As in the years before, the GameZfestival with its sixth edition was a great success. The three days in november were packed with talks and events. The festival attracted numerous visitors and offered the game developer scene in Switzerland excellent opportunities to exchange ideas. And we think the community enjoyed all three days.
It is always good to stop an event on a high. That is what we do. This was the last GameZfestival. We enjoyed organizing the festival and setting up all its demanding parts. But times have changed, the game consumers fairs are now everywhere and absorb most of the attention and efforts. And the community has grown and should be able to organize similar events as well. The younger members of our team have been very active in the community and relentlessly work on their own projects, they don't have the time
There also is a festival that started doing similar things after us with ten or fifteen times more money. The festival Ludicious proudly tries to bring international players to Zurich and advertises two awards for games. Despite being financed by the city of Zurich and the federal organization Pro Helvetia and supported by big companies, it still has to find a clear profile and its role in the Swiss game design community.
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