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Games for Change Hong Kong Festival 2026
27 May @ 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Games for Change Hong Kong Festival 2026
Gaming Momentum
๐๏ธ 9:30 โ 17:30, May 27, 2026
๐ Meng Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong (HKU)
๐ฎ Theme: Gaming Momentum
Games for Change Hong Kong returns in 2026 as part of a week of connected events across the region, bringing together educators, creators, researchers, and industry practitioners working across games, interactive media, and beyond. At the center of the week is a one-day festival in Hong Kong, featuring a curated program of talks, panels, and interactive sessions with speakers from across Asia.ย Drawing from academia, the games industry, and adjacent creative and technology fields, the festival will explore how games are evolving โ and how those developments are influencing the way we learn, design, collaborate, and build.
Supported and co-organised by HKU Common Core and the School of Future Media, in collaboration with Press Start Academy, the event is FREE for all HKU staff, students, family and friends.
| Time | Session / Track | Topic | Speaker(s) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Festival Opening | Festival Opening | Ruby Yang, Vince Siu | MWT2, Meng Wah Complex |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Opening Keynote | Games + GenAI โ Global Impact: Playing Our Way to Diplomacy | Dr. Lindsay Grace | MWT2, Meng Wah Complex |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Panel Talks 1 (Track A) | Headlines and Subcultures: Exploring the Intersection of Media, Entertainment, and Communities | Nathalie Tay, Razlan Manjaji, Sewon Chung (Moderator: Yee Chia) |
MWT7, Meng Wah Complex |
| Panel Talks 1 (Track B) | Permissions and Parities: Redesigning Inclusion and Accessibility | Timothy Ma, Tina Arcilla, Victoria Wisniewski Otero (Moderator: Michael Chan) |
MWT5, Meng Wah Complex | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Breakout Session 1 (Track A) | Devices and Domes: Building XR Experiences for Change | Vrinda Khanna | MWT7, Meng Wah Complex |
| Breakout Session 1 (Track B) | Playing for Empathy: Experiencing Welfare and Caregiving through Health Seekers, a Board Game | Dr. Pauline Luk | MWT5, Meng Wah Complex | |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Breakout Session 2 (Track A) | Paper and Barcodes: Reimagining Interactivity and Accessibility | Dr. Clement Zheng | MWT7, Meng Wah Complex |
| Breakout Session 2 (Track B) | Immersing in Community: Experiencing Migration and Agency through Juniper City, a VR Experience | Milad Mozari | MWT5, Meng Wah Complex | |
| Breakout Session 2 (Track C) | From Outsourcing to IP Building: Growth Stories, Lessons and Opportunities from Malaysia’s Global Indie Studio | Ang Shi Fan, Lim Pei Yen, Reeca Lim, Sim Min Kian | MWT6, Meng Wah Complex | |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Panel Talks 2 (Track A) | Scouting Promise: Identifying, Investing, Incubating the Next Big Idea | Cintia Nunes, Lillian Li, Samuel Lee (Moderator: Vince Siu) |
MWT7, Meng Wah Complex |
| Panel Talks 2 (Track B) | Dismantling the Ivory Tower: Bridging Academia with Industry | Dr. Jeffrey T.K. Valino Koh, I-Van Yee, Dr. Jack Tsao (Moderator: Rachel Lu) |
MWT5, Meng Wah Complex | |
| Panel Talks 2 (Track C) | Building Ecosystems: Gaming Perspectives Across Asia | Jeremy Lam, KunAn Li, Sho Sato, Sophie Azlan (Moderator: Megan Tan) |
MWT6, Meng Wah Complex | |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | Closing Keynote | Authorship + Agency โ Action: Leading the Way with Intention | Dr. Jeffrey T.K. Valino Koh | MWT2, Meng Wah Complex |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks | Closing Remarks | Dr. Jack Tsao, Vince Siu | MWT2, Meng Wah Complex |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Festival Social | Festival Social | – | MWT4, Meng Wah Complex |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | Indie Track | Deep Dive with Tencent Institute of Games | Michael Britten | MWT6, Meng Wah Complex |
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Indie Track | Pitch Workshop with Kepler Interactive | Anlu Liu | MWT6, Meng Wah Complex |
| 20:00 – 21:00 | Indie Track | Game Industry Open Discussion and Townhall with GameDEVA HK and G4CHK | Jeremy Lam, Vince Siu | MWT6, Meng Wah Complex |
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