– Recruitment for the 2nd ‘Big Connectors’ of ‘BIC Festival 2022’ from May 30th to June 17th
– Anyone over the age of 14 who loves BIC and indie games can apply
– Registration for the Rookie (Student) Division Exhibition from May 16th to June 20th
The city of Busan, the Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency, and the Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee announced on the 30th that they will start recruiting for the 2nd ‘Big Connectors’ of the ‘Busan Indie Connect Festival (hereinafter BIC Festival)’ scheduled to be held in September.
‘Big Connectors’ is a compound word of BIC Festival and Connectors, and it means the central point that connects BIC Festival with indie game developers and gamers. Any gamer over the age of 14 who loves domestic and foreign indie games can apply, and various activities will be held at the BIC Festival 2022 site.
About 200 Big Connectors will be selected as supporters of the BIC Festival, such as ▲playing games in advance and writing reviews during the demo day ▲connecting pick exhibition selection voting ▲participating in the selection award voting ▲offline events ▲offline stage event planning and participation will be active
In addition, an opportunity to play the exhibition of BIC Festival 2022 one step ahead of general visitors will be given, and benefits such as free viewing of online and offline exhibitions and the presentation of certain products will be provided.
Applications for the 2nd Big Connectors group can be submitted through the BIC official website until the 17th, and you can choose one of the online and offline parts to apply. Selection results will be announced individually in June.
On the other hand, following the general section of the exhibition that closed on the 25th, the rookie (student) section has also been receiving enthusiastic responses from the 16th through the BIC official website. The rookie section, which was established in 2019 to encourage the creative activities of students interested in game development and to discover new indie game developers, is receiving a lot of attention this year as well, as works with novel ideas that catch the eye are submitted every year. .
Jung Moon-seop, head of the Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency, said, “We ask for the interest and participation of gamers who love indie games as the performances of Big Connectors are expected at BIC Festival 2022, where offline exhibitions will be expanded.”
Tae-Gon Seo, chairman of the Busan Indie Connect Festival organizing committee, said, “Big Connectors, who were active last year due to their fan spirit toward indie games, will return to the second season this year. We expect that it will be a festival that can be closer to the public by satisfying various tastes in games.”
Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency is operating the Busan Global Game Center with the support of Busan Metropolitan City, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Korea Creative Content Agency to foster the game industry in Busan. The BIC Festival is held every year together with the organizing committee.
