Our first event, the Kickoff, took place the 26:th of October 2007 in Stockholm.
The event was opened by Steve Olofsson, who gave a quick overview of the competition and rules. Next up was Christoffer Ekeroth, winner fo the awards Best XNA Game in Swedish Game Awards 2007 with the game Gravitron Ultra.
Following Christoffer, Jens Bergensten from Oxeye Game Studio held a presentation about "the making of Harvest" and demonstrated the IGF beta. The game Harvest was runner up for Best PC Game in Swedish Game Awards 2007.
After an impressive demonstration of Harvest, the Expert panel answered a lot of questions from the audience about the game industry. The Panel consisted of Tommy Persson (Lawyer.se), John Severinsson (FZ.se) and Johan Sjöberg (Peligroso). After a content-packed evening, it was time to move to the gaming lounge, where participants could compete to win a full version of Harvest. Visitors could also try out Gravitron Ultra and hang out in the lounge. As a special surprise, Fred Kalulanga performed stand-up comedy.
Images from the Mingle & Gaming Lounge:
