Head to Tallinn for the GDWC Awards Ceremony

And the winner is….

The finalists for the Game Development World Championships (GDWC) are set and the winners will be announced at the GDWC Awards Show taking place at Erinevate Tubade Klubi in Tallinn, Estonia on April 22nd from 18:00-22:00 EEST.

IGDA Finland members get 50% off the ticket price when using promocode: 50off
Tickets can be bought here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-game-development-world-championship-2022-tickets-566168875347

Show your support for the finalists and network at the event. For those you can’t attend, the event will be live streamed on GWDC’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thegdwc

For more information on the awards ceremony and the finalists check out: https://thegdwc.com/awards/

Address: Erinevate Tubade Klubi, Telliskivi 60-A1 10412, Tallinn, Estonia

IGDA Finland Support Shirt Competition 2023 together with upcoming birthday party!

IGDA Finland support shirt competition is back and this year we´re celebrating in collaboration with IGDA Finland’s 20th birthday!

IGDA Finland invites you to participate and showcase your creativity by designing a unique support shirt for this year's special occasion. The winner will be revealed on 27.5 at IGDA Finland´s 20th birthday and the top 3 will be getting tickets and their traveling expenses covered the event!

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Prize

  • Top 3 gets tickets to the birthday party + travel expenses covered
  • 350€ Gift card (S/K group/amazon/verkkokauppa)
  • T-shirt with their design

File specs

  • Min 300dpi
  • 4000x4000px in .PNG
  • Max 10MB
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Rules

  • Includes IGDA Finland text somehow
  • Includes “20” somehow
  • Includes artist signature (highly recommended)
  • If you use the original IGDA logo, don’t edit it.
  • Max 3 submissions
  • Must be located in Finland
  • Avoid using other companies' IP
  • AI Art is not allowed

Schedule:

  • Submission time: 3.4 - 30.4

  • Voting time: 2.5 - 14.5

  • The winner will be revealed on 27.5 at IGDA Finland´s 20th birthday and the top 3 will be getting tickets to the event + travel expenses covered, shirts will be available immediately after that.

 

Volunteers:

  • Art: Noora Jokela

  • Copywriting: Emma Vantaa & Niko Pyrhönen

  • Website + forms: Emma Vantaa & Chris Hong

  • Social media: Emma Vantaa

  • Project lead: Niko Pyrhönen

  • Art lead: Egor Sandalnev

  • Art: Elise Juutila

  • Art: Chris Hong


More interested in the birthday party? Get your tickets now!

Games Job Fair Spring 2023 Brings More Challenges, Talks, Workshops!

Let your career blossom at Games Job Fair Spring 2023 The spring iteration of the games industry recruitment, networking, and career-building event brings new speakers, more challenges with fun prizes, and brand new workshops! 

Join the event online on April 26-28th and Onsite in Espoo, Innopoli campus on April 28th, the last day of the event followed by the afterparty! 

Meet up online or in person with fellow game developers and studio reps, expand your professional network, build your knowledge and skill set.

Event Highlights
🙋 Networking with hiring games studios
🎙️ Career-building talks, panels, workshops
đź’» Unreal, Unity, UX, and Art Challenges
đź“” Creative Portfolio Review
🗺️ Hybrid Day in Espoo + Afterparty at HypeHype HQ

Programming, Art and UX Challenges

ATTENTION Developers, Artists, and UI/UX Designers.
We bring you fresh challenges to showcase your technical skills. Please check the details and participate in:

Art Challenges sponsored by Redhill Games, Metacore, and Savage Game Studios
Unreal Engine Challenge sponsored by Epic Games, Housemarque, and Savage Game Studios
Unity Programming Challenge sponsored by Unity, PHZ Fullstack 
UX Challenge sponsored by Redhill Games 

*If you’re a junior based in Finland, Redhill Games-sponsored Art and UX Challenges include the chance at a paid 6-month internship with the studio!”

Brand New Workshops for Those Joining Onsite on April 28th 
Games Job Fair Spring 2023 aims to offer more hands-on training by industry experts that includes:

Tileable Material Creation by Syed Safeer Abbas Rizvi, Senior Environment Artist at Redhill Games, will help you plan a manageable pipeline of material creation for games on Substance Designer

Towards Equal Worklife by Milla Pennanen, Game Makers of Finland, will focus on the challenges of today's working life & how to overcome them. 

Seeking Mentorship by Salla Hiiskoski, the Mentorship Program Lead of We in Games Finland, will give you the tools to clarify & articulate your goals & get tips to find the right mentor.

Legal Employment Clinic by Maria Jauhiainen, an expert lawyer with Game Makers of Finland, will provide you advice on matters related to employment in Finland, contacts, IP rights, NDAs etc. (you will get a chance to book a slot after the 12th of April via the PINE event platform). 

*Please remember to sign up, as spaces are limited

Afterparty at HypeHype’s HQ, Kamppi on April 28th
HypeHype is graciously hosting the Games Job Fair Spring 2023 afterparty at their new office space in Kamppi. It’s a great opportunity to socialize with peers over pizzas and drinks.

How to Join
Just fill out this registration form. All applications are screened, and all approved talents receive further instructions by email. Don’t forget to join the Games Factory Talents Discord server and get to know the community.

For more on the event, check out GamesJobFair.com.


Education for Game Industry Harassment contact persons!

The Finnish game industry organizations are arranging a training event for everybody who might have to deal with harassment cases at work or volunteer work.

The event is organized in cooperation with Sexpo Foundation. The specialist on the topic will be Tommi Paalanen, Executive Director at Sexpo Foundation.

đź•“ WHEN: The event takes place on Wednesday, 30.11.2022, from 12.30 - 16.00
🌍 WHERE: Maria03, Helsinki Online: IGDA Finland Twitch

Coffee will be served at the venue, so make sure to register before the 27th. However if you’re more interested in talks, you’re entirely welcome to listen without registration!

More information and registration:
https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/education-for-game-industry-harassment-contact-persons-tickets-457315491947

See you there! 🙌

IGDA Helsinki Xmas Party with Rovio

WINTER HAS ARRIVED! and so has the traditional Xmas party of IGDA Helsinki sponsored by ROVIO!

As always, second Tuesday of the month from 17:00 onwards, we gather at Maxine to share thoughts and connect with our community. This special Xmas themed Meetup is done in collaboration with Rovio Entertainment and they have THREE interesting talks prepared for us, starting at 18:00 đź“Ł Tuesday 13th of December!


Heini Kaihu is Rovio’s Chief Sustainability Officer. She has been with the company since 2012, having held positions such as Head of Studio (Games) as well as Head of HR. Before joining Rovio, Heini had a long career at Sulake, where she worked across the organisation in various leadership positions such as EVP Product and a member of the Leadership Team. Her dedication drives her to continuously improve on the positive impact game companies have on social and environmental sustainability.

Topic: What does sustainability mean for gaming companies? Trends and a little peek into the future.


Petri Hyökyranta is Rovio’s Chief Technology Officer. He has been with the company since 2011. During his career, he has been part of several digital business initiatives for different sized companies in different maturity stages. In many of these, he has held an instrumental role leading work, building teams and structures and turning business requirements into new long-term business and production systems. He has experience from multiple different operational models, including working as a service provider, with service providers and with partly or fully outsourced resources.

Topic: Rovio’s Beacon platform: what is it and how it helps us craft joy to players.


Miika Tams is the Head of Studio at Rovio’s Puzzle studio (and loving it!). He’s a true industry veteran, with over 23 years of games experience behind him, including PC, consoles, mobile and F2P since day one.

Topic: A year in the life of the Rovio Puzzle studio: Games, campaigns, growth and all the other cool stuff we've seen during the past year.


News from Chat Corner! đź’¬ This has been a really popular and liked part of our Meetups, so why not make it better? If you have any topics you'd like to have in Chat Corner or suggestions for icebreaker games, check this link and leave us some feedback!

See you in three weeks! đź’Ą


WHAT:
IGDA Helsinki Xmas Party with Rovio

WHEN:
13.12.
Doors open at 17:00
Chat Corner is open between 17:00 - 20:00
Seminar starts at 18:00

WHERE:
Maxine, Kamppi shopping center, 6th floor (Elevators next to the Jungle Juice Bar at the bottom floor)

BUT I WANNA DEMO MY GAME:
Click this here link and let’s get in touch!

TL;DR:
- Xmas Party with Rovio
- Seminar by Heini Kaihu, Petri Hyökyranta and Miika Tams starts at 18:00
- Chat Corner is open!