Agenda
EVENT SCHEDULE
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9:30
Opening Remarks – Ido Brosh, President, GameIS
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9:45
Candivore – Special Announcement
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10:00
Terrance Cohen (Insomniac Games)
Core Values – Unlocking the Creativity of Content Creators |
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10:30
Yuval Koren
How to Make Money with HTML5 Games: Monetization & Growth Strategies |
10:30
Roee Avramot
From Vision to Practice – How to be an effective Lead Game Designer and Game Director |
Exhibition HallOperational from 10:30 to 16:00
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11:00
Amitay Ron
Why to pay – freemium game economy and monetization design |
11:00
Eyal Geva
Making Indie Horror Games for Fun and Profit |
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11:30
Gaming Industry & Investments
Moderator: Tsahi Liberman; Panelists – Lior Elovitch, Elad Kushnir, Guy Ulmer |
11:30
Lyddar Shafrir
Juice, Bounce, & Bones: Picking the Perfect Animation Style for Your Game |
11:30
Israeli Games for an Israeli Audience
Moderator: Yael Hakshurian |
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12:00
From NPC to AFK: Exploring the Role of AI in Game Development & Design
Moderator: Nir Miretzky |
12:00
Niv Touboul
Mechanics vs. Aesthetics |
12:00
Turning Passion Projects into Games that Sell
Moderator: Amit Arnon |
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12:30
Playing Smarter – The Skill Revolution
Moderator: Tal Ron; Panelists – Oriel Bachar, Asaf Alexanderovich, Avihay Hermon |
12:30
How to Build and Sustain a Community
Moderator: Amir Blum |
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13:00
Daniel Vávra, Founder, Warhorse Studio
Design Philosophy of an Open World Story based Game |
13:00
Genre Diversity in the Israeli Games Industry
Moderator: Ofir Katz |
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| 13:30 – Lunch Break | |||
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14:00
Game Design Panel
Moderator: Ofir Katz; Panelists – Yuval Ben‑Hillel, Elad Drory |
14:00
Alon Wolf
Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games |
14:00
Games in Education
Moderator: Shlomi Neufeld |
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14:30
How to Beat the Odds and Only Fail a Little
Moderator: Gonen Gutholtz; Panelists – Yuval Markovich, Yonatan Tepperberg, Dave Levy |
14:30
Ophir Sheriff
Lessons and common mistakes between the art team and the product team |
14:30
Fuel for the Finish Line: Maintaining Motivation in Game Development
Omer Behar |
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15:00
The Rise of Esports
Moderator: Ido Brosh; Yael Arad – President, Olympic Committee of Israel (TBC); Boban Totovski – Intl. Esports Federation; Gil Ronen – CEO & Founder of Yourgame; Pro Player (Announced Soon) Hosted By: 
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15:00
Smadar Krampf
The 4th Wall is a Lie: Immersion Techniques for Modern Game Creators |
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15:30
John Wright
Retention is the new UA – How to prioritise your players! |
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16:00
Musical Show
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16:20
Closing Remarks (Lydia Dover, Board Member, GameIS)
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Main Stage
8:00 Registration
9:30 Opening Remarks – Ido Brosh, President, GameIS
9:45 Candivore – Special Announcement
Hosted By:
Hosted By:
10:00 Terrance Cohen (Insomniac Games) – Core Values...
10:30 Yuval Koren – How to Make Money with HTML5 Games...
11:00 Amitay Ron – Why to pay…
11:30 Gaming Industry & Investments – Moderator: Tsahi Liberman...
12:00 From NPC to AFK – Moderator: Nir Miretzky
12:30 Playing Smarter – Moderator: Tal Ron...
13:00 Daniel Vávra – Design Philosophy...
13:00 Genre Diversity – Moderator: Ofir Katz
13:30 – Lunch Break
14:00 Game Design Panel – Moderator: Ofir Katz...
14:00 Alon Wolf – Advances in Real-Time Rendering...
14:00 Games in Education – Moderator: Shlomi Neufeld
14:30 How to Beat the Odds – Moderator: Gonen Gutholtz...
14:30 Ophir Sheriff – Lessons & common mistakes...
14:30 Fuel for the Finish Line – Omer Behar
15:00 The Rise of Esports – Moderator: Ido Brosh...
15:00 Smadar Krampf – The 4th Wall is a Lie...
15:30 John Wright – Retention is the new UA…
16:00 Musical Show
16:20 Closing Remarks – Lydia Dover...
Secondary Stage
10:30 Roee Avramot – From Vision to Practice...
11:00 Eyal Geva – Making Indie Horror Games...
12:00 Niv Touboul – Mechanics vs. Aesthetics
14:00 Alon Wolf – Advances in Real-Time Rendering...
14:30 Ophir Sheriff – Lessons and common mistakes...
15:00 Smadar Krampf – The 4th Wall is a Lie...
Roundtables
11:30 Israeli Games for an Israeli Audience – Moderator: Yael Hakshurian
12:00 Turning Passion Projects into Games that Sell – Moderator: Amit Arnon
12:30 How to Build and Sustain a Community – Moderator: Amir Blum
13:00 Genre Diversity – Moderator: Ofir Katz
14:00 Games in Education – Moderator: Shlomi Neufeld
14:30 Fuel for the Finish Line – Omer Behar
Exhibition Hall
Exhibition Hall
Operational from 10:30 to 16:00
- VIP Area
- Business Meeting Space
- Esports Showcase
- Combatica VR Simulation Arena
- Indie Game Exhibition
- Podcast Zone
- Experience Stations