Game Night 2018 (16.02.2018)

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17:30 until 23:00
University of Applied Sciences of Economics (FHDW)Hauptstraße 2, 51465 Bergisch Gladbach (Building B, Room B11/Forum)
Game Night 2018 was a complete success! Around 170 participants spent the evening exploring the world of gaming and the coolest games of tomorrow! The wide range of topics covered trends from gaming in the cloud and virtual reality to successful gaming start-ups. The evening was crowned with pizza, drinks and prizes worth over 500 euros!

[su_spoiler title="Topics"]Variety of video games, Xbox One, virtual/mixed reality, Unity, Unreal Engine, Xamarin, Microsoft technologies, Microsoft Azure, gaming in the cloud, artificial intelligence, start-ups, company foundations, research projects[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title="Detailed description"]Game Night 2018 was an exciting, fun and highly interesting evening all about Gaming, technology and start-ups. The speakers provided a look behind the scenes and the working methods of game developers and presented the latest games. In addition to exciting news and high-caliber presentations, thanks to Cluster Reply for sufficient Pizza and drinks provided. The participants also had the chance to Prizes worth more than 500 eurosincluding an Xbox One and the latest games. The visit was worthwhile in every respect - as a student, trainee, professional or prospective employee[/su_spoiler].

Agenda

17:30 Greeting

All participants are warmly welcomed by me, the organizer of the event. We discuss the supporting program and a few basic things. Then the exciting presentations can begin.
Lennart Wörmer

18:00 Keynote: How to Indie

A job as a game developer is the dream of many enthusiastic gamers. Thanks to modern engines, however, it doesn't have to remain just a dream. In this talk, you can find out more about the Unreal Engine and life as an indie game developer.
Christian Albrecht

19:00 Mixed reality as a business impact

Let's develop a game! Mixed reality is ready for the masses! How do I reach this market and develop games? Come with us into virtual worlds!
Raphael Köllner

19:45 Pizza and moving break

Dinner at last! To keep your stomach rumbling in check and get your energy levels back on track, we provide plenty of pizza. Free drinks such as Red Bull are also included. There will also be the opportunity to talk to other speakers and participants and find out about study opportunities at the FHDW. Due to the division into different tracks, we will move to a different building.

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Startup track
20:30 GHOST - research project, start-up, spaceship

With the spaceship into a future that will permanently change the nature of training and IT security. Why good software development leads to good games.
Mathias Kohs

21:30 The adventures of a young start-up

One idea turned into several and then finally an entire IT start-up - right here at the FHDW! Our first project was the Counter-Strike app "Aimpunch - A Spectator App for CSGO". We show how it all began and what the necessary steps are from a student with an idea to their own app and finally a whole company start-up. Included are Xamarin on iOS and Android, Node.js backends, C#, Azure and much more. In other words, a complete package of state-of-the-art technologies.
Marius Mertens and Daniel Struck

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Technology track
20:30 Azure as a game backend

Companies like Blizzard or EA still had to invest millions in hardware and servers to provide online services. Nowadays - especially as a startup - you can use flexible cloud services like Azure and only pay for what you use. In this session, I will introduce you to the Azure Portal and how you can effectively provide and rent servers for your game - even via automation.
Martin Przybysz

21:30 Self Learning AI in Games

Artificial intelligence will soon be an integral part of our lives. But how does the computer learn? And how can autonomous driving and almost invincible games AI be created? This presentation will show how current machine learning algorithms work and how they can be implemented in games and simulations.
Maximilian Kenfenheuer

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Networking Space

In a separate room, you will have the opportunity to talk to speakers and other participants about the latest technologies and trends and make new contacts. You can also try out the Microsoft HoloLens live here.

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22:15 Break for networking

After the tracks, there will be another opportunity to talk to the speakers and try out the latest technology. Smokers can smoke and the thirsty can have a drink.

22:30 Raffle

To top it all off, you will receive the latest tech gadgets as part of a prize draw. The main prize is an Xbox One S as a gaming bundle with two games and a second controller. Good luck!
Lennart Wörmer

Competition & Welcome Package

There are again many high-quality prizes worth over 500 euros to dust off! The Grand prize:

[su_spoiler title="Xbox One S (Forza Horizon 3 + Hot Wheels DLC Gaming Bundle incl. 2 Wireless Controllers + FIFA 18)"]Experience 4K Ultra HD and the best game line-up (including Xbox 360 classics) on the most advanced platform. With High Dynamic Range (HDR) you get stronger, brighter colors in games and videos. A gaming bundle from the award-winning Forza Horizon 3 with Hot Wheels DLC and the brand new FIFA 18 gives you a great program. With the second wireless controller with Bluetooth technology and Textured Grip, you can enjoy game nights with your friends. Thank you very much to the Microsoft Student Partner Program Germany for providing the grand prize[/su_spoiler].

More high-quality hardware is up for grabs that evening:

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  • 6 x Cherry MX-Board 3.0 Professional keyboard with black switches
  • 3 x Tt eSPORTS Commander Combo (mouse and keyboard)
  • 3 x Tt eSPORTS Dasher Mini mouse pad
  • 1 x MSI DS B1 gaming mouse

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Many more exciting titles for Xbox One and PC are also in the lottery drum:

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  • 2 x Assassin's Creed Unity (Xbox One)
  • 2 x The Crew (Xbox One)
  • 1 x Forza Motorsport 7 incl. Yellow Race Suit & Red Race Suit DLC (Xbox One)
  • 1 x Quantum Break (PC)
  • 1 x The Long Dark (PC)
  • 1 x Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (PC)
  • 1 x Need for Speed - Rivals (PC)

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In addition to the big prizes, there will be various other goodies during the presentations such as T-shirts, flowing scarves and more to win! In addition each of you a Extensive welcome package with the current t3n editionwriting stand, ballpoint pen, stickers and lanyards.

Event details

[su_spoiler title="Target group"]Game Night 2018 is for Technology and gaming enthusiasts designed. It doesn't matter whether you Pupils, Student or already employed are. Students and prospective students from other colleges and universities are also very welcome. If you Games like Minecraft, Forza Motorsport, Halo or Fifa or the Programming (Minecraft coding, Microsoft Azure, artificial intelligence) then you've come to the right place! The available places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. So please register in good time and secure your ticket! Students and interested parties from other universities are also welcome[/su_spoiler].

[su_spoiler title="Registration"]Participation is completely free of charge. With a bit of luck, you could even go home with a plus, as there are cool, high-quality prizes to be won. Would you like to bring a friend? No problem! It is only important that all participants register for the purpose of planning food and drinks[/su_spoiler].

[su_spoiler title="Photos and videos"]Photos will be taken at this event. You may be featured on these. We will publish these via common social media. You are also welcome to take photos and publish them on your channels. A link to this event would be appreciated[/su_spoiler].

[su_spoiler title="Arrival"]The welcome to Game Night 2018 starts as scheduled at 5:30 pm. To ensure that the agenda can be adhered to without time problems, we recommend arriving at the venue at 17:15. From the S-Bahn stops "Duckterath" and "Bergisch Gladbach" it takes about 10-15 minutes on foot. Experience has shown that the roads are congested on Friday afternoons, so you should allow enough time if you arrive by car; half an hour extra is realistic. Unfortunately, the event is not barrier-free. Please contact me if you need an accessible venue and we will try to find a solution together[/su_spoiler].

[su_spoiler title="Supply"]You don't need to bring anything, because everything is provided for: Ballpoint pens and writing pads for note-taking are provided as part of the Welcome Package made available. Refreshing drinks (Coca Cola, Red Bull, water and more) keep you awake and delicious pizza (also vegetarian) - sponsored by Cluster Reply - keep your stomach rumbling at bay[/su_spoiler].

Contributors

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  • Christian Albrecht Founder of Perfuse Entertainment
  • Daniel Struck FHDW student, company founder and Microsoft Student Partner
  • Lennart Wörmer Organizer, FHDW student and Microsoft Student Partner
  • Mathias Kohs Developer in the GHOST project (future founder)
  • Marius Mertens FHDW student and company founder
  • Martin Przybysz Senior Consultant Cloud Management at Materna
  • Maximilian Kenfenheuer FHDW student
  • Raphael Köllner IT lawyer and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)

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A very special thanks goes to Florian Glierwho created great memories as an event photographer!

Sponsors

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Thank you very much to all sponsors!

Another big thank you goes to Kay Giza and Lars Schellhas from the Microsoft Student Partner Program Germanywithout whom this event would not have been possible.

Reviews

[su_quote cite="Dr.-Ing. Alexander Brändle, Head of FHDW Campus Bergisch Gladbach"]Our Microsoft Student Partner and FHDW student Lennart Wörmer raised the bar again with Game Night 2018. The successful mix of information and entertainment brought 170 participants closer to innovations and trends in IT and inspired them. In addition to technical solutions, it was also about how to successfully develop and market an indie game and what hurdles you can encounter as a young founder due to German bureaucracy. I am particularly proud that many of the presentations were given by FHDW students and founders. Congratulations guys! Keep it up![/su_quote]

[su_quote cite="Lars Schellhas, Microsoft Senior Student Partner"]Computer games are among the most inspiring variants of modern storytelling. The technology behind them, what they do and what they achieve was impressively demonstrated to us at Game Night 2018. Many industries can learn and benefit from the methods of game development![/su_quote]

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