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Serious Games Conference

At the Serious Games Conference on Saturday, 21 September, the focus will be on the status quo and current issues surrounding the topic of "Serious Games".

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Chemnitz Industrial Museum, Zwickauer Straße 119, 09112 Chemnitz
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The Serious Games Conference will focus on the status quo and current issues surrounding the topic of "serious games". This event will not only alternate between concise impulses from experts and interactive formats, we would also like to take a look at some fields that are particularly relevant for the Capital of Culture, for example the event industry, tourism or the cultural and creative industries. All interested parties are welcome!

Further parts of the Serious Games Maker Days programme:

Programme of the Serious Games Conference:

  • from 9.30 am: Arrival
  • 10 am: Welcome and opening
  • 10:15 am: Arena Talk: What will determine the future development of serious games? With four practical examples:
  • 11:30 am: Table discussions on the inputs
  • 12:30 pm: Lunch break
  • 1:30 pm: Playful energiser & presentation of the workshops
  • 2 pm: Workshops: New ideas for new challenges in the development of serious games
  • "Start where you are" - A game for serious game prototyping - Martin Hochreiter
  • Format: Gameathon and design thinking in game development - Claudia Haußmann
  • New distribution channels and concepts for serious games - Markus Utomo
  • Embedding serious games in team processes (pedagogical and other reflexive contextualisation of games) - Rica Bünnig
  • New concepts, formats and approaches for collaboration between game developers / and with other experts - Tom Ritschel
  • New ways for cooperation with tourism - Josef Rizk
  • 3:30 pm: "TransferCafè" - connecting points from the workshops
  • 4:15 pm: Playful-artistic activity and final discussion
  • 5 pm: End

The programme as PDF download

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Organizer

European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH in cooperation with the Landesverband der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen e.V.

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Barrier-free travel by public transport

Travelling to the venue is barrier-free using public transport.

Barrier-free parking spaces available

Marked parking spaces are available near the entrance.

Barrier-free toilet

The toilet is barrier-free and wheelchair-accessible.

Serious Games Maker Days

The Serious Games Maker Days are a meeting place for professional game developers to exchange ideas, co-create and discuss current trends. They ensure that playful principles are applied in education, tourism and business.The Serious Games Maker Days are part of the Makers, Business & Arts programme. This main project of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 is all about promoting creative tourism offerings and cross-sector collaboration between industry and creative professionals. The project is being implemented by the Kulturhauptstadt Europas Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH in cooperation with the Landesverband der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen e. V.

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.