published on 15.10.25
This October, BCN Game Fest transformed La Farga de L’Hospitalet into the beating heart of Barcelona’s gaming scene. With more than 170 independent games, industry talks, workshops, and networking sessions, it has become the most important video game festival in Spain for indie creators and fans alike.
For students of the MSc in Cultural Management: Music, Screen & Video Games at TBS Education Barcelona, BCN Game Fest offers more than entertainment — it’s a real-world learning experience that bridges creativity, innovation, and management in the digital and cultural industries.
A Playground for Cultural and Creative Professionals
1. Curation and Event Design: BCN Game Fest’s selection of indie titles and thematic showcases demonstrates the power of curation in the gaming industry. Students in cultural management can analyze how curators design exhibition spaces, tell stories through interactive media, and balance artistic vision with public engagement.
2. Networking and Industry Access: With a professional B2B platform (MeetToMatch), BCN Game Fest connects developers, publishers, and investors. This replicates the real structure of cultural industries, giving future managers a front-row seat to how creative ecosystems operate.
3. Knowledge Sharing and Technological Trends: The festival’s conferences highlight VR, AR, sound design, storytelling, and marketing for games — topics that align perfectly with TBS’s MSc Cultural Management curriculum. Students gain insight into how digital technologies reshape cultural creation.
4. Talent Development Opportunities: Through its Talent Dev Day, BCN Game Fest provides a bridge between academia and industry, where young professionals and students can showcase projects, meet employers, and start building a career in gaming and cultural production.
5. The Crossroads of Music, Screen & Video Games: The TBS MSc uniquely combines the study of music, screen media, and video games, encouraging students to explore transmedia storytelling, soundscapes, and cross-platform audience experiences. BCN Game Fest is the perfect living lab for this interdisciplinary approach.
How TBS Education Barcelona shapes future leaders in Creative Industries
The MSc in Cultural Management: Music, Screen & Video Games trains students to become cultural innovators capable of navigating both creative expression and strategic business. The program develops:
Through this master’s, students don’t just study the creative economy — they become part of it.
Barcelona: A Global Hub for gaming and Creative Industries
Barcelona stands among Europe’s top cities for video game development, cultural events, and digital innovation. Festivals like BCN Game Fest, music expos, and audiovisual fairs make it an ideal environment for cultural management students to grow professionally while staying connected to the industry. Being based in Barcelona, TBS students enjoy direct access to the region’s creative ecosystem, making the MSc Cultural Management program one of the most relevant in Europe for those aspiring to manage, curate, or produce within gaming and media sectors.
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