The stars of the Swedish game show will support a new program called Stugan. The goal of the initiative is to help talented, but so far unknown developers from all over the world “break through”.
The program will be held under the patronage of Oskar Burman, CEO of Rovio in Stockholm, Tommy Palm, head of development at King Digital Entertainment, and Christopher Sundberg, Creative Director of Avalanche Studios.
The word stugan translates from Swedish as “hut” – it is in the forest “hut” that 20 developers from all over the world will spend 2 months, where they will set themselves and perform a certain task. It can be anything – from a trial run of the project to a full-fledged new game. The development team will choose and set itself a goal.
The organizers will provide participants with food, shelter and mentoring assistance.
In his interview with the Re/code resource, Berman stressed that the team “will remain the mistress of its ideas.” The authors of the initiative are not going to become owners of the finished product. Their task is to help talented developers make themselves known.
The timing of the program is still unknown. The official website of Stugan states that it will start in 2015.
It will not be possible to submit a full-fledged application for participation yet, but you can contact the organizers of the initiative to try to “stake out” a place in advance.
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