Pixelarchiv in cinema:
Women in gaming culture

What is it like to be a woman who makes games, reviews them, or teaches about them in Czechia? Is it an advantage, a curse, or are women's experiences no different from men's? Have we moved on from the sexist 90s? Are there differences between women in gaming culture at home and abroad?

At the round table, female game developers, managers, and journalists from different generations, with diverse backgrounds and different professional careers, will discuss their experiences. Together, they will offer their perspectives on working in the gaming world—from the daily challenges associated with sexism to feelings of belonging, from stereotypes to the changes that have (hopefully) been taking place in recent years. The aim is to show a perspective that differs from that of the male majority, a perspective that is still not widely heard in the media and is not reflected in domestic publications about brave founding fathers.

We cordially invite all game developers, game design students, and gamers to attend the event!

Admission is free, but if you want to secure your seats in the hall, please register on our website. You can follow the latest news about the event on the Facebook event page or on our Instagram.

program

– Screening of episode 10th episode of Game Story entitled Holki (Czech Television, 14 min) dedicated to Czech female game developers

– Introduction by game researcher Tereza Fousek Krobová, whose research focuses on Czech female game developers and journalists

– Panel discussion with women from the gaming culture and an enthusiastic audience, moderated by Tereza Fousek Krobová and Jan Kremer

HOSTKY

Jana Kiliánová

She started out in IT, but since 2013 she has been professionally involved in illustration and comics. She is the co-author of the online comic Korektor, which has also been published in book form. She contributed to the visuals for the game FixFox, which won an award at Game Access 2022. Her work includes key art, promotional illustrations, and her own creative projects. She teaches game design at FAMU and, in addition to illustration, is interested in pop culture, video games, and LARPs.

Lída Kulhavá

She is a game design student at Scholastika College and works as a producer at Gamebaze, a game incubator in Brno. She focuses on the phenomenon of serious games and has a long-standing interest in the connection between games, art, and society.

Lenka Krsová

She is a game designer specializing in living world design, works as a game design lecturer, and mentors student and indie projects. She moved into game development from academia and continuously seeks synergy between the two fields. After working on KCD2, she moved to the Polish company Fool's Theory.

Jana Seko

Vystudovala informatiku na Masarykově univerzitě. Více než pět let působila v herních studiích Bohemia Interactive a Ashborne Games, kde se věnovala marketingovým assetům a designu uživatelského rozhraní, například u titulů Vigor, Last Train Home či The Guild. Aktivně se účastní i organizuje game jamy a vytváří vlastní menší herní projekty.

Šárka Tmějová

She is a gaming journalist, even though she didn't originally want to write about games. She published her first review at the age of fifteen and has since made a name for herself as a critic and gamer who moves between mainstream productions and independent titles. She has spent most of her time on The Witcher trilogy, but she is also interested in the musical and cultural aspects of video games.

Katka "Suave" Urbanová

She has more than fifteen years of experience in leadership and has been working in game development for nine years, where she manages teams of programmers and designers. She has participated in organizing Game On! discussions and lectures on mental health in the gaming industry as part of the Game Access conference.

Organizátorstvo

Tereza Fousek Krobová – Jan Kremer
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