

[Select/Start] PLAY is a games conference that brings together world-renown speakers and indie developers for a day packed with talks and panels.