I’m Santiago Zapata, better known online as slashie, a Software Engineer and Independent Game Developer and from Medellín, Colombia.

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Category: Talks

  • 3 Entrevistas y Charlas en Español!

    Cerrando el año con 2 charlas y una entrevista interesante. Hacer Videojuegos en Latinoamérica: Retos y Realidades Septiembre 19 (Publicado en Noviembre 25), para el podcast de Bombillo Amarillo Entrevista donde comparto mi historia, formación y trayectoria en el desarrollo de juegos. Santiago relata sus primeros contactos con los videojuegos,…

  • Four more talks on November

    November was quite busy with talks; after the one given to Universidad Santo Tomás on November 1, I was invited to four more places to talk about indiedev, game development, and stuff. November 9, I participated as a talk mentor for the “Crea Tu Propia Historia” jam with a talk…

  • Cultural Heritage in Videogames – a dissection of the history of NovaMundi

    I was invited by Universidad Santo Tomás – Seccional Tunja to share the history of NovaMundi, the opportunities and challenges of creating games with a heavy component of cultural heritage. The talk was presented in a “masterclass” format, and touched on the following topics: * Insights into the development process…

  • A talk for Roguelike Celebration 2022

    Decided to talk a bit about Moria, its impact on the genre and cRPGs, and why we should celebrate it. I’m going to eventually create an article about this too probably.