| 20. February 2026
Cultural Heritage Meets Game Development
As collectibles and objects of scientific study, computer games have long been at the focus of cultural heritage and research institutions. However, sustained dialogue between universities, archives, libraries and museums and creative companies in the games industry is still in its early stages — despite the considerable potential for mutual learning, inspiration and collaboration.
To explore the scope of such cross-disciplinary exchange and to discuss concrete fields of application for gamification and 3D animation technologies, the FemDevsMeetup network, in collaboration with NFDI4Culture, the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and the Centre for Cultural Education of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Haus Bastian), invites you to this event.
The event brings together people from the games industry, cultural heritage institutions and research to foster exchange across domains. Together, we aim to explore how methods, technologies and perspectives from game development and cultural heritage practice can inform and enrich one another — from 3D workflows and semantic enrichment to interactive and playful approaches to cultural data.
Through short talks and selected project insights, the programme highlights current practices, questions and challenges at the intersection of industry and GLAM institutions. Rather than presenting finished solutions, the focus lies on sharing experiences, discussing potentials and opening up space for dialogue.
Following the talks, a moderated networking session offers the opportunity to continue conversations, exchange ideas and connect with others in a relaxed atmosphere. The event follows a curated programme and is aimed at game developers, researchers, cultural heritage professionals, collection managers, members of the creative industries, artists and anyone interested in collaborative approaches between games and cultural heritage.
Programme
15:00 – Doors Open
15:20 – Introduction & Welcome
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann (President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation)
Reinhard Altenhöner (Permanent Representative of the Director General of the Berlin State Library)
15:45 –
Talk #1: Projects Pop-Up 3D & Semantic Kompakkt
Zoe Schubert, Natalia Sucharek, Fenya Troch, Casilda de Zulueta
(NFDI4Culture & Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin)
16:30 –
Talk #2: Game development with cultural heritage
Kassandra Huynh (Neonature)
17:15 – Networking-Session: Topic Shuffle
18:30 – Wrap up
19:00 – End of the event
Location
Haus Bastian - Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung
Am Kupfergraben 10 · 10117 Berlin
Please note: the talks will be held in English. Before you start the weekend, join us for an afternoon of exchange between cultural heritage preservation and game development.
Registration
🎟️⌛ Please note that participation is subject to manual approval by the organising team.
This helps ensure a balanced group of participants from cultural heritage institutions (GLAM) and the games industry.
• The event follows the FemDevsMeetup Safe Space Policy. 💚. Please read and adhere.
• 🎫🚫 If you need to cancel your attendance, do not offer to give your ticket to others; please let us know so we can fill your spot with the next in line on the waiting list!
• ⚠️😷 Please refrain from coming if you feel sick. Respiratory infections are hitting hard this season.
• 🧪 To be safe, do a Covid and flu test at home before attending.
Further questions/ contact
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us: Zoe.Schubert@sbb.spk-berlin.de or femdevsmeetup@gmail.com
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