Swiss participation at 4th Anime Convention in Delhi

Mario von Rickenbach, game designer from Switzerland to participate in the 4th Animation Convention.

Mario Von Rickenbach from Switzerland to deliver a master-class at the 4th Anime Convention, New Delhi  
Dates: 27 - 29 September 2013 
Venue: Marwah Studios, Film City, NOIDA 
Entry: As per convention rules 

Synopsis: Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council in partnership with Cinedarbaar is delighted to invite Mario Von Rickenbach from Switzerland to participate in the 4th Animation Convention in New Delhi. 

Mario von Rickenbach
>Will conduct a session on the Myriad world of Mario Von Rickenbach- a session exploring his ideas of game design, art and interaction in the digital age. Followed by Q&A session.
>As well as be part of a panel discussion

The objective of the Animation Convention is to create a culture and intellectual inquiry, exchange and collaboration in the field of Animation, Gaming, Design, Comics/ graphic novels and Cinema. In its fourth year the convention will feature professionals like, Film Producers, Video Game Developers, Designers, Animators, Historians and Artists from India and abroad. The aim is to have a strong content base with innovative and interesting topics for discussions and master-classes. The convention will also see screenings of animation films and competitions on all three days.

About Mario von Rickenbach
Mario von Rickenbach is an independent game designer and artist based in Zurich, Switzerland. He studied game design at the Zurich University of the Arts, where he received a bachelors degree in 2010. His award-winning works include Mirage, a quirky game about a surreal creature, Krautscape, a generative racing game, and Rakete, an experimental cooperative multiplayer game. Mario was awarded the Cultural Advancement Award by the Alexander Clavel Foundation in 2013 and the Atelier für Zentralschweizer Kunstschaffende, New York.


Other awards include: 
Grand Prize – European Indie Game Days, 2012, Marseille, FR – Mirage 
Originality Award – European Indie Game Days, 2012, Marseille, FR – Mirage 
Game Developers Conference – Best in Play, 2013, San Francisco, USA – Krautscape 
Swiss Game Selection – Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / NIFFF, Neuchâtel, 2013 – Mirage 
Swiss Game Selection – Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / NIFFF, Neuchâtel, 2013 – Drei 
Swiss Games Selection – Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia / Fantoche, Baden, CH – Krautscape 
Jury & Audience Award – Experimentalgameplay.com / Stattmedia Contest, 2012, Berlin, DE – Rakete 

More: www,mariov.ch

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Organisers and Partner: 
Cinedarbaar: http://www.cinedarbaar.com