Website for the Finnish chapter of the International Game Developers Association.
February gathering was held during the skiing-holidays, which ensured that System Rock was not too crowded this time and free seats were readily available, another factor probably was the cold weather outside (-17C). All in all, we had 86 people in attendance, some of them all the way from Oulu -region and even from Luxembourg.
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The Finnish Game Developers Association/Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry (English name tentative) has been founded in Pasila, Helsinki on February 5th 2007.
The purpose of the association is to provide means for cooperation and progress for Finnish game companies, and act as a representative body for them.
Six members were selected into the board of directors to represent various sectors of game development: PC and console games, mobile games, web games, handheld games and TV-mobile games.
Ilari Kuittinen from Housemarque was selected as the chairman of the board, and Neogames’ KooPee Hiltunen as the representative of the association.
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Dear developer colleagues!
Next IGDA Finland Gathering is again fast approaching! The heart of winter is upon us – at least it has been this week. But come rain or snow, sunshine or storm, you can rely on the IGDA Gathering bringing you joy. So come join us at the IGDA Finland Gathering in two weeks! There’s no special programming this month, just good company, great conversations and cool beer.
IGDA FINLAND FEBRUARY GATHERING
Place: System Rock, Keskuskatu 4, 00100 Helsinki (map)
Time: Tuesday 20th February, doors open at 19.00
Don’t forget to bring your handheld consoles!
Come one, come all!
Jyri – IGDA Finland Chapter Coordinator
