Our first Game Starter event on May 11, 2020, was all about Game Design. Three experienced game designers reported on their careers, their jobs, and answered the participants' questions. They talked about the everyday challenges in professional game development, their experiences in the games industry, and the things our experts would have liked to know at the beginning of their careers.

On July 7, 2020, we talked with three games industry professionals about Game Art and offered a portfolio check for all participants after the panel discussion. We gained insights into the different stages of the production process from concept art to a highly detailed asset, about modeling in VR, and learned why books on anatomy are a must-read for aspiring game artists.

On September 22, 2020, we talked with four games industry professionals about the job of a Community Manager. Community Management is a powerful tool to build up a dedicated community for a game, and we learned how the professionals of the four very different companies use different approaches in how to build, nurture, and manage their respective communities. We found out that next to empathy, patience, good writing skills, and knowledge in project management, a Community Manager needs to be open-minded and a good listener.

On November 24, 2020, we talked with three industry professionals about the job of a Game Programmer. Our experts gave insight into which engines, programming languages, and tools they use and what is expected from career starters in general. We learned that it is a good start to focus on specific skills, and game programmers, next to an understanding of logic, need good communication skills to discuss and work well within a team. 

On February 10, 2021, we talked with three industry professionals about jobs and career opportunities inside Game Audio. Our experts gave insight into which tools they use, where they set foot inside the games industry, and what is expected from career starters in general.

On April 20, 2021, we talked with three industry professionals about job and career opportunities in Quality Assurance. Our experts gave insight into which tools they use, where they set foot inside the games industry, and what is expected from career starters in general.

On September 7, 2021, we talked with three industry professionals about job and career opportunities in Project Management and Producing. Our experts gave insight into what their professions consist of, which tools and techniques they use, where they set foot inside the games industry, and what is expected from career starters in general.

In our first Gamecity Impulse event on May 5, 2021, Rebekka Niederländer from the initiative “Keinen Pixel den Faschisten” dealt with the question how the games we make and the representation of persons and groups in those games influence society in her talk "Why Video Games can save the World".

On August 12, 2021, two industry experts from Hamburg and San Francisco joined us to discuss about Diversity Management in the Games Industry. We had an insightful and interesting panel discussion with Trinidad Hermida (Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Niantic) and Maurice Hagelstein (Co-Founder and Game Director at Tiny Roar). Games journalist, researcher and developer Nina Kiel moderated the discussion.

The third edition of Gamecity Impulse revolved all around gaming communities. Manuel Manhard from the initiative "Keinen Pixel den Faschisten" gave practial advice and shared strategies on how to foster positive and accepting gaming communities.