International groups

In the next two months, Vitoria-Gasteiz would be the main center of free-to-play video games. To the traditional content of the first two editions, important innovations should be added this year, such as blockchain technology, play-to-earn business model and NFTs and digital art. All these are issues closely related to free-to-play, as they are essential in the evolution of this model of video games.

The 5 selected teams would do all their work and training here from July 20 to September 18, and they would have the facilities of the sports city of Bakh Baskonia for lunch and recreation. They would all be in apartments in Aristic Gardens.

These were the protagonists of this third edition of the F2P Campus:

• Giggling Piglets: the Canadian team will go to the Basque capital with 3 members, even if the team is larger. They present a "side scroller" game.
• Project Legends: They are from Barcelona. 4 members come, but the whole group is 9. They present a nice game that combines cards and football. They are recent graduates, but with great potential.
• Venko Games: They are also from Barcelona and two members will come. They are a very experienced team and have already launched a few games. His project gives a different perspective to conversational adventures. His stories are based on legends and myths by region, starting with the Basque Country.
• Happy Hedgehog Studio: They are from the United States and there are 2 members of this small studio who have already published a game.
• Glossbirds: United States and Great Britain. 4 experienced members are coming. Your proposal is very different. A game that promotes doing sports in a fun way and turning healthy habits into games.

All of them had two months of hard work ahead of them before presenting their progress at the final campus Demo Day in September.

For this, they had the support of the technical team of the F2P Campus, led by the director Raul Herrero, and also the wise advice of the experts who went to Vitoria-Gasteiz. All of these experts also gave open lectures so that anyone interested in video games could learn from some of the best specialists in the world. The Games Academy also held specialized workshops for young people and those who are thinking of reorienting their professional career, such as the one held with great success in Amurrio at the end of June.