On March 17, 2022, an informal meeting (non-conference) for businessmen and
developers – specialists in the field of information technology was held in the IT-hub «Terricone
Valley» in Karaganda!
A non-conference is a format of a discussion event in which the participants themselves
determine the course of its work. The event combines lectures from speakers, networking and
communication in an informal setting.
The non-conference was attended by Vice-Rector for Research and International
Relations Saparkhodzhaev Nurbek Pazharbekovich and two teachers of the Department of
Artificial Intelligence Technologies Titova Zhanna Ivanovna and Tokseit Dinara Kuandykovna,
as well as 35 students studying under the educational programs «Software Engineering»,
«Artificial Intelligence Technologies», «Engineering of automation systems» and «Processing of
metals by pressure».
The main topic of the event this time was game development (GameDev). This topic was
of particular interest to our students, members of the game programming club, which has been
functioning under the guidance of the senior lecturer of the Department of Artificial Intelligence
Technologies Zhanna Ivanovna Titova since September 2021.
Speaker Saadulayev Islam made a presentation on the business projects he launched.
During the speech, the expert shared his knowledge in the field of emerging market analysis and
told the audience how to develop a minimum viable product (MVP) with minimal investment
and adapt it for various playgrounds, including international ones.
Further, at the non-conference, there were speeches by speakers in the business and
development halls. The first speaker, Maxim Ivanchenko, spoke on the topic «Gamedev: from
hobby to profession». During his speech, he spoke about the necessary skills for working in the
field of computer game development, directions, codes and game design.
In the development hall, a lecture was held by Evgeny Zakharov, who spoke on the topic
“Career of a game developer.” The participants of the non-conference who were in this hall
learned how best to start your professional path in the IT field in Kazakhstan, what initial ones
are needed to work in this industry. Artem Slesarenko, who spoke on the topic «The experience
of self-publishing on the console and PC markets», shared with the students of Karaganda
Industrial University the experience of releasing a game on different platforms.
Sergey Plotnikov, a student of the PI-21 group of the department, received a prize in the
form of a book from the organizers of the non-conference as the most active participant.
The past event aroused keen interest among the students of KarIU who took part in it.
The Department of Artificial Intelligence Technologies of KarIU will continue to cooperate with
the IT-hub «Terrikonovaya Dolina» and the Department of Informatization, Public Services and
Archives of the Karaganda region.