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Game designers meeting at the Swiss
Museum of Games
On May 20th and 21st, the second Swiss game designers meeting will
be held in the medieval castle of La Tour-de-Peilz. Given the success
of the first edition, it has been decided to keep these meetings going
on a regular basis. May seems to be more convenient than September,
therefore they will be held in spring in the future.
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.
That’s why we propose this meeting. Its goal is to meet, to exchange
information, and to make contacts, in order to stimulate everybody's
creativity. This event is open to any designer, Swiss or not, professional
or amateur, published or not.
On Saturday, Synes Ernst, member of the Jury “Spiel des Jahres”
(“Game of the Year” Award) since 1984 and President from 1994
to 2004, will hold a conference presenting this paramount German institution,
its history, its operation and its goals.
Jens-Peter Schliemann, Vice-President of the SAZ (game designers' guild)
and author of several published games (Carribean, Piranha Pedro…)
will also attend this second meeting and will as always be ready to
answer questions on games and in particular on the SAZ, giving the insiders
view of today's gaming market. And last but not least, there will be
other game designers ready to share their experience with colleagues.
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 the Castle at La Tour-de-Peilz,
situated at the shore of Lake Geneva, and overlooking the mountains
of the French Haute-Savoie. On Saturday evening as well as 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 second 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)
- free entry to the Museum throughout the whole weekend for you and
your family
- three tickets for a future visit to the Museum
The program so far is the following :
Saturday May 20th
10h00 : opening, visit of the Museum, arrival of the designers
11h30 : welcome speech from Mr Ulrich Schädler, Director
15h00 : conference by Mr Synes Ernst, member of the Jury “Spiel
des Jahres”
17h00 : as an animation during the so called " Night of the Museums
", the Museum will be free and open to the public until 24h00.
24h00 : closing
Sunday May 21th
09h00 – 11h00 : breakfast offered to the participants
10h00 - 17h00 tests, meeting the public
17h30 - official farewell
18h00 - closure of the Museum
Applications
The deadline for applications is 10th May 2006. Please send completed
application 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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