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Game designers meeting at the Swiss
Museum of Games
On September 24th and 25th, the first game designers meeting will be
held in the medieval castle of La Tour-de-Peilz.
Sometimes because of language barrier, other times because of isolation,
Swiss game designers do not get to know each other very well, if at
all. Furthermore, as the gaming world consists of small groups of gamers,
many amateur designers do not have access to groups of play testers
and cannot get their prototypes tested and do not know about game market
standards. Others just are not aware of their game's potential, and
many prototypes end up in the back of a cupboard, never to see the light
of day again.
Hence this meeting. The goal is to meet, to exchange information, and
to make contacts. Depending on the success of this first meeting, there
is the possibility of holding the meeting on a regular basis, in order
to stimulate everybody's creativity.
This event is open to any designer, Swiss or not, professional or amateur,
published or not.
During the weekend, presentations are planned, which will address the
usual questions, like copyright issues etc. Among the speakers, Jens-Peter
Schliemann, Vice-President of the SAZ (game designers' guild) will present
the structure, the goals and the advantages of this German organisation.
Published designers will also be present to answer the questions, giving
the insiders view of today's gaming market.
But, don't forget, the motto is PLAYING!
You will have an opportunity to have your prototypes criticised by a
peer-group of designers and tested by experienced players, as well as
spending the weekend in the fabulous setting of Castle La Tour-de-Peilz,
nestling right next to Lake Geneva, and overlooking the mountains of
the French Haute-Savoie. On Sunday, the convention will be open to the
public, which will provide the opportunity to have your game tested,
this time by families.
Interested ?
The Swiss Museum of Games welcomes you and is looking forward to hosting
this first designers' meeting.
Ulrich Schädler, Director
Sébastien Pauchon, Organiser
Participation fee is CHF 15, which covers :
- a badge with your name
- a reserved area to show and test your prototypes (if you request one)
- entrance to the Museum throughout the whole weekend
- three tickets for a future visit to the Museum
The program so far is the following :
Saturday September 24th
10h00 : opening, visit of the Museum
10h00 - 18h00 tests, meetings, conferences
11h00 - welcome apéro
20h00 - 24h00 Gaming night in the Museum
Sunday September 25th
10h00 : opening, to the public as well
10h00 - 17h00 tests, meetings, conferences
17h00 - official farewell
18h00 - closure of the Museum
Applications
The deadline for applications is 9th September 2005. Please send completed
applications or any queries to:
Musée Suisse du Jeu
Rue du Château 11
1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Tél. : +41 21 977 23 00
Fax : +41 21 977 23 07
info@museedujeu.com
Hotels & Rooms :
Office du tourisme Vevey-Montreux: +41 21 962 84 74
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