AURIMAS
AUGUTIS
Aurimas has been working at Unity for quite a long time now, which has led him to experience game development. From smaller game jam type games up to bigger testing projects that include automated tests. During free time, he likes to keep busy with board games, Magic the Gathering and video games.
IEVA
BENECKĖ
Currently a producer at No Brakes Games, Ieva has been working in the Lithuanian gamedev industry for nearly a decade. She’s been a game designer, a producer, and a team lead across different local studios. Ieva is passionate about narrative games with a strong creative vision. She’s also a former board member of LGDA, as well as a co-creator of other initiatives.
LAURIS
BRĀZMA
Lauris is a passionate walking pop-culture dictionary, a collector, and an avid Steam achievement hunter. He is literally living and sleeping inside a library. He is also a senior video game quality assurance specialist with 8+ years of experience and has been a part of the GameDev Latvia (LSIA) association for more than 10 years. Hobby diversity is his primary religion, starting with obsessions surrounding Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40k, Dungeons and Dragons, and of course, yapping all about it with other like-minded individuals. Deep inside, Lauris is also a writer who hasn’t published anything on a greater scale, yet, but is aspiring to head in that direction within the game development industry.
MARIJAM
DIDŽGALVYTĖ
Critic, writer, and lecturer exploring the games industry from political and cultural aspects. Currently is a senior marketing manager at a mutiple-BAFTA winning games studio. Author of the first book about video games in Lithuanian – Everything to Play For: How Videogames Are Changing the World.
OLEH
HALITSKIY
A lifelong gamer who’s been playing since childhood, Oleh also has hands-on development experience as a former game developer. For the past four years, he has worked at Unity Technologies as a Software Engineer, bringing both player and professional game-creation perspectives to the Lithuanian Game Awards jury.
MINGAILĖ
JONIŠKĖ
Communications and Project Manager at an indie game development studio Tag of Joy and a lecturer of this field at Vilnius University. Mingailė is responsible for communication activities, but she is also involved in the hands on development of the company’s games, primarily working on scripting and writing.
ANDRIUS
JOVAIŠA
A veteran technology journalist and avid games fan, one of the authors of the games culture podcast “Dievo Režimas” and creator of other radio shows.
ROKAS
JUOZULYNAS
Board games creator and graphics designer, successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign on the Gamefound platform for his game Laužas. Actively participates in board game events, created a visual identity for „Ateik ir Žaisk“ event series.
AISTĖ
JURĖ
Head of Children and Youth Content at LRT. Overseeing strategy development and implementation across multiple media channels: digital platforms (including social media), TV and radio/podcasts. Working closely with content producers to reach children and youth audiences.
ANDREI
KARPOVICH
Andrei Karpovich is a senior game development professional with extensive experience in delivering large-scale, live gaming products. At Wargaming, he plays a key role in shaping production strategy, leading cross-functional teams, and driving execution across complex, globally distributed development environments.
With a strong focus on production excellence, scalability, and player-centric outcomes, Andrei contributes to advancing industry standards in live game operations and long-term product development. His expertise spans the full development lifecycle, combining deep operational insight with a strategic perspective on how games evolve in a competitive global market.
MARTYNAS
KLIMAS
Martynas has been writing about videogames for 20 years, first in Lithuanian, mostly in English these days. Currently runs Fortified Niche, a podcast about independent miniature wargames. Both video game and miniature wargaming writing can be found on his blog, Barrel Drill.
PIJUS
KRŪMINAS
Lecturer, board games fan, actively using them in education. Zenobia Award mentor, writing about serious games and seriously about games at pijus.substack.com.
JUSTINA
LAPINSKIENĖ
Board game designer and member of the Vilnius designers guild “Prototipas”. Co-creator of HEATED – Best Lithuanian Board Game at PineCon 2024; and Flow – winner of Best Board Game at LT Game Awards 2024.
HAN
LIU
Taipei Game Show Business Manager, focusing on all things related to indie games. Brought 12 Lithuanian indie games to the show floor since 2025 through an exchange program with LGDA/GameOn. Planning to keep bringing more games made by those talented devs to Taipei.
VYTAUTAS
LUKAŠEVIČIUS
A long-time reviewer of video games and the games industry, currently writing at Lrytas.lt. One of the creators of the game reviews YouTube channel Done Right.
PAULINA
MICIULEVIČIŪTĖ
Real-time VFX artist working in games and interactive media, creating everything from spells and explosions to environmental effects. A strong 9-year background in the gaming industry, across both indie and larger projects, with a solid foundation in 3D art, animation, and game production.
ALEKSEI
NEHOROSHKIN
Games and other media creator from Estonia, working for around 20 years. Currently making and animating a dream game for Steam, designing a physical card game and teaching game design, UX and narrative for producers at ISART Digital.
ARTŪRAS
RUMIANCEVAS
Games industry reviewer, critic, and fan, covering games at “Artojaus arimai” Substack, YouTube and various other media channels.
ADOMAS
RUTKAUSKAS
Former video game developer, gamer, science and technology journalist for the last fifteen years, currently working at lrytas.lt.
GRETA
ZOKAITYTĖ
Game artist with over a decade of experience creating visuals for mobile, PC, VR and board game titles. A dedicated board game enthusiast and community member, currently developing several personal board game projects. Regular Game Jam participant with multiple audience favourite picks and Best Game Jam Game awards in 2020 and 2023.
OTT MADIS
OZOLIT
Ott is Тechnical Lead & Co-Owner at Placeholder Gameworks, creators of Death and Taxes and several later games. He has worked on several well-known series of games, such as Tropico and Heroes of Might & Magic, and was part of the team behind several games made in Estonia, including Disco Elysium.
