XP Indie Biz Connect and Beta Lounge @ Signals, presented by DigiBC and VIFF.
This one-of-a-kind B2B experience brings together West Coast creative technology for two days of bold ideas.
This one-of-a-kind B2B experience brings together West Coast creative technology – game, XR, animation and VFX industry professionals for two days of bold ideas, strategic insights, and unmatched opportunities to spark collaboration and accelerate creative growth. Designed with indie creators in mind, XP Indie Biz Connect (for indie video games) and Beta Lounge (XR, games, animation, VFX) deliver the knowledge, tools, and relationships you need to scale your studio, expand your network, and shape the future of creative technology.
Beta Lounge Showcasing Studios
Stellations
Stellations is a playable labyrinth that explores thought loops via game loops.
Ambrosia Sky
Ambrosia Sky is a first-person action game about cleaning up after a deadly, sentient contamination.
Fading Places
An otherworldly storm changes the city of Vancouver overnight, transforming its buildings into surreal, sentient spaces.
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Purveyors of fine digital entertainment wares from independent artists worldwide.
Publisher: ExoGenesis Studios
ExoGenesis Studios brings together a team of international and senior talent together to create beautiful games.
Publisher: Snail Games USA
At Snail Games USA, we pride ourselves on our roots as a company founded by gamers, for gamers.
Publisher: Firestoke Games
We are driven by creative inspiration, but informed by data, enabling us to bring players the best indie games from the brightest development talent.
Publisher: Third Verse
Thirdverse specialises in virtual Reality content and services planning, development, sales and management
Publisher: PlaySide Studios
PlaySide Studios Limited, Australia’s largest video game developer, creates self-published games and collaborates with studios like Disney, Pixar, Warner Bros, and Nickelodeon.
Publisher: Tiny Build
TinyBuild started as an indie game developer and morphed into a developer publisher you can’t miss.
Publisher: Square Enix
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, and distributes SQUARE ENIX® and TAITO® entertainment content across the Americas.
Partner: Xsolla
We are a global commerce company with a robust and powerful set of tools and services designed specifically for the video game industry.
Partner: Michael Paul
Michael is the External Development Manager at The Coalition Studio in Vancouver.
Funder: Josh Nilson
Josh Nilson is Metis and from Willow River, BC. and is the founder of Maskwa Investments.
Funder: Lvp
Lvp is a gaming-focused venture capital fund investing exclusively across the games ecosystem. We make investments globally in interactive entertainment, studios, content, technology, platforms, and services.
Love on a Plate
Experience culture like never before with our groundbreaking XR project for Vision Pro, where immersive sights, sounds, aromas, and tastes connect you to the world of food and tradition.
Necessary Tomorrows: The Education of Ursula
The Education of Ursula is an interactive exhibit where guests play a game with an artificial intelligence to create objects from hopeful futures.
Untitled Street Fighter Game
The evolution of 2D platform fighting games that enables players to craft their own custom moves within seconds, ensuring every match is a unique, strategic and personalized combat spectacle.
Performer: Juliana Loh
In a world of rapid change, how can we honor our humanity, especially as creators adapt to evolving technology?
Beta Lounge Workshop: Painting in VR with Juliana Loh and Nicholas Liang
Beta Lounge Workshop: Painting in VR with Juliana Loh and Nicholas Liang