Dutch presence at San Francisco event will be significant with likes of Guerrilla Games and Nixxes making the trip.
March 10, 2022
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Author: DGA
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS – 10-03-2022. During the Game Developers Conference (GDC), taking place from March 21-25 2022 in San Francisco. The Dutch Games Association (DGA) will be hosting the Dutch lounge: a private meeting area for the Dutch Games Industry during GDC 2022, just one block away from the Moscone Center. Feel free to drop by to have a chat with one of the many great Dutch game developers.
For more details on the delegation, and to get in touch with the participants, please visit the DGA website.
Join the conversation at the Dutch lounge!
The Netherlands is a small country, but when it comes to game development, its influence is a lot bigger than you’d imagine. Two Sony Worldwide Studios are based in The Netherlands: Guerrilla Games and Nixxes. Guerrilla has recently delivered a smash hit with Horizon Forbidden West and Nixxes left its mark by co-developing blockbuster franchises like Tomb Raider.
The Dutch industry has more to offer than AAA though! Indie darling Vlambeer was Dutch, as is Noio, the developer behind the Kingdom franchise. Plus, the industry comes knocking on Dutch doors seeking the best in tech. Abstraction, for instance, has helped develop Halo, Mass Effect Legendary Edition and is now also involved with the Funcom Dune game.
Derk de Geus, chairman of the DGA says: “One of the focus points for the DGA is the international presence of the Dutch game industry. As one of the biggest developer shows in the world, GDC is the prime candidate for these activities. With the Dutch lounge we aim to showcase the creativity and strength of the Dutch game industry to potential business partners.”
Opportunities for the Dutch Games Industry
A number of Dutch studios will represent their games at the Dutch lounge during GDC. Amongst them is - when he’s not giving one of his talks at GDC - The Falconeer developer Tomas Sala. He’s looking forward to telling you about the further expansion of the world of The Falconeer. Besides game developers, companies like Steam Data Suite or Dimenco, a CES Innovation Award 2022 winner and developer of the world’s most advanced 3D Display Technology, will also be available for a chat.
Tomas Sala is at GDC to talk about how to develop art without textures and he’s joining a panel about solo developments; Myths, Reality and Survival Strategies. For Sala, the importance of GDC and the support of DGA with networking once there can be summarized as: “being a solo developer means that I cannot afford to rely on casual networking or continuous business development, I am dependent on focused events such as GDC to make vital connections with likeminded people and business contacts on which the further development of the world of The Falconeer and release of my future projects depend."
Maarten Tobias, the CEO Dimenco shares: “GDC is the most important Gaming conference for us to connect with Gamers, Creators, designers, and stakeholders from around the world. Partnering with DGA supports us in growing the eco system for the innovative SR display technology even further..”
The Dutch studios currently registered to participate:
2Awesome Studio https://akxolotl.com/
Super Menno Monster http://www.studiolapp.nl/
That's Joni's Business https://www.jonivanderleeuw.com/
CoolGames https://www.coolgames.com/
Paladin Studios https://paladinstudios.com/
Tomas Sala https://www.thefalconeer.com/
Dimenco https://www.dimenco.eu/
Richie de Wit http://www.linkedin.com/in/richiedewit
Viscacha Studios https://aridsurvival.com
FGL & Tamalaki Publishing https://www.fgltoken.com/
Steam Data Suite https://steamdatasuite.com/
Grendel Games https://grendelgames.com/
Utomik https://www.utomik.com/
For more details on the delegation or if you want to meet the Dutch participants, visit the DGA website or sign up for MeetToMatch - The San Francisco Edition 2022 and schedule a meeting with the participants directly.. It’s also possible to apply for a spot during the Dutch Drinks on March 22 in San Francisco here.
The Dutch lounge is made possible by Creative NL and RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency).
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About Dutch Games Association
Dutch Games Association (DGA) aims to level up the Dutch game industry. Their mission is to create a healthy ecosystem for the game industry, and support it in achieving its full economic, creative and social potential.
DGA organizes key events in The Netherlands such as the Dutch Game Awards and regular roundtables and talks. The association is the primary point of contact for the government and international organizations that are interested in the Dutch game industry. Furthermore, DGA supports the international presence of Dutch game companies by participating in key strategic events such as Gamescom and GDC. www.DutchGamesAssociation.nl
About MeetToMatch
MeetToMatch is the worldwide market leader as an event experience platform in the games industry, working on almost 60 game events in 2021 globally. For over ten years, the company ensures that people are meeting by choice rather than chance, enabling game developers to meet publishers, investors and other companies to do business and exchange knowledge.
During GDC, they organize MeetToMatch - The San Francisco Edition, which is aimed at connecting everyone who is in San Francisco for games business. More info: http://www.meettomatch.com/sanfrancisco/
Additionally, MeetToMatch successfully launched their media outlet www.premortem.games in 2021, and is already engaging ten thousands of game professionals monthly.
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