The Business and Cultural Development Centre (KEPA) within the framework of the i-Game project, which is coordinated by the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), is organizing the event “Dress Up your Hero and Play” that will take place on Friday 9th of May 2025, 16:00 – 17:00, at the “Ioannis Vellidis” Convention Center (Olympias Hall), 3 Leoforos Stratou Avenue, PC 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
The event is focused on a discussion that will be held by fashion professionals and experts from the gaming industry:
- Anastasia Boufta, Fashion Designer, The Mannequin Collection
- George Tsepeltzidis, Urban Fashion Designer, ACRONITH®
- Christos Papachristou, Game Creator, Co-Founder, My Greek Games
- Nefeli Georgakopoulou, Architect, Digital Artist, Senior Research Associate, CERTH
Vasilis Gkogkidis, Gamification Expert and Tutor at the University of Southampton will moderate the panel discussion.
In the light of strengthening synergies between fashion designers and game creators & developers, that in the long run contributes to the reinforcement of various sectors of the economy – including trade, creative industries, technological start-ups, etc. – as well as to the development of innovative educational tools, our partners in Thessaloniki extend an open invitation to:
🎟 young people who put design at the center of fashion, games, and comics
🎟 creators of video games and analog games
🎟 stakeholders of the gaming community in Greece
🎟 fashion designers and textile experts
with the aim of setting the ground for a long-term collaboration of mutual interest.
If you want to:
🚀 Create an innovative game for a fashion brand
🚀 Promote your creative designs to a specific audience
🚀 Make known to the public the values and concepts that your brand promotes
Then, don't miss the opportunity to be the first to learn how to:
📌 participate to the project's activities
📌 develop your digital skills
📌 promote your work across Europe
Join “The Comic Con” and become a superhero!
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https://cometogether.live/event/2108/the-comic-con-vol-9-thessaloniki-comic-convention
“The Comic Con”, the Ultimate Greek Comic Convention, is set to gather professionals and enthusiasts passionate about comics, animation, and gaming – video, board, and card games – along with everything intertwined with these captivating art forms.
Throughout its three-day duration, the event will showcase renowned creators and cosplayers hailing from around the globe, offering a plethora of surprises, exclusive events, engaging workshops and masterclasses, exciting competitions, captivating happenings and incredible giveaways & gifts.
The i-Game project aims to create a game co-design community with a high impact on innovation, sustainability, social cohesion and development. Its main goal is to design and develop a collaborative platform, equipped with digital features and capabilities, that will facilitate stakeholders (users) of the platform to co-design games for mobile devices and virtual reality devices.
The i-Game project is implemented within the framework of “Horizon Europe” the EU’s key funding Programme for research and innovation, having received funding from the European Union.
Also check out other Arts events in Thessaloniki, Fashion Shows in Thessaloniki.
