September 12, 2023
Games Lift Kick-Off 2023 in New SPACE Innovation Rooms
On Monday, September 11, 2023, the official kick-off of the Games Lift Incubator 2023 took place in the new SPACE innovation space of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft.
The five developer teams who qualified for the Gamecity Hamburg funding program will not only receive financial support worth 15,000 euros but will also be supported in realization of their projects in form of dedicated workshops, individual mentor coaching, contacts to an extensive industry network, marketing support from a PR agency, and access to the SPACE rooms, where they can work collaboratively on their games.
The kick-off of the Games Lift Incubator started for the participating teams with a first introduction to the mentors, networking partners, the Gamecity team and each other in a relaxed atmosphere.
Games Lift Incubator 2023 - These are the five teams:
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Chaos Royale by Monodot
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Dottobeau by Dottobeau
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Journey Beyond the Edge of the World by Markus Koepke
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Map Map – A Game about Maps by Pipapo Games
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We the Valarii by Bagpack Games
Kick-off 2023 photo gallery
Following the teams' presentations, they had the opportunity to meet their five mentors in short sessions. These mentors contribute many years of individual experience in the games industry to support the developers in various disciplines during their development process.
The five mentors of Games Lift Incubator 2023:
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Björn Bergstein – Coach & Consultant for Management and Leadership at Bergstein Consulting
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Daniel Marx – CEO & Game Director at Osmotic Studios
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Manny Hachey – COO and Business Development Manager at THREAKS
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Søren Lass – Business Development Consultant
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Steffen Rühl – Managing Director at ruehl:gameconsult
Further information about the Games Lift Incubator is available on the Gamecity Hamburg website. The Games Lift Log, a series of articles and interviews that offers exciting insights behind the scenes of the funding program, is also published there at regular intervals.
