Eleven Goodgamers, one ski region, and 22 degrees celsius: perfect conditions for a wonderful week in Austria. March saw the start of our winter sports trip, organized by our colleague Anett – we both work together and we’re always thinking up new things to do together socially. The group traveled south from Hamburg’s Hauptbahnhof to Hopfgarten, near Kitzbühel.
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On March 21 it was time for the second Goodgame Studios poker night. In the Spielbank Casino in Hamburg, online marketing experts gathered to compete in a poker tournament. After last September’s successful premiere, our management team were looking forward to a repeat of the exclusive event. Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, CEO, and Fabian Ritter, CFO, once again welcomed Katja Thater, a poker world champion with the nickname “Lady Horror” – one that we think doesn’t reflect her accurately. She provided a touch of flair and brought an extra challenge to the evening, which she was visibly enthusiastic about: “I think the idea of putting on an event like this is just great. You can tell that the guests are having fun and enjoying themselves.”
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What makes a game really good? Storyline, gameflow and sound are certainly all important. However, the first thing we notice is a game’s graphics. Goodgame Studios attach great importance to outstanding visuals, high quality design and creativity. Our constantly growing art department is responsible for satisfying these requirements. But as many creative types don’t necessarily have the gaming industry at the forefront of their thoughts, we decided it was time for Goodgame Studios to organize a second Art Night, this time as part of the Social Media Week. Over 100 curious graphic artists and designers, as well as others aspiring to art careers, gathered in the event room at the MHMK Hamburg.
On February 24th, the first Hamburg Web Monday of 2014 took place in our Goodgame café. All 115 places were snapped up within 22 minutes, so we were looking forward to lots of interested guests. The topics for the evening were trends and technical possibilities for websites. Kristin and René, the organizers of Web Monday, opened the evening and our press officer Andreas also said a few words to welcome everyone. Niels, a developer at Goodgame Studios, gave the first presentation of the evening. He demonstrated how real-time 3D graphics can be utilized in browsers. He used practical examples to show what is already possible, and made a convincing plea based on this: more 3D in browsers!
It’s no secret: we want more employees. Above all, we would like to see more female Goodgamers. Some women cannot imagine working in the gaming industry (yet), which is why, on February 20th, it was time for the second Goodgame Studios Ladies’ Night. As part of the annual Social Media Week, we again put on an information evening especially for women, at the Handelskammer Hamburg. Bettina, an e-business expert at the Chamber of Commerce, opened the evening. Two female employees gave insights into their daily working life. Alina, project manager, acts as a key communication link between a number of departments and coordinates ten (predominantly male) colleagues. As a senior server developer, Claire is a bit of a rare specimen in the java team, and she hopes that more and more women will have the confidence to study computer science. She can assure them that it’s really not boring at all.
Goodgame Studios now has 700 members of staff – not only from Germany, but from all over the world. At work we speak German and English, depending on which language our colleagues understand better.
This means it’s high time our blog went international and from now on it will be available in both languages. Our localization department will be taking on the translation to ensure the English version reads just as well as the German, and that no punchlines will be missed.
You can find buttons to switch language in the top right hand corner. Happy reading!
