GameDev conference features international industry experts, presenting topics of relevance to all aspects of creating games. Entry-level talks meet deep dives into strategy, action and results.
CULTURE
We All Play represents the medium of games and takes a look at how they interact with society, how they relate to other industries and how new technologies and communities intertwine with games.
Speakers 2025
Tom
HALL
Game Development Veteran
DOOM Co-creator
Alessandro
GIOVANNUCCI
Chaos League
LARP Games Designer
Aleksander
KAUCH
11 bit studios
Technical Director
KooPee
HILTUNEN
European Games Developer Federation
Board Member
Tomas
SAKALAUSKAS
No Brakes Games
CEO & Co-founder
Andrejs
KĻAVIŅŠ
Color Gray Games
Co-founder, Game Designer
Ernests
KĻAVIŅŠ
Color Gray Games
Co-founder, Artist
Rein
ZOBEL
Maru VR
Virtual Reality Creative Director
Laura
BAČINSKIENĖ
Go Vilnius
Project Manager
Per-Arne
LUNDBERG
Bonfire Gameworks
CEO and Co-Founder
Greg
BANAS
Erebor Capital
Managing Partner
Austėja
MILVYDAITĖ
Creative Europe Desk Lithuania
Head of MEDIA Office
Alexander
PODGORNY
Asterman
CEO
Nora
NAVARDAUSKAITĖ
Lithuanian Game Developers Association
Director
Olexiy
IZVALOV
Robert Elworthy Economics and Technology Institute
Associate Professor
Romuald
EIMONT
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC)
Innovation Manager
Thaine
LYMAN
Game Production Veteran
Call of Duty, Destiny, World of Tanks
Justina
KAPECKAITĖ
Sono Electrum
Book Author
Kristian
LUNDQUIST
Cable Nest
Co-Founder
Ilya
ABUGOV
Helika Ventures
Director
Vainius
EIVA
Apollo Cinema Baltics
Program & Content Manager
Andrius
JOVAIŠA
Dievo Režimas
Podcast Creator
Mingailė
JONIŠKĖ
Tag of Joy
Communications and Project Manager
Karolis
SANKAUSKAS
Ukrainian Support Association “Šešios AM”
Founder
Dave
GOMES
SneakyBox
Game Director
Austėja
RAMUCKYTĖ
Qbuilds
Marketing Manager
Stefano
ACCOSSATO
TutoTOONS
Head of Business Development
Valdemaras
NEDVECKI
Protagonistas
Pop culture reviewer
Nemii
@nemnemii
Cosplayer
T-oku
@toku_senpai
Cosplayer
Oleg
LYCAGIN
The Beards of Truth
Cosplay organizer
Ricardas
JASCEMSKAS
Lithuanian Game Developers Association
Project Manager
PROGRAM WILL BE IN ENGLISH *
Schedule
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
GAMEDEV CONFERENCE – HALL 5.1
11:00 – 11:15
Greetings and Industry Overview in Lithuania and Vilnius
Nora Navardauskaitė, LGDA; Laura Balčinskienė, Go Vilnius
11:15 – 11:35
Get Ready! How Are EU Policy Makers Disrupting European Game Markets?
KooPee Hiltunen, EGDF
11:35 – 11:55
EU Funding Opportunities for Videogames and Immersive Content
Austėja Milvydaitė, Creative Europe Desk Lithuania
12:00 – 12:45
Panel: Game Development Funding Challenges and Opportunities
Dave Gomes, SneakyBox;
Per-Arne Lundberg, Bonfire Gameworks;
Ilya Abugov, Helika Ventures;
Greg Banas, Erebor Capital.
With the support of the Embassy of Poland in Lithuania, Lithuanian Innovation Center, BSG-GO.
13:15 – 14:00
Fireside Chat: A Decade of Human Fall Flat Success
Tomas Sakalauskas, No Brakes Games;
Ricardas Jascemskas, LGDA.
14:00 – 15:00
Talks Session: Best Games in Baltics
Rein Zobel, Bootstrap Island, Estonia;
Andrejs & Ernests Kļaviņš, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Latvia;
Mingailė Joniškė, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit, Lithuania.
15:15 – 16:00
How We Create CGI Videos with Mixed Reality That Go Viral
Alexander Podgorny, Asterman
16:00 – 16:45
Happy Player and The Philosophy of Dense Fun
Tom Hall, Game Design Veteran
17:00 – 17:45
Changing the Engine and Keeping Sanity. Story of Frostpunk 2
Aleksander Kauch, 11 bit studios
With the support of the Creative Europe desk in Lithuania.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
WE ALL PLAY CONFERENCE – HALL 5.1
11:00 – 11:45
From Cyberpunk to Lab – How Real are Implants in Games?
Romuald Eimont, FTMC
12:00 – 12:45
Panel: Games and Gamers in Literature, Movies, Series, Animation & Other Media
Justina Kapeckaitė, Sono Electrum
Vainius Eiva, Apollo Cinemas Baltics
Valdemaras Nedvecki, Protagonistas
Ricardas Jascemskas, Dievo Režimas
13:00 – 13:30
„War is Not a Game“: 85 Times Near Front and 170+ Humanitarian Missions for Ukraine
Karolis Sankauskas, Šešios AM
* In Lithuanian
13:30 – 14:00
United with Ukraine Game Jam: How Video Games Help Against Propaganda
Olexiy Izvalov, Global Game Jam
14:00 – 14:45
Panel: Which Games Will We Play in the Future?
Andrius Jovaiša, Dievo Režimas
Thaine Lyman, Games Production Veteran
Stefano Accossato, TutoTOONS
Austėja Ramuckytė, Qbuilds
Kristian Lundquist, Cable Nest & Gro Play
With the support of the Embassy of Sweden in Lithuania.
15:00 – 15:45
LARP: What Happens in the World of Live Action Role Playing Games?
Alessandro Giovannucci, Chaos League
16:00 – 16:45
Panel: Cosplay in Lithuania and Around the World
Nemii, @nemnemii
T-oku, @toku_senpai
Oleg Lycagin (Wishmaster), Beards of Truth
Ricardas Jascemskas, Dievo Režimas
17:00 – 17:45
From A Joke to DOOM: Early id Software in Photos and Stories
Tom Hall, Co-Creator of DOOM
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