Had a great time meeting the local Italian game dev scene in Rome, meeting the students and the faculty as well as play a whole lot of old games in a very impressive retro game show. I did a talk on game design inspiration and how we motivate designers at king to keep on doing … Continue reading Level up Rome, May 2019
Author: Fawzi Mesmar
Game Dev Days, Tallinn, April 2019
First time at game dev days as well as first time in Estonia and I was blown away by both, loved the vibe of the city and the dev scene and was thoroughly impressed! I did a talk about game design inspiration as well as a panel on the sins of game designers, I'm really … Continue reading Game Dev Days, Tallinn, April 2019
IMGA awards March 2019 in San Francisco
I handed out the best "guilty pleasure" winner at the international mobile games awards ceremony in San Francisco during GDC. Congrats to all the nominees and winners for outstanding achievements in technical, artistic and gameplay innovation. You can find the full list here: https://www.imgawards.com/winners-nominees/15th-imga/
Talk at GDC March 2019 in San Francisco
Tuesday I spoke at the game developers conference, humbled not only because people showed up to my talk, but also to share the stage with great thinkers and industry icons Eric Zimmerman, Nicholas Fortugno, Kenny Shea Dinkin and Juan Gril... it has been a hell of an experience! Thanks to my friends and colleagues who … Continue reading Talk at GDC March 2019 in San Francisco
IMGA 2019 Jury in Helsinki
Loads of fun and hard decisions to make as I took part of being on the jury of the international mobile game awards. I was part of a panel of industry illuminates as we played through and discussed 150 games finalists for the awards this year. So many inspiring games and discussions. Can't wait to … Continue reading IMGA 2019 Jury in Helsinki
Whitenights Berlin Feb 2019
Did a talk in white nights last week in their first edition in Berlin it was about Japanese live ops, it's always a pleasure to see those guys, they can throw some awesome events.
Fawzi Mesmar’s Top 15 Games Of The Year 2018
Many will remember 2018 for being the year of Epic: with explosive growth for Fortnite Battle Royale as it took over the world powering the company to launch it's own PC store that went directly after Steam's money. It was also the year Microsoft bought so many studios as it prepares for the upcoming next … Continue reading Fawzi Mesmar’s Top 15 Games Of The Year 2018
Panel at APX – Berlin, November 2018
Great panel on esports, gaming and mobile at APX Axel Springer Porsche in Berlin.
Panel at Madrid Mobile Summit – Madrid November 2018
Joined an esteemed panel discussion on designing for optimum IAP with fellow industry professionals during the Madrid Mobile Summit this year.
8th game summit in Amman, Jordan – November 2018
Yesterday over 100 copies of my book were handed out to the winners of the app challenge during the 8th Jordanian gaming summit; though I couldn’t be there in person, I’ve received tons of positive vibes and feedback! Hope this would be helpful for people making their way into the industry! huge thanks for Nour … Continue reading 8th game summit in Amman, Jordan – November 2018
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