– Various charms of stage programs and novel events
– Connection between gamers and developers through various events of BIC Festival 2023
– Offline festival held at BEXCO, from August 25th to 27th
Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Hyeong-joon), Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency (Director Jeong Mun-seop), and the Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (Chairman Seo Tae-gun, from now on referred to as the BIC Organizing Committee) will hold the ‘Busan Ahead of the opening of the Indie Connect Festival 2023 (BIC Festival 2023, from now on referred to as BIC Festival 2023), various stage programs and special events were unveiled.
# Colorful stage program timetable
BIC will present a special event parade by selecting nine representative works and characters. The train is scheduled for two times on Friday and three times each on Saturday and Sunday, and various characters are expected to march together, filling the atmosphere with colorful stages and fun and attracting spectators.
In addition, a ‘Talk Program’ will be prepared to provide various information and stories to the visitors. In talk programs like ‘B Lounge,’ you can hear about BIC’s business, solution ProudNet optimized for game development, and BIGEM business.
In addition, on Saturday, Arnold’s streaming and Big Connectors’ game recommendation talks are also prepared, which is expected to attract the audience’s interest. All these stage programs will be broadcast live through the official YouTube channel, and those who have difficulty participating offline are expected to be able to share the splendid moments of the event online.
# Full of fun with attractive events
One of the events held this time, ‘DRAW YOUR JON,’ allows visitors to express their creativity freely. You can create a memorable moment by drawing BIC’s iconic character ‘John.’ This event will bring creativity and fun to the participants. In addition, ‘BIC PHOTO BOX’ is a space where you can record memorable moments with pictures and leave pictures of yourself within the festival.
In addition, ‘BIC Festival 2023’ provides opportunities to meet various works and goods through ‘BIC COLLAGE’ and ‘BIC Inventory,’ which show the efforts of developers.
# More exciting with quests and missions
BIC Festival provides a more exciting experience to participants through various quests and missions. ‘BIC Lou Marble (Big Lou Marble)’ induces participants to participate by collecting stickers through searches in offline exhibition halls. In ‘Play Quest,’ you can clear quests by playing games by category, acquiring stickers, and earning multiple inquiries.
In ‘Mission Quest,’ you can enjoy the event even more by completing a specific quest and carrying out a mission. In addition, Lucky Draw provides an opportunity to try for lucky items in the Lucky Draw event, which can be participated by clearing some quests.
Seo Tae-gun, chairman of the BIC Festival Organizing Committee, said, “BIC Festival 2023, full of various stage programs and attractive special events, will provide new experiences and impressions through games.”