Nacon Studio Milan Gold Partner for PRESS START - Video Game Student Conference

We’re proud to have been a Gold Partner for PRESS START – Video Game Student Conference, organized by IIDEA – Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association and held on October 7/8 at Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan.
Two days dedicated to sharing experiences from established Italian realities and connecting game development students with companies, with talks by industry professionals and a meeting area for 1:1 interviews.

It was a great opportunity for young developers to meet professionals and companies from our territory, with talks and matchmaking sessions.
Many of our developers shared their knowledge during the two day conference:

• Mauro Ferrari, Art Director – Art Direction (speaker);
• Davide Bianchi, Senior Software Engineer – Programming (speaker);
• Luca Piccina, Audio Director – Music and Sound Effects (speaker);
• Marco Joele Nicolini, QA Lead – QA and Testing (speaker);
• Sergio Rocco, Executive Producer – Producing (moderator);
• Alessandra Tomasina, Senior Producer – Marketing/Communication (moderator).

During the event, the Video Game Student Awards rewarded the creativity and hard work of game development students in Italy.

• Fabio Respighi, our Head of Design, was in the jury for Fresco Award, a category for games that stand out for their art style, game mechanics or controls,
• Marco Ponte, our CEO and Creative Director, was in the jury for Luna Award, for games that have the potential to be a commercial success.