Top three projects awarded at SOCIAWARE’s closing program.

13 August 2024

The closing program of SOCIAWARE, in which TÜRGEV was a stakeholder, was held on Saturday, August 10, with the support of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Interior Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society and coordinated by EGADER.

Starting on Monday, August 5, the SOCIAWARE Project brought together young people interested in game software and production. Over one week at Bahçeşehir University, participants made industry visits, received theoretical training, and worked in teams to develop digital games. A total of 30 students formed 8 teams. Their projects were evaluated by Assoc. Prof. Güven Çatak, Head of the Digital Game Design Department at Bahçeşehir University, and the jury during the closing program at Rami Library.

In her opening speech, TÜRGEV Chairwoman Hatice Akıncı Yılmaz expressed satisfaction in contributing to the training of local developers in the field of game development.

The first-place team earned the opportunity to present their game at the TÜRGEV stand during TEKNOFEST’24, along with tickets to the Event of Gaming İstanbul Indieway September. The second-place team received tickets to the Event of Gaming İstanbul Indieway September, while the third-place team was awarded gift cards from the Steam gaming platform.

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