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Ahmed El Shenawy reposted thisAhmed El Shenawy reposted this🏁 Last weekend marked the final training session of the Game Development Pre-Incubation Programme at Tallinn Business Incubator! Over the past 1.5 months, participants learned about the essentials of game development — from game design, market analysis, and marketing, to toolkits, art styles, project management, legal topics, and funding. A huge shoutout to our amazing trainers: Jordan Luke Morris, Ahmed El Shenawy, Julia Sereda, Jelizaveta Lazonen, Karl Kontus and Ott Madis Ozolit 👏 And special thanks to GameDev Estonia for teaming up with us to bring this programme to life! 🔜 Up next: participants will pitch their game ideas and launch their very own Steam store pages during the final event — just one month to go! Stay tuned 🚀
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Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisLast week I was invited by Tallinna Ettevõtlusinkubaator / Tallinn Business Incubator to share my knowledge and experience with those who are looking to start their careers, games, and studios in Estonia. I shared concepts about project management in general and in games more specifically, and did a quick example of one little game idea with Julia Sereda.. And we wrote up a rather good plan that who knows, perhaps we might actually do it?? 💡😎 This is the first attempt of hopefully many more to come in the future, to support the local creatives and game industry in Estonia. I'm lucky and appreciative to be part of that. Extra special thanks to Nele Plutus for making it happen! 👏👏
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Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisAnd that's a wrap for this year's Bootcamp and GameCamp! Was a great joy and a privilege as always. See you next time! Maybe one day I'll try my luck as a participant 😁Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisOn Sunday, we held the final part of TalTech GameCamp 2025 - the Game Jam! 🎮 I've had some time to reflect on how it went and got the final data on me. During the Game Jam, 197 people participated and made 55 games. To top it off, we had over 270 participants in the BootCamp, making the event, yet again, Estonia's largest game development event. We had many great submissions, and for the first time, we awarded all the categories people voted in. 👏 Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors - TalTech School of IT, TalTech Student Council of the School of IT (ITÜK), Mustamäe District Administration, Tallinna Ettevõtlusinkubaator / Tallinn Business Incubator and GameDev Estonia for giving unique opportunities to the winners; CRITICAL REFLEX, Maru VR, Placeholder Gameworks, CM Games for helping us spread the good word of Estonian games; Paulig Group, Kadarbiku, Peetri Pizza and Red Bull for keeping our participants full and energized; JOIK OÜ, MyFitness, ingame and Elamusgolf for giving awesome prizes. I also want to thank Ahmed El Shenawy, Alisa B., Antonio Scacchetti, Artur Bassov, Erik Kesa, Helena R., Ismail Amer, Jose Monagas, Juha Huhtakallio, Kevin Otto Koit, Lev Samin, Martin Turnpuu, Mikhail Fiadotau, Mikk Luige, Nicola Piovesan, Ralf Brait Lehepuu, Ramil Roosileht, Suhaib Rehman Khan, Taavi Pahk, Valeria P. and Villem Rootalu for being speakers and mentors - without them, GameCamp would not be as big and awesome as it is. 🫶 🏆 Congratulations to Sergei Dragunov and the team "MK ultra games" for winning GameCamp 2025! Your game "Bat in White" stood out for its art, fitting this year's theme "Opposites" amazingly with the light and shadow, gameplay is simple yet charming! If any of you want to play it, here's the link: https://lnkd.in/dRQyri3E That said, I have to admit we could have done better. Yes, it is fantastic that we could facilitate the awesome developers, artists, designers, musicians, and more, and allow them to create awesome games. Our homemade website hosting the event was not up to snuff, and people have been vocal about it. From having the wrong theme announced to the category awards given out unfairly by the system, we have acknowledged the issues within the source code and have addressed them within the community. We can not change the past, but we can change the future - we will begin rewriting the platform from scratch. We will make it stable, easy to use, and have more features for all participants. It might take time, but it is for the better good of GameCamp and its upcoming editions.💡 A big thank you to everyone for your amazing support and participation! Together, we will keep learning, growing, and getting even better. 🚀 I'm Alacris Devs, and this is TalTech GameCamp 2025! See you next year! 🎮❤️ #taltechgamecamp #gamedevestonia
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Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisGame dev BootCamp 2025 just happened! Last year I discussed tips on how to manage yourself in a game jam. This time I went into concepts and highlights of elements that affect difficulty and what makes a challenge easy, hard, or just utterly frustrating to the player. This is one talk that can honestly go on for days, so I tried to keep it short and sweet. If you weren't there, or would like to rewatch it, then you can do right over here: https://lnkd.in/dMmNkRP9 Big thanks and congratulations to Alacris Devs and the rest of the TalTech GameCamp team for making it happen again! 👏🎉Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisYesterday, we hosted the first part of TalTech GameCamp 2025 – the BootCamp! 🎉 Held at Mektory, the event combined lectures and workshops in a hybrid format, allowing nearly 90 participants to engage, with over 180 following the 9-hour live stream. Our incredible mentors - Mikhail Fiadotau, Ahmed El Shenawy, Martin Turnpuu, Juha Huhtakallio, Ramil Roosileht, Suhaib Rehman Khan, and Taavi Pahk - covered everything from game jam strategies, finding the core of your game, Unreal Engine, Godot, and more. A massive thank you to our sponsors, Paulig and Red Bull, for helping participants stay energized with coffee and energy drinks! 🤩 For those who missed it or want to revisit the sessions, we’ll upload the lectures and slides to our Discord server: https://lnkd.in/drJf4gC5. With BootCamp wrapped up, we can’t wait to see what amazing games will be created during the upcoming Game Jam. See you all at GameCamp! 🎮❤️ 📸 Arthur Sepp
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Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisTallinna Ettevõtlusinkubaator / Tallinn Business Incubator is starting a game developer programme! Another great and positive step towards growing the game industry in Estonia, and I'm very excited to be part of it!!Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisSuperexcited! For the first time Tallinna Ettevõtlusinkubaator / Tallinn Business Incubator offers an incubation programme for game developers! Our Pre-Incubation Programme is open for everyone who wants to to turn their game concepts into market-ready products and published games. With a mix of hands-on training and expert mentoring, this programme will equip you with the essential skills to navigate the game development landscape successfully. The trainers include Jordan Luke Morris, Andrejs Rusinovskis 🔜 gdc, Jelizaveta Lazonen, Karl Kontus 🔜 GDC, Ahmed El Shenawy and Julia Sereda 🔜GDC. Read more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dDkVfUBd
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Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisAwesome event and kudos to everybody who worked on, helped out, participated, and just gave moral support! Thank you for having me and for the opportunity to be part of TalTech's first official game jam and most definitely not the last!Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisYesterday marked the end of TalTech GameCamp 2024, and here's the recap! TalTech GameCamp, an educational bootcamp/game jam event hosted in TalTech, had over 120 participants online and onsite from last Friday to Sunday, with 28 teams creating their submissions for the jam's theme "Into the Unknown" - this means 28 different games after 48 hours of jamming. Onsite, we had 90 team members, including 15 mentors, 11 organizers, and one goal - to make the best game jam possible in Estonia. Our team worked day and night to accommodate jammers at the TalTech Innovation and Business Centre Mektory, and mentors were constantly helping teams with their questions. Sponsors, like Dynami:t and Pizzakiosk Tehnopol, provided everyone with food and a surplus of energy drinks to keep the buzz going. Many game development companies, like CM Games, Placeholder Gameworks, Mister Morris Games, and tulevik.EU, handed out merch and game keys to give out and awarded participants. TalTech School of IT, TalTech Student Council of the School of IT (ITÜK), Nortal, and GameDev Estonia were our biggest sponsors and helped us grow our budget for the event. This event is the most notable and memorable experience I've ever had as a game developer, and without everyone I've mentioned, this wouldn't have been possible. Thank you to our sponsors who made it all possible, believed in us at our most stressful moments, and praised us at our best. Special thanks to Edvard Dumansky, Rasmus S., Aleksei Nehoroshkin, Antonio Scacchetti, Artur Bassov, Heiti Kender, Jaagup Irve, Nicola Piovesan, Ahmed El Shenawy, Märten Rattasepp, Alisa B., Paul - Peeter Maasoo, Mikhail Fiadotau, Florian Becquereau, Mikk Luige, Ott Madis Ozolit, Valeria P., Villem Rootalu, Andrejs Rusinovskis, Arthur Sepp, all of the students who helped organize, and many more for giving us your collective knowledge, sharing it with everyone, and making the sleepless nights worth it. Congrats to Lev Yakovlev, Leonid Maznitsa, Liisa Leit, Taavi Rannu, and Cihat Kizilkaya for winning the jam and the Mentor's Favorite award! From the art style to the story your game "Into The Bus" told, it was fun to play through your game, even when I failed to reach the "Koopa peatus"! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this event, even if you only participated. You showed that making games, even without sleep or sanity, is fun. I hope you all gained valuable knowledge and will use it to make even more awesome games in the future. It was an honor and a privilege to be the face of the first GameCamp, and if all goes well, this won't be the last GameCamp the world sees. I'm Alacris Devs, and this is TalTech GameCamp 2024! See you next year! 🎮 ❤️ #taltechgamecamp #gamedevestonia
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Ahmed El Shenawy reposted thisAhmed El Shenawy reposted thisLots of awful news lately. Just updated the Game Jobs Search Resources. Please share this around for: job searches, information and community links. https://lnkd.in/ermg3Zz #GameJobs #GameDevJobs
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Ahmed El Shenawy shared thisHad the pleasure to represent my studio Placeholder Gameworks at a round table and networking event organised by Mobidictum Even more, I ended up holding and moderating a round table discussion about game design principles, sharing some thoughts on how we do things on our upcoming game Broken Alliance #brokenalliancegame #gamedev #gamedesign
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Ahmed El Shenawy reacted on thisAhmed El Shenawy reacted on thisSpent a few months on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. It's out now. Nice to see my name in the credits. #mw4 #callofduty #gamedev
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Ahmed El Shenawy liked thisTwo productive days at Dubai AI Festival 2026, connecting with innovative technology companies exploring growth opportunities across the UAE, GCC, and Europe. At Ventra ICT, we believe successful market expansion starts with the right relationships, local expertise, and a clear business development strategy. Expand Capability. Expand Markets. #VentraICT #DubaiAIFestival #BusinessDevelopment #MarketExpansionAhmed El Shenawy liked thisDUBAI AI FESTIVAL 2026: Two days, great conversations, and exciting opportunities ahead! Attending the Dubai AI Festival was an excellent opportunity to connect with innovative technology companies, industry leaders, and ambitious entrepreneurs from across the globe. What stood out most wasn't just the innovation on display, but the conversations about business growth, market expansion, and cross-border collaboration. This is precisely where we see the value of Ventra ICT connecting markets, developing business relationships, and helping technology companies create new revenue streams without the complexity of building everything from scratch. #DubaiAIFestival #VentraICT #BusinessDevelopment #MarketExpansion #AI #UAE #Europe
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Ahmed El Shenawy reacted on thisAhmed El Shenawy reacted on thisRiigieelarve Ükslehtede projekt, mille disainisime Kertu Liisa Lepikuga sai hõbeda kahes Eesti Disainiauhindade kategoorias: graafiline kommunikatsioon ja muutus disaini abil 🥳🔥. Aitäh žürii, et märkate olulist disaini! Ja aitäh Estonian Ministry of Finance / Rahandusministeerium koostöö eest ja Estonian Academy of Arts projekti meieni kunagi ammu toomast! Kusjuures kummaski kategoorias kulda välja ei antud, nii et peaaegu ongi võitja tunne:)) See oli mu esimene kord Disainiauhindadele kandideerida ja kõik 3 kandideerimist said ka nomineeritud. Tunnen, et kaks hõbedat ja üks lihtsalt nominatsioon esimesel korral ja vabakutseliste töödega on üsna märkimisväärne. Küll on aega mõni kuld noppida hilisemas karjääris (kuigi Noore Püssi kategooriast kasvan varsti välja, seal pingutan veel ainult ühe korra). Vaata kõiki äramärgitud töid: https://lnkd.in/dHsBwcMZ Foto: Raul Mee
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Ahmed El Shenawy liked thisPilot Pips project kicked off with 'From Vibe Coder to Entrepreneur' - our first event, and it was a great start. 🎉" Event brought together three great perspectives on AI and vibe coding: Indrek Seppo on AI as a thinking partner for business ideas, Kei Olbrei leading the hands-on coding workshop, and Krister Viirsaar giving a developer's perspective and thoughts on where things are headed. It was a day full of great energy: new acquaintances, a lot of hands-on practice, and plenty of perspective on how to approach AI and what's coming next. Big thanks to Helen Arme, who carried a lot of the organisational work, also Margaret Aidla and Sandra Sirp. Read more about the project: www.pilotpips.comAhmed El Shenawy liked this🚀 In September, the activities of Pilot Pips, an international project led by Tallinn Business Incubator, got underway. The project aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial and technical skills of young people under 25 in Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. As the project’s first public event, we hosted “From Vibe Coder to Entrepreneur” – an inspirational and hands-on day open to everyone interested in vibe coding and the possibilities of AI. The day brought together three different perspectives: 💡 Indrek Seppo explored how AI can be used not just to get answers, but as a thinking partner for developing and refining business ideas. 💻 Kei Olbrei led the hands-on vibe coding workshop, where participants could turn their own ideas and problems into working prototypes. 🔐 Krister Viirsaar looked at the other side of rapid AI-assisted development – data protection, security and product architecture, and the risks that can arise when “it works” becomes the end goal. Participant feedback showed how powerful the combination of AI and hands-on experimentation can be. Many participants said that vibe coding made building something themselves feel much more accessible than expected and gave them the confidence to experiment with new tools. The opportunity to dedicate a full day to their own idea and receive expert feedback was also highly valued. At the same time, an important lesson was that a working prototype is only the beginning. A good solution still needs a clear problem, a defined user and a critical look at what happens under the hood. The event marked the beginning of a journey that continues with the Pilot Pips programme starting in November. The event was organized by the Pilot Pips project managers Nele Plutus and Helen Arme with the help of Sandra Sirp. Pilot Pips is co-funded by the Interreg Central Baltic Programme and the European Union.
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Ahmed El Shenawy liked thisAhmed El Shenawy liked this🚀 In September, the activities of Pilot Pips, an international project led by Tallinn Business Incubator, got underway. The project aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial and technical skills of young people under 25 in Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. As the project’s first public event, we hosted “From Vibe Coder to Entrepreneur” – an inspirational and hands-on day open to everyone interested in vibe coding and the possibilities of AI. The day brought together three different perspectives: 💡 Indrek Seppo explored how AI can be used not just to get answers, but as a thinking partner for developing and refining business ideas. 💻 Kei Olbrei led the hands-on vibe coding workshop, where participants could turn their own ideas and problems into working prototypes. 🔐 Krister Viirsaar looked at the other side of rapid AI-assisted development – data protection, security and product architecture, and the risks that can arise when “it works” becomes the end goal. Participant feedback showed how powerful the combination of AI and hands-on experimentation can be. Many participants said that vibe coding made building something themselves feel much more accessible than expected and gave them the confidence to experiment with new tools. The opportunity to dedicate a full day to their own idea and receive expert feedback was also highly valued. At the same time, an important lesson was that a working prototype is only the beginning. A good solution still needs a clear problem, a defined user and a critical look at what happens under the hood. The event marked the beginning of a journey that continues with the Pilot Pips programme starting in November. The event was organized by the Pilot Pips project managers Nele Plutus and Helen Arme with the help of Sandra Sirp. Pilot Pips is co-funded by the Interreg Central Baltic Programme and the European Union.
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Ahmed El Shenawy reacted on thisAhmed El Shenawy reacted on thisI am now the Head of Digital Learning Games Masters Programme at Tallinn University! The start of a new series of challenges and opportunities. https://lnkd.in/dcmDyH4e
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Ahmed El Shenawy liked thisAhmed El Shenawy liked thisOn Sept 16, colleagues from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun visited the Tallinn University Game Lab. We discussed options for joint projects, explored potential formats for future collaboration, and played Exfiltrate cyber security and MitiGate risk management (https://lnkd.in/drgdtPei) games. Thank you, Triin Ott, for connecting us!
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