It’s time again, friends. The doors of VideoBrains are creaking open, and through them we beckon in the fresh young pitches of the new year. We’re looking for all your hottest takes, the talks to talk about, for all the following events:

Themes

January: Octodad – Parenting, childhood, family

February: Hot Date – Dating

March: Resident Evil – Double crossing, backstabbing monstrosities

April: Audiosurf – Soundtracks, Music, the art of Listening

May: Watch Dogs– Animals in games

June: JBDay Celebrations – An all day topic free-for-all

Okay! Wait, how do I pitch?

To pitch your talk, send us a couple of sentences that give a sense of the topic you’ll be covering and the way you’ll be exploring it. We might ask you a few questions to really get a feel for the talk, so be prepared.

We’re not looking exclusively for games industry professionals either – VideoBrains is all about creating diverse, inclusive conversation from all points of view and backgrounds. If you have something interesting to say, we want to hear it!

Email your pitches to jake@videobrains.co.uk with “VideoBrains Pitch [Month]” as the topic.

What then?

We’ll let you know when we’ve received your pitch, and if we think it fits well with any of the themes. If your pitch is accepted we’ll check in with you a month before your scheduled event to make sure you’re still on board (and remind you to start preparing) viagra a prix bas en france. A week before the event you’ll get another email asking for your presentation and any other resources you’ll need, as well as a bunch of reminders about how the event runs.

Hello all.

This is a little off track from our usual blog content, but we wanted to be upfront with you. From January’s event, our ticket prices are going up, and our ticket system will change slightly.

We’ll be brief – how will the new ticket prices look? Early bird tickets will be available in a limited number for £6.34, standard tickets will be available for £8.92, and for last minute guests, any available tickets on the night will be £10 at the door. We’ll be scrapping the +donation tickets with these new prices.

We know this might not be ideal for some of you, but trust us that we’ve considered it from a lot of angles. VideoBrains is a passion project that everyone on-board is happy to lend their time to, but it does also need funds to keep running. In fact, towards the end of 2015, VideoBrains finally broke even after its first full year. We’d like 2016 to be less of an uphill struggle to survive pharmacie le viagra.

This doesn’t mean you won’t be getting anything out of the deal, of course. We’ve got a lot of plans in the making for this year (watch this space), and we’re working on making each event better in every way we can. We’d like to be in a position to give back to the community we’re part of, to host more varied and bigger events, and to confidently tell our fans that we’re not going anywhere for a while.

We hope you understand, and we’re always happy to hear your feedback on our changes. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you think we can do better. And as ever, thank you for your support.

Without you, VideoBrains wouldn’t be here at all.

As 2016 draws ever closer, so does the promise of more VideoBrains. Of course, it would never be an event without the fantastic speakers we have, and we need more! The themes for January to June 2016 have been decided, and we need your ideas for talks!

As long as it’s about games and fits in somehow, we’d love to hear from you, no matter your perspective! If you’d like an idea of previous talks that have been given, check out the YouTube channel. We absolutely love hearing from new voices and those with a unique perspective.

The themes for the first half of 2016 are loose, but find them below and pitch us

Hopefully those themes get your creative juices flowing. Talks should be 15 minutes long, and we’ll discuss travel allowances with speakers who are travelling to the event from other places across the UK. Once you’ve got an idea down, send your pitch to Jake@videobrains.co.uk with ‘VideoBrains Pitch’ and the month you’re pitching for in the subject.

Again, we’d love to hear from you if you have a unique perspective. You don’t have to be in games industry nor do you have to be playing games every day of your life. If you have an idea for a talk on games, we’d love to hear it. From videogames, to card games, to tabletop games, we’d love to hear your ideas.

For those of you who haven’t pitched before, we’ve got a handy little guide for you!

What Format Should My Pitches Take?

3 sentences, bullet pointed if it helps you get your points across clearly. I want to get a strong sense of what your talk is, why it’s useful and how you’ll use your 15 minutes.

I’m going to ask you a few questions, so expect a light grilling.

What Then?

I’ll let you know I’ve received your pitch and then I’ll get back to you and whether we take the pitch or not we’ll talk through the idea. Everyone hears back on their pitch.

If you’re accepted you’ll be told when you’re speaking and left to your own devices for a while, although help is available if you need it. A month before the event I’ll reach out and confirm you’re still up for speaking and then you should start preparing your talk. I’ll be totally available during that month if you need to query or question anything.

What you’ll need:

• Material for the length of time we’ve discussed. Usually 15 minutes. This needs to be a unique talk you haven’t given anywhere else viagra generique pas.

Optional:

• A presentation: If it suits your needs then go for it, but it’s not required. If you do decide to put one together you’ll need to email that across with a PDF version so we can make sure it works for the night.

Not Required:

• Your own laptop. We’ve got that covered.
• A ticket for the event you’re talking at. Sounds simple but we’ll let you in for free.

What you get:

• We can’t pay because we’re a small event, but we will help you with travel to London if you’re travelling.
• A video of your talk is provided. There’s a small audience of 50-60 people, but we’re a passionate crowd and you should expect support both at the event and afterwards.

That’s about it! If you have any further questions, email Jake at Jake@videobrains.co.uk, and he’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

No epilogue this month, time has flown and I’ve been very busy. Sorry!

But it’s all just semantics because you’re getting this instead: The VideoBrains Pitchstorm: The Pitchening.

We’re open for pitching right now.

I just want to reiterate what I’ve said before with regards to themes: We’re inviting pitches on all of the below from now until the 15th June, at which point everything is going to be slotted in viagra andorre.

August: Show & Tell (Gaming brought into the real world. Bonus points if you have something you can actually show.)

September: Spy Party (Stealth and deception in games)

October: Dungeon Keeper. (I want to hear about bad guys. What makes a good bad guy? Which enemy is your least favourite?)

November: The Castle Doctrine (Your home is your fortress. Pitches about the role of home in games)

December: The Lost and the Damned (Hidden gems, forgotten games. Take a look back into the past.)

All pitches should be talks 15 minutes in length. Travel allowances can be discussed within the UK for the right pitch, and you should email me your pitches at Jake@VideoBrains.co.uk with VideoBrains Pitch and the month in the topic.

Don’t feel you have to be “someone” in the games industry, if you think you’ve got an interesting idea, I want to hear it.  Similarly, I’ve got a strong interest in talks from a variety of viewpoints, so please don’t feel put up if you feel like you might not have much to offer. Send an email anyway, we can talk through your ideas.

I really can’t stress this enough. I don’t want just games journalists and people I know – we’ve had fantastic talks from games developers, Tabletop RPG enthusiasts, casual game fans… just send me an email.

What Format Should My Pitches Take?

3 sentences, bullet pointed if it helps you get your points across clearly. I want to get a strong sense of what your talk is, why it’s useful and how you’ll use your 15 minutes.

I’m going to ask you a few questions, so expect a light grilling.

What Then?

I’ll let you know I’ve received your pitch and then in mid-June I’ll get back to you and whether we take the pitch or not we’ll talk through the idea. Everyone hears back on their pitch.

If you’re accepted you’ll be told when you’re speaking and left to your own devices for a while, although help is available if you need it. A month before the event I’ll reach out and confirm you’re still up for speaking and then you should start preparing your talk. I’ll be totally available during that month if you need to query or question anything.

What you’ll need:

• Material for the length of time we’ve discussed. Usually 15 minutes. This needs to be a unique talk you haven’t given anywhere else.

Optional:

• A presentation: If it suits your needs then go for it, but it’s not required. If you do decide to put one together you’ll need to email that across with a PDF version so we can make sure it works for the night.

Not Required:

• Your own laptop. We’ve got that covered.
• A ticket for the event you’re talking at. Sounds simple but we’ll let you in for free.]

What you get:

• We can’t pay because we’re a small event, but we will help you with travel to London if you’re travelling.
• A video of your talk is provided. There’s a small audience of 50-60 people, but we’re a passionate crowd and expect support both at the event and afterwards.

So, please. Pitch. I’d love to hear your ideas.