Today marks the start of Gamescom, one of the world’s largest gaming conventions, and PLAYCON is thrilled to be part of the Maltese delegation. As Malta’s premier gaming expo, PLAYCON is excited to showcase what will be on offer in this year’s event. From thrilling esports competitions to innovative educational programs, immersive tech experiences, and
Step into a world of innovative technology at the Future Visions Immersive Exhibition, happening alongside the prestigious Mediterrane Film Festival. From 23rd to 29th June, the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta will be transformed into a portal to tomorrow, showcasing various International Projects Selected Across the Strand’s 360 Videos, VR Standalone and Immersive Installations Categories.
Pocket Gamer Connects, a staple name in games industry conferences returns to Finland between the 12th and 13th of September 2023! With over 1,500 games industry professionals gathered in Helsinki, attendees will get the opportunity to network, discover, pitch and learn from 200 of the world’s top experts. The conference will cover a wide-array of
In the news recently, a new global report has peaked the interest of many as Malta ranks fifth for digital games research. Accordingly, in this featured article, we’ll be taking a look at this new statistic while also reviewing the leaping journey which digital games research has made on the island. Malta and Digital Games
ODIN (Our Digital Immersive Nexus) Malta has officially launched, heralding an exciting new chapter for game development, VFX, virtual production, and AR/VR/XR industries. Founded by Luke Ambrogio (EPAM/Juniper Lane Games) and Francis Gerschi (Stargate Studios Malta), ODIN aims to foster collaboration, innovation, and networking within these dynamic fields. The community invites passionate enthusiasts to embark
Amongst the hot topics of virtual reality, augmented reality and other blooming new technologies, the ‘metaverse’ is often treated as a buzzword thrown around with little thought. In this featured article, we’ll take a closer look that will hopefully leave everyone knowing the basics – here’s a simple guide to the metaverse! Metaverse – Behind
Here at Playcon, technology is one of our three pillars of interest, besides esports and gaming. Accordingly, the world of software engineering is one with uses in multiple industries, including the likes of gaming and entertainment. Helping us garner some unique understanding on software engineering is a Maltese expert with experience working for Netflix and
The ability to create a complete, fully working game’s code with ChatGPT-4 means that the future has already arrived. Making simple games could herald a new age in game development as Microsoft’s OpenAI appears to have taken its machine learning chatbot to new heights. AI developer Pietro Schirano posted his interaction with the bot shortly
One of the developers of Valve’s Steam Deck handheld, which has been available for purchase for just over a year, has discussed the likelihood of a Steam Deck 2. Although the device’s popularity cannot be disputed, the majority of users seem to acknowledge that there are several areas where a potential successor could perform better.
Let’s wind back the clock a few years. Indeed, it’s 2019 and the likes of Google Stadia, Xbox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna are all announced or revealed as cloud gaming services. Yet, that begs the question – what exactly is cloud gaming technology and where is it now? What is Cloud Gaming? So, what
