Game Republic New Horizons is a UK flagship conference taking place 14-16 October in Middlesbrough, featuring a keynote from Ken Kutaragi “the Father of PlayStation” in conversation with Chris Dring from The Game Business and an exclusive BAFTA-supported session on smash James Bond Game 007 First Light with Hakan Abrak, CEO and Co-owner of IO Interactive speaking with Jane Douglas from Outside Xbox.
However, the conference on the 15th October is also hosting state-of-the-art Tech Deep Dives on a special stage in the Archery room – 30-minute sessions featuring games companies demonstrating their cutting-edge technology and innovations.
Daniel Slaney, Associate Technical Director at Sumo, will present about how they worked with Arm to use their Neural Technology and Unreal Engine to bring MegaLights to mobile devices (see main image), while Robbert Groenendijk, VFX Lead at Housemarque, will deliver a Tech Deep Dive on the design and technical implementation behind sci-fi action-shooter SAROS’ visual effects.
Other talks include Aurélie Gérault, Senior Producer and Jon Bond, Principle Programmer both from Behaviour Interactive, delivering a talk on their hit game Dead By Daylight, entitled “Keeping a live service game alive and thriving for a decade” and Adrian Hirst, CEO of Weaseltron – which has worked on fantastic AAA titles such as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Last of Us 2 Remastered – will present “Five things you need to know about development on PC” and the valuable lessons they have learned along the way.
Game Republic New Horizons will also feature an Investor Zone with talks from companies such as Tencent Games on investment, Masterclasses on game narrative and improving your Steam page, an expo, an Indie Stars curated games showcase and MeetToMatch meetings – as well as a Dead By Daylight party, after-party with go-karting and games, and a third day of experiences such as a trip to see the Turner Prize and a seaside “fizz and chips” beach hut visit! Tickets are nearly sold out and available here.
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