Press Pause for Summer. Press Start again in August!
The sun has officially returned and we're running into summer in Trondheim with 20 hours of sunlight a day! We have some great things coming up that we want to share and a little sneak peak ...
We have been busy reflecting on strategies, opportunities and improvements. We have a lot of great activities and discussions planned from the Fall and we look forward to sharing them with you!
Bizdeving with the master, Shams Jorjani
On August 11th, the brilliant Shams Jorjani will be in Trondheim to give a Game Industry Bizdev Workshop!
Shams Jorjani is the CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, Chairman of the Board at Hooded Horse and host of the Business of Video Games Podcast. Prior to Helldivers 2 shaped adventures he was the Head of the Unicorn division at Paradox Interactive for 12 years helpig the company grow into a strategy powerhouse.
We’re excited to have him here. Make sure to sign on for tickets here: https://luma.com/hq0au8p4
Submission for accelerator closing soon!
If you want to join us for the upcoming accelerator, the deadline to submit your application is coming very soon! Deadline is June 30th!
We offer a six month program where we cover topics like strategy, financing, pivoting, pitching and marketing. While you are in the program we will introduce you to professionals in the industry who will share their experiences and insight in the industry as well as potential collaborative and financial partners.
Read more about the program and apply here: https://spawnpointtrd.no/2026/06/02/apply-for-spawn-point-now/
Lee Petty’s talk from the Creative Leadership workshop is now available
Back in April, we were privileged to host Lee Petty from Double Fine Productions, who has lead many game productions like Stacking, Headlander, RAD and his latest masterpiece, Keeper.
We asked Lee Petty to give a workshop on Creative Leadership to game developers. We are in awe of what Petty manages to put together of brilliant and creative ideas in games, and we asked him to share some of the tools and methods he uses to onboard teams and other interested parties to ideas that are still being formed. For the workshop he gave an hour long talk that we filmed and shared on our YouTube channel:
Pssst! Look who’s coming …
We’re far enough along in the planning that we feel confident to share with you that the former Head of AI at Take Two, Luke Dicken will be in Trondheim for a several events this Fall.
Dr. Luke Dicken was building game AI long before the current hype cycle. With four degrees in AI to his name, his PhD dissertation technically targeted “Simulated Virtual Worlds” because at that time his university wasn’t comfortable printing the word “Games” on a doctoral diploma.
For more than 15 years, Luke has shaped the architecture of modern gaming, spending a decade driving studio innovation at Zynga and most recently serving as the Head of AI for Take-Two Interactive. Alongside his corporate track record, he spent seven years supporting the next generation of industry talent as Chair of the IGDA Foundation. He is currently based in Northern California, where he is currently researching a state-of-the-art work/life balance framework with his two dogs until his next venture begins.
We’re really excited about having Luke here! Stay tuned for an invite soon!
Gamescom
We’ll be at Gamescom this year having meetings with potential collaborators, sponsors and more! We’ll be there talking with other hubs, funding initiatives, publishers, investors and more looking for inspiration, insight and what’s new in the industry.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Linn at linn@work-work.no
Have a great summer!!
We’ll be officially off from July 6 to 27, but will be reachable!