■ Indie game & culture festival ‘Burning Beaver 2023’ opens on the 1st and is held simultaneously on and offline in a hybrid manner
■ Seoul’s most prominent indie game experience event… Prepare various programs related to indie games, such as exhibitions and influencer events
Smilegate Future Lab announced that the indie game & culture festival ‘Burning Beaver 2023’ opened on December 1.
Burning Beaver is Seoul’s most prominent indie game culture and festival. Smilegate Future Lab started last year to expand the base of domestic indie game development culture and support creators.
This offline exhibition, enjoyed by indie game creators, workers, and the public, will be held three days from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 3, at Hall 1 of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) Art Hall in Seoul. The online exhibition will also be operated for free for those who apply in advance until the 10th (Sunday) at the ‘Burning Beaver Online Exhibition Hall,’ which was sponsored by the indie game platform ‘Stove Indie.’
This year’s event was held at DDP, located in the center of downtown Seoul, improving accessibility and convenience for visitors. Visitors can experience various indie game-related activities, including 90 indie game experience booths, influencer stage events, special exhibitions, and a goods store.
It is also noteworthy that the world view of ‘Adventure to Beaver World’ was introduced into the exhibition so that the festival could be enjoyed as a game. Visitors can immerse themselves in the show through various events, such as going on adventures to complete quests on site, acquiring exclusive goods, and exchanging them for goods items.
The ‘ver 0.0.1’ special exhibition, which allows visitors to experience prototypes of 10 of the works exhibited by this year’s participating teams and look at the early development process, will be held at all times during the event. Various stage events such as game demos, autograph sessions, and talk shows with influencers will also be held every day at 1 pm during the event period. On the 1st, the ‘Game Review Restaurant with Kim Na-seong’ event will be held, and on the 2nd, the ‘Real-time Indie Game Battle with Yeoka’ and ‘Game Review Restaurant with Kane’ events will be held. On the last day, the 3rd, a talk show by voice actor Nam Do-hyung will be held.
During the event period, in the evening when general admission is closed, a ‘Beavers’ Night’ networking event will be held where creators who participated in Burning Beaver will have dinner, demonstrate each other’s exhibition works, and have time to communicate and exchange feedback. At ‘Beaver Featured 2.0’ held at 5 pm on the 3rd, creators will select the game they want to support and award an award.
Burning Beaver 2023 offline tickets can be reserved through ‘Ticket Link’ and purchased at the exhibition site.
