Games First Helsinki 2015 & IGDA Finland May Gathering

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Hundreds of game devs flocked to Cable Factory on Tuesday, May 12, as Games First 2015 took place. The event, hosted once again by Supercell, consisted of hours of talks and lots of good times with like-minded industry professionals. Sufficient supplies of coffee, candy and cola kept the spirits high throughout the day and when the clock hit 7 PM we were treated to some delicious drinks while mingling.

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The day started with veteran game designer Rob Pardo offering his insight on designing multiplayer games. He’s had his hands on major Blizzard titles such as World of Warcraft, Diablo series, Starcraft and Hearthstone so obviously we were quite thrilled to hear what he had to say on the topic.

Pardo’s talk was followed by Karoliina Korppoo’s presentation on the hugely successful Cities: Skylines. As the lead designer of the game she told us a bit of how it all came together and why it became a Steam blockbuster.

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In the afternoon Thomas Puha took us down the memory lane as we were shown some of the defining moments in Finnish gaming history. Looking through the slides it was an excellent reminder that we’ve got a great thing going on here!

The last but not least presentation was held by Chief Pat and Galadon, two of the most renowned Clash of Clans YouTubers. They spoke about the mutually beneficial relationship game companies and YouTubers can have; about why it’s good for both parties and how to get the community excited and creating content about your game.

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After all the talks were done it was time for the grand finale: a few dozen studios from Finland and around the world showed what they were working on in 3-minute pitches. The pitching sessions included a very wide array of different types of games in terms of genre – platform-wise the trend was clearly more focused on mobile devices.

The day was brought to an end by a feast appropriate to the festive spirit of the event. With bellies full from the delicious dinner everyone was ready to rock in a true afterparty fashion, and I believe I can say on behalf of all guests: thank you Supercell for another awesome event and we hope there’s many more to come!

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Reminder: Last chance for Games First after party access!

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If you still haven't joined IGDA Finland ry and want to join us for May Gathering and Games First 2015 after party on Tuesday, today is your last chance to register as a member! Join before midnight today (May 10, 2015, 23:59 EEST) and your access is ensured. Registrations any later than the deadline are not guaranteed to make it to the name list, so to make sure your entry to the event is hassle-free we recommend becoming a member sooner rather than later. See you on Tuesday!

IGDA Finland May Gathering & Games First After Party hosted by Supercell

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GF15_Logo_Black Oh my, it’s once again the time for one fabulous night in Helsinki with IGDA. This time the gathering is merged with the Games First After Party at Kaapelitehdas hosted by Supercell.

Because this is obviously one of the most popular industry events of the year and we expect a massive amount of visitors, the gathering is only open for IGDA members and Games First guests this time. This is our way of giving a special thank-you treat to our members for your support, so remember to take your IGDA membership cards with you and show them at the door.

Don't forget that studio affiliate members are included in this invite as well! Moreover, if you are a member and haven't received your membership card yet (or join before the event!), there will be a name list at the door to make sure you won't get left out.

Welcome to Merikaapelihalli, see you there next week!

IGDA Finland May Gathering Time: 12.5.2015 at 19:00 Location: Kaapelitehdas, Merikaapelihalli, Door M1, Tammasaarenlaituri 5, Helsinki, Finland

IGDA Finland Seminars Presents: Evolving into the Future (Sponsored by Google)

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googleseminar The event is headlined by veteran game designer and producer Noah Falstein, who will speak about the opportunities in rapidly developing technologies that promise to soon provide us with the ability to seamlessly blend the real and the virtual, and why this is an ideal time to get involved.  He will also provide some surfing lessons.

Robert Nyman will follow with a presentation about how Google works together with game developers, wants to help them and options for products, services & startups.

Mandy Waite will close with a look at what's required to provide real-time updates between users and players and the various options for implementing them, all the way from building your own backends to client side coding with Firebase's real-time database.

17.00 Welcoming words by IGDA/Google (5 min) 17.05 Noah Falstein - A Wave of Transmogrification (45 min) 17.50 Robert Nyman - Developers in the Nordics & how Google thinks (15 min) 18.05 Mandy Waite - Taking the pain out of real-time backend development (40 min) 18.45 Closing words & transition to gathering (15 min)

IGDA Finland Seminars are continuing education events for IGDA visitors and offer a chance to network with industry leaders and veterans.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/igda-finland-seminars-evolving-into-the-future-sponsored-by-google-tickets-16413743950

IGDA Finland ry:n syyskokous

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IGDA Finland ry:n sääntömääräinen syyskokous järjestetään 9.12.2014 klo 17-19. Paikkana toimii Femman (Eerikinkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki). Kokoukseen ovat tervetulleita kaikki yhdistyksen nykyiset ja tulevat jäsenet. Tarjolla on myös pientä purtavaa ja juotavaa. Tarjoilujen vuoksi pyydämme ystävällisesti ilmoittautumaan etukäteen 1.12.2014 mennessä suvi.latva@neogames.fi

ESITYSLISTA

  1. kokouksen avaus
  2. valitaan kokouksen puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjantarkastajaa ja tarvittaessa kaksi ääntenlaskijaa
  3. todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus
  4. hyväksytään kokouksen työjärjestys
  5. vahvistetaan toimintasuunnitelma, tulo- ja menoarvio sekä liittymis- ja jäsenmaksujen suuruudet seuraavalle kalenterivuodelle
  6. valitaan hallituksen jäsenet erovuoroisten tilalle valitaan myös hallituksen puheenjohtaja.
  7. valitaan yksi tai kaksi toiminnan-/tilintarkastajaa ja varatoiminnan-/varatilintarkastajaa
  8. käsitellään muut kokouskutsussa mainitut asiat.

HUOM:

Mikäli yhdistyksen jäsen haluaa saada jonkin asian IGDA Finland ry:n syyskokouksen käsiteltäväksi, on hänen ilmoitettava siitä kirjallisesti hallitukselle osoitteella igdafi-hallitus@igda.fi, jotta asia voidaan sisällyttää esityslistaan.