Marek Jusko

Game Producer Pixel Federation s.r.o.

Conference Day 1

11:45 AM SUCCESS STORY: From Two Years to Five Months - How Pixel Federation Reduced Timelines and Scaled Production Through Spin-Offs

In the post-COVID gaming world, launching high-quality products has become increasingly costly. Pixel Federation faced this challenge head-on by radically rethinking their development strategy. By creating spin-offs of existing games, they reduced development timelines from two years to just five months, while maintaining quality and user experience. This allowed the studio to save costs, optimise resources, and plan for sustainable long-term production cycles.

Led by Game Producer Marek Jusko, this session offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the the benefits, challenges, and strategic decisions involved in rapidly creating spin-offs, and provides insights for studios aiming to balance speed, quality, and sustainability.

Key discussion points:

Strategic Road mapping: Discuss approaches for planning and prioritising spin-off projects to maximise impact. Explore how to allocate resources effectively and ensure alignment with long-term studio goals.
Efficiency Gains: Discover the benefits of leveraging a shared code base to dramatically reduce development time while maintaining game quality.
Challenges & Best Practices: Explore the importance of maintaining code integrity, customising project-specific features, and avoiding audience fatigue.

Conference Day 2

1:45 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Managing Up & Navigating Executive Pressure

For directors, head and senior production executives' pressure is a constant reality. Conflicting priorities, late changes in direction, and the push to ship despite known risks create intense challenges.

This session explores how to balance the demands of leadership with the needs of project teams and how to maintain credibility while protecting the people responsible for delivery. Panellists will discuss practical strategies for:

Communicating Risk Clearly: How to raise concerns about scope, schedule, or quality without losing trust.
Managing Up: Techniques for influencing decisions and aligning priorities amid changing directives.
Protecting Teams: Ensuring your team can work sustainably, even under pressure, while delivering results.
Decision-Making Under Pressure: How to weigh short-term demands against long-term success and quality.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Marek.

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