Paris Games Week: a must-see family outing for the All Saints' vacation!
Sharing, discovering and creating video games
Video games are a cross-generational pastime, and PGW Junior is the ideal place to share this passion with your family. This space for young and old is dedicated to video games in all their forms. Whether you're a gamer looking for something new, a student looking for a career in the industry or a parent looking for answers about gaming and digital issues, you'll find your answers at Paris Games Week Junior.
Video games explained to parents
PédaGoJeux's mission is to make video games accessible to all, and to provide advice on how to play them safely within the family. Since 2008, the group has been helping parents to understand games and share them with their children.
For five days, you can meet the members of PédaGoJeux to discuss issues that are important to many parents: the choice of games, screen time, parental control systems, all subjects that the collective will be delighted to discuss with the whole family.
Discovering French nuggets
France has incredible talent.
At the Espace Jeux Made in France, you could discover the best productions of the moment. 23 studios and publishers awaited you, including Amplitude Studios, DON'T NOD, Focus Entertainment and Microids. 30 games were available on the stand, and not the least of them!
The action-adventure game Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Focus Entertainment x DON'T NOD) will be playable for the very first time. A world exclusive for Paris Games Week. For its part, Microids will be thrilling the hearts of young and old alike with Tintin Reporter - Cigars of the Pharaoh, the return of a mythical robot with Goldorak - Feast of the Wolves, not forgetting Flashback 2, the iconic French production licence of the 90s which returns more than 30 years after the first episode. Don't miss Under the Waves (Parallel Studio), which plunges you into the depths of the ocean. Finally, come and discover Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (Sand Door Studio), a multi-award-winning game from a group of students whose studio is entering the big leagues. Come and talk to them about their journey.
And who knows? Maybe it'll inspire you to go over to the other side of the fence and give birth to the nuggets of tomorrow.
Working in video games
With ever-expanding worlds and more epic adventures than ever before, video games are synonymous with escapism, but they can also create vocations. Making a career out of your passion is a dream that can become reality today. France has nearly a hundred schools offering training in the video game and digital professions. This creative expertise is recognised the world over.
In the past, working in video games was simply a matter of programming, but now the range of professions is much broader. From creation and game design to management and marketing, you're sure to find the job that's right for you.
Last year, eight schools were present at Paris Games Week to present their various courses to parents and students.
Find out more about the following schools :
- ICAN
- École des Nouvelles Images
- New3dge
- Gaming Campus
- Isart Digital
- IIM Digital School
- Ynov campus
- ESMA – jeu vidéo
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