The Wild Ride (Thus Far) of Running Digital Confectioners – James Tan

Welcome to the August 2023 Game Developers Meetup!

Meetup Location:
100 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 – Epic Building

The meetup will also be streamed online:
https://youtube.com/live/ZWp7WvZQ9Mw?feature=share

6:15 PM – KICK OFF
6:30 PM – GUEST SPEAKER + Q&A
then PIZZA

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6:15 PM – KICK OFF
Welcome to the Christchurch Game Developers Meetup, with news from around New Zealand!

6:30 PM – Wild Ride Talk
James Tan will be sharing the ups and downs that he experienced while running Digital Confectioners over the last 15 years. The key takeaways are the strategies he used to manage the stress, control his own ego and cultivate business relationships while through some of the massive highs and deepest lows.

James Tan is a director at Digital Confectioners, an Unreal Engine specialist that has shipped over 19+ Unreal Engine powered games. James Tan has over 25 years of Unreal Engine experience, spanning from Unreal Engine 1 to Unreal Engine 5. Digital Confectioners recently worked on Fortnite and Dread Hunger and is now developing two new original IP games for PC and console.

7:15 PM – PIZZA
Enjoy some refreshments (AKA pizza) and catching up with/meeting other game dev enthusiasts.