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June 24, 2009 in
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Now that the summer is finally upon us and most of the country is enjoying it’s well earned vacation, the IGDA coordinators and volunteers are working hard on the next season, trying to come up with new and exciting ways to make your time at he gatherings even more enjoyable. On that note, I would now like to take the time to introduce a brand new IGDA Finland studio affiliate; Walkthru! Without further ado, let’s get down to business!
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Even though the heat wave is not exactly here yet, Finnish game developers are preparing for summer holidays and IGDA Finland will quiet down for a couple of months. At the June Gathering invitation we promised that Remedy will give a presentation. That started the rumor mill and draw people 45 minutes too early to the bar! Around 7PM there was already a queue forming at the door and total number of visitors climbed up to 147 (12 new). Thanks to the (wrong) rumors people were expecting to see Alan Wake demo but had to satisfy with a trailer video and photo travelogue from E3. The demo was not shown because Cuba Café have limited audiovisual devices but Remedy promised to show the Alan Wake demo in a more proper place in fall. Patience!
Continue reading ‘June Gathering: Goodbye Jyri, Hello Sonja!’
As I announced in the June gathering, I will be stepping down as the Lead Chapter Coordinator for IGDA Finland at the end of the month. But as all activities for this season are already done, in practice my successor Sonja Kangas is already acting in that role in preparing for the next season.
The main reason for this decision was that I’ve noticed I just don’t have the time and energy to put into IGDA activities as I used to. That’s largely due to my day job keeping me super busy in trying to wake Alan. 
And now that we’ve announced the launch window, I’ll be even busier in the future.
But part of the reason is that the time is right. 4 years is a long time doing something like this voluntarily after a full day of work at the office. I also have a great successor that is more than capable of taking our chapter even further. She’s already been part of the coordinator group for 2 years so she knows the chapter activities inside & out. I am confident the transition will go super smoothly. So congrats Sonja, new IGDA Finland Lead Chapter Coordinator!
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It’s time for IGDA Finland season 08-09 finale with a presentation from Remedy! Join us on June 9th and enjoy a fun evening with fellow developers.
We would like to thank the Finnish game developer community for being so active. It has truly been a pleasure to organize the events for you! Also special thanks to Remedy for supporting IGDA Finland presentations session and Cuba Bar for the nice venue. After the June IGDA Gathering it’s time for summer holidays. See you again in fall ‘09!
IGDA FINLAND JUNE GATHERING
Place: Cuba Bar, Erottajankatu 4, 00120 Helsinki (map)
Time: Tuesday, 9th of June, doors open at 19:00
Hello!
Just a short remainder about our floor-ball deal with Mr. Goodliving coming to an end with the last chance to participate on Thursday 4.6 (that’s tomorrow, folks). We’d like to thank Mr. Goodliving for their generous offer during the past spring and hope that you liked it too! There might be chance to return with a similar deal after the summer, so if you (or your company) is interested in sharing your activities with the other fellow developers, just hook us up next Tuesday in the season ending meeting or write an email!
