2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Designing Games from a New Perspective

Saturday, March 19
12:30PM - 1:30PM

Austin Convention Center
Room 5ABC
531 E 4th St

Exploring the perspectives of people other than your own can lead to innovative concepts. But who are we as designers to present a subject that is not directly linked to our own experiences? Through case studies, Roy and Sherida will show how you can make a game centered on topics outside of your own background in a respectful manner. They will talk about how this not only made them better designers, but also taught them something very valuable about themselves in the process. The takeaway: a personal method to designing new and innovative — but authentic and relevant — stories and concepts, while also learning more about yourself. People from all disciplines are welcome.

Hashtags: #sxsw #SXSWGaming

Presenters

Bernard Heijltjes

Wispfire

Roy van der Schilden

Lead Writer & Business Dir

Wispfire

After graduating from the study Virtual Theater and Games at the University of the Arts Utrecht, Roy co-founded Wispfire together with three other graduates and friends. Roy is an indie developer, ...

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Sherida Halatoe

Founder & Lead Designer

Tiger & Squid

Sherida is founder of Dutch indie studio Tiger & Squid. She creates short, beautiful games to make people happy, sometimes a little sad and then happy again.

Details

Access
Music Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge, Music Festival Wristband, Film Festival Wristband, Artist Wristband, Guest Pass
Event Type
Sessions
Track
SXSW Gaming
Level
Intermediate
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