La Salle-URL will take part in the Fun&Serious Game Festival

La Salle-URL is a sponsor of the largest video game festival in Europe, Fun & Serious Game Festival, which will take place from the 27th to the 29th of November in Bilbao and this year the campus will be actively involved. The university will have a stand to inform about the degrees in Multimedia and Animation&VFX. Furthermore, La Salle will also participate in a workshop in the Fun Zone Academy for attendees, under the title: "What crosses a designer's mind when creating a game?” The workshop, led by professors Eva Villegas and Emiliano Labrador, will be held on Saturday 28th at 16.30 and will be based on the interaction with the audience and on the study of the playability, design and game mechanics. The speakers will ask the attendants to download some free games trying to capture the user's perception and complete group dynamics. Multimedia students of La Salle-URL will also present a project in front of the greatest professionals of the sector. The last day of the festival will be the gala where prizes will be given to the best project presented by the students. Emiliano Labrador, Professor and Director of the Master in Multimedia and Creation and Serious Games (MCM) will be part of the jury. In addition, our students and representatives of La Salle-URL also have a great opportunity to connect with start-ups, investors and media in the TALENT DAY space, in the Networking area. The festival is organized by themes, with the biggest eSports tournaments show in northern Spain, by the hand of the prestigious ESL and with an area of Indie Games and Comics vs. Games.  In this year’s edition, the organization has the largest international influencers in creative industries and, like last year, an attendance of about 20,000 people is expected. Ticket sales for the Fun & Serious Game Festival the biggest event of the sector in Europe is now open.