the early bird catches the @gamedevgraz.bsky.social gamedevdays.com

two sleeps til game dev days graz! @gamedevgraz.bsky.social congrats to 10 years! they grow up so fast! thank you for your vital work for the austrian scene! 1up @joeyprink.bsky.social and team! #GDDG25

our coop with #ExperimentalGameCultures at #angewandte continues 08 oct. 5pm: #SusannaPollack, president of @gamesforchange.bsky.social is calling to embrace games as a force for hope, connection, and real-world change. discuss with us! subotron.com/event/games-...

‪ ships ahoi! our jury of local experts handpicked five finalists for our annual live pitch competition for austrian student projects. all details here: subotron.com/14602-live-p... next port: a workshop with jan halwe of @byterockers.games fame. final island: live competition 21 november

the SUBOTRON arcademy returns next week with zurichs´ @mariov.ch on design and development processes, his collaborations at @playables.net and his upcoming game "pocket boss", a data-bending remote career simulator. subotron.com/event/playab...

our live pitch competition winner (some moons ago 😬) lifts off!

Remembering 2021 to look forward to tomorrow - see you at the Vienna Gamedev Meetup at Auer von Welsbach Park - tomorrow (Tue, 15.7) around 6:30 pm

last SUBOTRON arcademy before summer break on thu. 26 June: together with @wearemuesli.bsky.social, we explore the path of a possible fresh and innovative ‘interactive neorealism’, based on values of empathy, social impact and the transformative potential of game design subotron.com/event/neorea...

Our annual LIVE PITCH COMPETITION FOR STUDENT PROJECTS returns for the 12th time! Students in Austrian can apply with their projects, diploma, bachelor’s or master’s thesis. 5 projects attend a workshop and pitch in front of an international jury on Nov 21st. Details: subotron.com/13947-open-c...

our partner #ViennaBusinessAgency is offering support for games or other creative digital projects made in vienna again and calls to enter the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 competition for digital design 2025. win €10,000 in production grants as well as special prizes here: viennabusinessagency.at/current-fund...

collecting local #oralhistory #gamehistory for #softwareLAB, the dept. for archiving & collecting software at @tmwpress.bsky.social part 5: harald riegler, entrepreneur and founder of the largest austrian studio in the early 21st century #sproing info on the series at subotron.com/14322-tmw-so...

creepy crawly!

we start a new lecture series together with #ExperimentalGameCultures at the #UniversityOfAppliedArtsVienna about games in museums/collections. our first guest on 22 march 4pm is laura schmidt from #ZKM / Karlsruhe experimentalgamecultures.uni-ak.ac.at/collecting-p...

we return to amazing @amazefest.bsky.social in the maze of / BERLIN next week 14-16 may and would like to talk to you about your talk for our arcademy series, game preservation, and of course art. let´s meet on the meadow! 2025.amaze-berlin.de

our AI in game dev-workshop with Daria Radu on may 15th during #CreativeDaysVienna is almost fully booked. last slots available via registration email until thursday may 8th here: subotron.com/event/ai-cre...

Special! In einer besonderen Ausgabe des @fm4.orf.at Game Podcast spreche ich mit dem dänischen Spieletheoretiker @jesperjuul.bsky.social: sound.orf.at/collection/2...

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register now for daria radus (#modl.ai) workshop on may 15th during #CreativeDaysVienna feat. AI tools for indie devs to streamline their workflow, built-in AI features in game engines, security and ethical concerns. bring your pitch for a hands-on approach! subotron.com/event/ai-cre...

congrats @strawboie.bsky.social 2025.amaze-berlin.de/nominees/

Tuesday, April 1st will be no joke - but pure fun and information at the #88 Vienna Gamedev Meetup - happening again in the amazing event space of Das Packhaus Follow the Cult! www.meetup.com/de-DE/vienna...

SUBOTRON arcademy Thu. 27.03.25 7pm at MuseumsQuartier Too Much Fun: The European History of the #commodore64 @jesperjuul.bsky.social on the #C64 ’s history from computer for #BASIC programming, to #game computer, to #demoscene computer, to a comforting #retrodevice subotron.com/event/c64/

It’s finally time! Our submissions for gamescom 2025 are officially open! ✨ We have a bunch of free and discounted showcasing options available for you 👀 Please check out our website for all relevant information: indiearenabooth.de/apply ⌛ Open until 9 April We look forward to your submissions! 🙌💗

EFGAMP continues to grow. 📢 We are glad to announce, that @hernihistorie.cz becomes a new member. Herní historie is a Czech collective of quite young retro game enthusiasts doing a lot of interesting stuff with a focus on Czechoslovak gaming history. Full news: efgamp.eu/2025/02/18/c...

re. last nights arcademy: itch.io/jam/climate-... igda.org/sigs/climate/ www.playing4theplanet.org/green-game-j... climatejusticecollab.org/climatejusti... www.monumentvalleygame.com/mv3 thanks again for the power ups @aeiea.bsky.social @ustwogames.co.uk

we start this years program on thu 20 february with discussing how rethinking priorities can benefit not only the planet but also our business. "monument valley"-mother jennifer estaris will prove that purpose and profit aren’t opposing forces - they’re partners. subotron.com/event/change/

20 years! our very first arcademy (then called "electric meeting") happened on 26 february 2005. a shop/hub and hundreds of talks, panels, workshops, exhibitions, festivals, cooperations later, we continue to advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in our lives, the scene and in our program:

Dungeons of Hinterberg is coming to PlayStation on March 13th!!! We are so excited! 💙

(1/2) Do you live in Austria and are you making a cool game? Submit to the SAGA (StyriAn Games Award) to win up to 1000€! Finalists will get to showcase their game at a booth at the button festival, where the award ceremony will be held.

Don't forget to submit your work for the 2025 A MAZE. Awards by January 31st! 🦩🏆 Register here: https://2025.award.amaze-berlin.de/ #AMazeAwards #AMaze2025

our arcademy is back to the future! skip dystopia, connect with forward-thinking minds: 🪐 feb 20 @aeiea.bsky.social @ustwogames.bsky.social how prioritizing change saves the planet - and your bottom line 🕹️ march 27 @jesperjuul.bsky.social the european history of the C64 subotron.com/events/event/

We support the #ViennaBusinessAgency again in their "Content Vienna Connecting" service for 3 Vienna-based game dev talents. Get € 1,500 for participating in this year's #gamescom (consider #devcom), guidance, networking dinner. Apply here until March 10th: subotron.com/14271-open-c...

thank you for the movies mr. lynch youtu.be/Laf9vpJMDjA?...

G rowing O rchiving G ameheritage

making of collecting austrian game history today: #JoWooD standing on the shoulders of industry giants

we wish you playful new year! let’s meet at the controls again.

Submission is open now. Your invitation to submit your work until Jan 31, 2025 for the 14th Int. A MAZE. Award. We're very excited to play + discover your works. award.amaze-berlin.de🦩#indiegamese#arthousegamese#altctrlr#playfulmediai#immersivetheatrer#indiedeve#mbbfundeded

all audio recordings of our arcademies 2024 are in the online archive now: subotron.com/archive/ thank you for an insight- and joyful year, dear SUBOTRONistas, local & global experts, cooperators, supporters, and you, the audience! we will be a back in spring! press START to continue the exchange!

next stop vorderberg! congrats!

join us at our last arcademy 24 this thu nov 28 7pm at MQ/raum d with Felix Bohatsch (CEO Broken Rules), Johanna Pirker (Prof. Game Lab TU Graz), Flavia Mazzanti (CCO Immerea), Clio Montrey (Producer Microbird Games), Melanie (Melle) Bartl (Co-Founder Flat Head Studio) subotron.com/event/panel-...

congrats to the 4 digital arts bachelor students from #FHHagenberg who won this years live pitch competition with their interactive narrative “I see you”! thank you for your precious feedback, dear jury! thank you for playing, listening and discussing, dear audience! subotron.com/14211-subotr...

which student project wins the game? find out today: 4-6pm playtests 7pm showtime subotron.com/event/live-p...

Join the SUBOTRON Live Pitch Competition of Austrian Student Projects 2024 this Friday November 22 at Expositur PSK subotron.com/event/live-p... 4-6pm Playtest the games and meet the devs of the five finalists 7-10pm Experience the live pitches and the feedback from our international jury

5th finalist at our Live Pitch Competition 2024 this friday Nov 22 subotron.com/event/live-p... „Synth Cycles“ from #HTLSpengergasse Master the art of drifting in this vehicular combat game in a TRON-like world. Battle with up to 4 of your friends and destroy them with as much style as possible.

4th finalist at our Live Pitch Competition 2024 on Nov. 22 subotron.com/event/live-p... „Peak Rhythm“ from #FHSalzburg In the first ever VR-Rhythm-Climbing-Racer players compete by climbing to the music. Timing and the right movements are crucial to hit every note and reach the top.

3rd finalist at our Live Pitch Competition 2024 on Nov 22 at Expositur PSK subotron.com/event/live-p... „Mug Off!“ from #FHSalzburg In this physics-based party brawler, up to 4 players control ragdoll mugs with wobbly arms, battling on a ship to knock each other off a table vimeo.com/970550830

2nd finalist at our Live Pitch Competition 2024 on November 22 at Expositur PSK subotron.com/event/live-p... „I see you" from #FHHagenberg is an interactive story that tracks the player's eye movements using passive gaze interactions to create immersive moments www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkZl...

#PixelVienna conference starts today 4pm! best of all worlds! be there and be square! pixelvienna.com

1st finalist at our Live Pitch Competition 2024 on November 22 at Expositur PSK subotron.com/event/live-p... „Dead End Job" from #FHTechnikumWien fight your way through waves of ghosts in this action-packed top-down arena shooter with hack 'n' slash elements www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI6W...

is unity unreal? join our annual résumé of the challenging year in game dev, education and art tomorrow thursday december 14th 7pm at museumsquarter vienna / raum d with austrias finest! subotron.com/event/panel-...

we have winners! "morigami" from FH hagenberg won the live pitch competition 23! congrats! thx 2 the dedicated jury, all 16 submitting projects and their 8 edu institutions, the 5 finalists, host @robertglashuettner.bsky.social & the playtesting and engaging audience! subotron.com/13673-live-p...