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Hyper Talks are short and fun 5 minute knowledge-injections. Ten speakers will talk about projects, experiences, failures and sources of inspiration in their work. The Hyper Talks are a platform for both established artists as well as upcoming talents: some of the past hypers speakers ended up being winners of the A MAZE. Awards. The session is hosted by A MAZE. / Berlin program manager Lorenzo Pilia.

00:06:10
Fakhra AlMansouri: Hybrids Bridging Communities
http://hybridhumans.ae
A look into the UAE local game dev scene, from independent studios to teams/solo devs and the challenges we face. Because we feel like we're on an island, so let's share our stories and bridge the gaps!

00:13:58
Jana Reinhardt: Don't be sheeple – How shepherding inspired me for a game
http://ratking.de/
I re-recognized something I knew very well from my childhood: shepherding. The talk will focus on my research at local contests and why I made a different game than I actually wanted.

00:21:50
Linsey Raymaekers: Rise of the video game poets
A look at self-expression through game development.

00:28:32
Charlotte Madelon: Dissecting childhood trauma in a flower game
https://charlottemadelon.com/
By going through a short development process of Lily, I will show how science and the Dutch Old Masters are helping me to create the game.

00:36:32
Michael Straeubig: Imperfect VR
http://i3games.com/
Imperfect VR is based on the belief that everyone can create their own Virtual Reality experiences.

00:43:49
Ghostbutter: A portrait of the artist as a piece of butter
http://ghostbutter.com/
In this talk we will reveal five ancient truths about ghosts, games and animation.

00:51:33
Zoë Jellicoe: Being and play-in-the-world as digital space
http://zoejellicoe.squarespace.com/
Using Heidegger's experience of subject-object relations as a springboard this talk will explore how players interact with digital objects and environments in everything from slow-paced survival horror to absurd surrealist puzzle games.

00:59:52
Paulina "Vera" Szmidt: Learn stuff!
http://rudydziobak.com/
3 stories from my game testing career that will remind you to never stop gathering knowledge. Not very boring.

01:06:35
Marius Winter: Fan Art? More like Fan Heart!
https://mariuswinter.itch.io/
Exploring my desire to make projects based on existing games like Monkey Island, Alone in the Dark or Firewatch.

01:14:25
Pitoum: A procedural talk
http://pitoum.net/
This talk will be procedurally generated while going on.

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