A series of free meetups «How to get into GameDev» starts in the IT Crimea technopark

CrimeaPRESS reports:

A series of meetups «How to get into GameDev» starts on April 3 at the IT Crimea Technopark.

At this event, experts from various fields in the development of computer games will talk about their career path. Speakers will share their experience, working cases and pitfalls. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the profession from the lips of professionals, get answers to their questions, as well as exchange experience and useful contacts. Anyone can take part. The event is held not only for the exchange of experience, but also for the professional orientation of students, — noted in the press service of «IT Crimea».

According to preliminary data, about 50% of the participants are students of technical specialties and members of student digital teams. Such meetups are a unique opportunity for future professionals to decide on their future direction in the profession, acquire useful contacts, show themselves, and possibly their projects, to experienced people in this matter.

Meetup for any real IT specialist is one of the main events that must be attended, and a constant point of interest. In an informal atmosphere, participants will be able to make new acquaintances with colleagues, listen to interesting reports, and ask questions to speakers. Usually a meetup is the heart of any IT community, an event that increases interest in our field and attracts new people. I hope that meetups in the Technopark will lay the foundation for the Sevastopol IT-party, which in the future will expand to the entire Crimea and southern Russia. We start with the game development direction, which is of the greatest interest to young people. In addition, it is game development that is represented in Sevastopol by the strongest professionals — former and current producers, developers, art directors and game designers of leading Russian studios, and many of them agreed to take part in our meetups! — commented Sergey Golubkin, evangelist of IT Crimea Technopark.

The mitap is attended by:

• Evgeny Danilov — producer (Flime by Gismart, Playgendary) and game designer (Playrix, Zeptolab);
• Nikolai Ermolaev — Quality Assurance (Maxelium Games), experience — 1 year in GameDev, chef with 13 years of experience;
• Karpov Dmitry – Art Director Mobile game, designer, artist, 15 years in the industry;
• Petr Savelyev — ex-DevDir Playgendary, ex-HPMO Zeptolab.

Also on April 17, the second part of the meetup will be held with the following speakers:

• Ivan Chernov — game designer, artist, teacher, organizer of creative events;
• Vasily Petrakov — Unity3d developer (Whitesharx, LikeVR, AntsGames, Pandabox), total experience: 10+ years;
• Sergey Budnyak – Delivery Lead at Playkot, Project Manager Kometa.games, PMO, Profit Center Technology, Project Manager Constant Solutions Plus, Project Manager Room 8 Studia, total experience: 7+ years.