Simon Chang

Vice President of Asia Pacific, Devolver Digital

A veteran with 26 years of experiences in the game industry. Chang started his career in Taipei as a studio head, led a small team and shipped several PC games in the Chinese market. He moved to Mainland China in 2001, expanding his studio and worked on various game projects including Shadowbane Online, an MMORPG that was popular from 2002 to 2003. Chang is now working for Devolver Digital as the Vice President of Asia Pacific. His passions of sharing views and thoughts on game design makes him to work as an Associate Professor in the School of Software & Microelectronics, Peking University. Since 2006 till now, Chang has trained hundreds of master students and guided them to win several competitions of digital entertainment software internationally.

Sessions by Simon Chang


Publishing indie games in China and worldwide

Day 1 - 13:30 - 14:30
Language: Mandarin/Chinese

Chang will draw from his extensive experience in the game industries of Taiwan, Mainland China and also at Devolver Digital, to provide some insights for the local indie developers, do's & don'ts, and his prospect of indie games in general.

This session is primarily for indie game developers, but all are welcomed.