{"id":19636,"date":"2026-09-18T09:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/could-your-game-idea-become-a-real-business\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:35:33","slug":"could-your-game-idea-become-a-real-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/could-your-game-idea-become-a-real-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Your Game Idea Become a Real Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19636\" class=\"elementor elementor-19636 elementor-19558\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edaa731 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edaa731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9834125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9834125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Could playing and making video games be more than just a hobby? How do you turn a first idea into a real game, a company, and eventually an international business? <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3f346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d3f346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GamingIndustry-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GamingIndustry-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GamingIndustry-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GamingIndustry-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GamingIndustry-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GamingIndustry.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2c38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff2c38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re bringing together game developers, students, and people interested in entrepreneurship to talk about game development as a business and a career \u2014 honestly, practically, and without the usual success-story glamour.<\/p><p>We\u2019ll hear 2\u20133 real stories from game entrepreneurs: how they got started, built a team, found funding, made mistakes, brought their games to market, and developed international connections. One part of the evening will also focus on the Gamescom experience, the world\u2019s largest video game event \u2014 what is actually worth doing there and how to turn a game trade show into real business opportunities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d19b9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d19b9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b13ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b13ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>17.30 \u2013 Doors open and gathering. Snacks and soft drinks, getting to know one another, and informal conversation. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe761e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fe761e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad490d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad490d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18:00\u201319:00 \u2013 Game Development as Entrepreneurship. 2\u20133 short and honest stories from game entrepreneurs \u2014 from the initial idea and finding a team to funding, marketing and international business. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d0e66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3d0e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5f3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5f3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19:15 \u2013 Gamescom: Is It Actually Worth It?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f333507 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f333507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac66c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac66c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19:45 \u2013 Questions &amp; Discussion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4108627 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4108627\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e1f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e1f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>20:00\u201321:00 \u2013 Networking. 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