Industry Talks

2016 archive

Grab a rare opportunity to listen to and interact with the top professionals in the industry!

BLON Industry Talks are aimed at common areas of video games and
animation. Our guests will speak about storytelling, world building and art development for video games, and what inspired them to choose this unique medium. They will explore the worlds of animation and game distribution, and reveal the success stories behind internationally renowned VR experiences. We hope that the speakers' experiences and insights will inspire others to step into this world, in which everyone can become a creator.

Gamification – a historic perspective
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Gamification – a historic perspective

Gamification—a historic perspective. The seminar will discuss a current status of affairs in the field of various intertwined strategies, which range from animation and video-games to effective marketing strategies and are commonly labeled under an umbrella-term “gamification”. The analysis will address such topics as selection of effective research tools and choosing a relevant historical context when trying to understand this phenomenon. Special attention will be given to the role of contemporary processor-mediated technologies (computer, smart phones and etc.), and the future trajectories of gamification especially considering the unstoppable march towards ever smarter AI, ever larger “global village” and ever more clever tactics in shaping user behavior leading to possibly deep ramifications in political milieu as the rise of gamified ideology.
Prof. Zilvinas Lilas teaches at at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Germany). Interests: Experimental 3D, gaming and playable systems, critical games, virtual representation, cross and transmedia narration, stereoscopic imaging, creative industries, experience economy.
Presented by: „Creative Europe“ MEDIA desk Lithuania

Žilvinas Lilas

Žilvinas Lilas

Zilvinas Lilas is currently a professor of 3D at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. In 1991 he received a Diploma of Artist from the Vilnius Academy of Arts majoring in Painting. In 2004 he completed his Graduate Studies at the Ohio State University and was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in 3D animation
and painting.

Throughout his professional career Prof. Lilas served multiple positions ranging from Interactive Interface Designer to Chief Artist and a Technical Director for a number of start-up as well as internationally renowned companies such as Walt Disney Studios.
Gugi Media Book for kids
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Gugi Media Book for kids

Presentation of new educational book with augmented reality for children

R. Jaszczurowski will present the work created at Gdansk studio
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R. Jaszczurowski will present the work created at Gdansk studio

Producer and director Robert Jaszczurowski will present the work created and produced at Gdansk-based animation studio and production company Grupa Smacznego (http://www.g-s.pl/en)

Robert Jaszczurowski

Robert Jaszczurowski

Producer and Co-owner of animation studio Grupa Smacznego, Poland
Baltic Sea-Nordic Animation and Games Network member

With his early projects: Harry and Toto and Agronauta, he gained experience in directing animation, creating layouts, backgrounds, characters’ design. From 2009 acts as a creative producer with the most important project, TV series Mami Fatale (delegate producer). Head of board of Polish Animation Producers Association and active member of Polish Filmmakers Association and a participant of the most important coproduction markets, festivals and animation related events in Europe (Cartoon Forum, Cartoon Movie, MiPJunior, Cinekid, Annecy). Currently working on Basia and Grand Banda TV series and feature film Mice on Strike.
Gluk Media
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Gluk Media

Bartas Polonskis lives and works in Vilnius. While working in “Ars Electronica Futurelab “ at Linz and “Urbonas Studio MIT” in Cambridge he developed new forms of user interface experience. Over the last decade all of his work was centered to interactive solutions used in public areas, interior and architecture all over the world. Biometrics, sign recognition, image processing and other HCI technologies are those Bartas uses in his projects. Recently with his team he’s involved in developing architectural and educational applications in virtual reality context. During his presentation Bartas will bring us closer to his experience with interactive technologies. He will show some behind the scenes material and share his experience on a professional scene.

Bartas Polonskis

Bartas Polonskis

Artist, Programmer, Co-founder of Gluk Media (Lithuania)

Bartosh lives and works in Vilnius. While creating for Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz and for Urbonas Studio MIT in Cambridge, he developed new forms of user interface experience. Over the last decade all of his work was centered to interactive solutions used in public areas, interior and architecture all over the world. Biometrics, sign recognition, image processing and other HCI technologies are those Bartosh uses in his projects. Recently with his team he’s been involved in developing architectural and educational applications in virtual reality context.
Wide Wings Animation
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Wide Wings Animation

Commissioned animation projects. Opportunities in the local market and internationally.