gamescom congress Shows High-Profile Speakers as Program Drops
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With the release of its full program, the gamescom congress on 21 August has revealed a high-profile speaker lineup from politicians to game devs and researchers. The three focus topics “The Next Level of Immersion”, “Gaming and Responsibility” and “Gaming and Well-Being” are packed with talks.
On August 21, the gamescom congress will once again bring together experts from business, science, politics and society to discuss the importance and potential of games. This year, the congress will focus in particular on the relevant topics of “The Next Level of Immersion”, “Gaming and Responsibility” and “Gaming and Well-Being”. The gamescom congress has now published the full program.
Program highlights include a Fireside Chat between game developer Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene and UX designer Robin-Yann Storm, the discussion Press Play - Why Every Company Needs a Gaming Strategy by Bastian Bergmann (Solsten) and Erika Wykes-Sneyd (Adidas) and many more.
Politically, the panel discussion Wer ist Bilal? Games gegen Radikalisierung und Desinformation (Who is Bilal? Games against Radicalization and Disinformation) deals with how games can help to identify and prevent radicalization. The panel will provide a insights into the upcoming game Wer ist Bilal?, which will be released in 2026 and is developed by Paintbucket Games on behalf of the North Rhine-Westphalian state government. The panelists are Nathanael Liminski (Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Head of the State Chancellery), Jörg Friedrich (Paintbucket Games), Dr. Lisa König (Freiburg University of Education) and Cigdem Uzonoglu (Grimme Institute). The discussion will be moderated by Marcus Richter (Deutschlandfunk Kultur).
The full program can be found here.
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Pascal Wagner is Chief of Relations of GamesMarket and Senior Editor specialised in indie studios, politics, funding and academic coverage.
