The Third Never Ending Conference

On the 10^th of June I attended a public conference, namely the Never Ending Conference at the NHTV-building in Breda, where people give lectures about technology, philosophy, design and problems in the gaming industry. During this conference, which was the third one in a row, Bethesda’s Joel Dinolt who’s acquainted with one of our lecturers, gave a guest lecture about game architecture and the state in which the games industry’s in.
Here is the list of speakers who each gave their own speech, and I can tell you will notice that each of them has their own passion for what they do, which is passed on to you through their presentations. Read more

IGAD Breda Is A Game Design School Like No Other

Today Kevin and I (Maikel) traveled to Breda, an old town in the Netherlands; we had been invited by a teacher from a school there to have a look around. After battling a windy and rainy day on my motorbike with Kevin holding on for dear life, we arrived at the NHTV International University of Applied Sciences. A branch of this University is called IGAD, which stands for International Game Architecture and Design, and it is at this department of the NHTV that the teacher Stefano Gualeni lectures. When we arrived,  Stefano was eagerly waiting to give us our tour of the faculty.

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