JOURNAL

IGF 2024: A Festival of Gaming and Community
Spending a week in Jakarta was the perfect way to set the tone for our next adventure. After an exciting time at Lapakgaming in Balai Kartini, we packed our bags and headed to Tangerang for the Indonesian Game Festival 2024 (IGF 2024) at ICE BSD. The energy was already palpable, and it was clear this would be something special.

Connecting with the Gaming Community at Lapakgaming Battle Arena
Attending IGDX 2023 for the first time was an eye-opening experience. It wasn’t the usual corporate environment. Instead, it was a place where people who genuinely loved gaming could come together and share their passion. By the time IGDX 2024 arrived, it no longer felt like just an event — it felt like reconnecting with familiar faces. That’s when I met Abdul Harris Fitra, Bukalapak’s Senior Business Development Manager. His approach was warm and engaging, and our conversation left me thinking long after we parted ways. A month later, I found myself in Jakarta, continuing this journey and meeting even more individuals who make the gaming industry what it is.

Empowering Innovation: A Recap of the 10th NextDev Roadshow Bali
Looking back on the 10th NextDev Roadshow in Bali, held at Bendega Restaurant in Denpasar on Thursday, 21 November 2024, it’s clear that the event left a lasting mark. It was a day filled with passionate conversations, inspiring pitches, and moments of genuine connection between startups and those who believe in the power of innovation.

IGDX 2024: A Journey into Gaming’s Future
It was a warm October morning in Bali, and I found myself standing outside the Indonesia Game Developer Exchange (IGDX) Business & Conference 2024 venue at The Stones, Kuta, Bali. The air was alive with anticipation.

Metro Runner: Nostalgia Leads to New Beginnings
There’s something comforting about that first endless runner game I played — familiar, easygoing, almost reassuring. Games like Crossy Road and Temple Run didn’t need complicated mechanics or fancy graphics; they simply asked you to be quick on your feet and trust your instincts. Metro Runner by SLAB captures that same feeling, only this time, it’s a bit more personal.

Back to Game Prime: Our Story
The city of Jakarta never really sleeps. Life, as it were, is at a fast pace, and there we were again at Baparekraf Game Prime 2024. It had taken five long years since we had an in-person exhibition like this, years defined by the pandemic and its forced shift to virtual reality. But here we were, with the thrill of the live event, reconnecting with a world that we had missed more than we ever thought.