DevGAMM Spring 2021 Online Conference

The DevGAMM Spring 2021 online conference will be held from May 12-14 on the PINE Tool platform.

The program includes professional speakers, reviews on game design, art, and marketing, as well as, round tables and workshops.

Developers can take part in the Public Pitch game pitching and present their projects to potential publishers. Participating in the Virtual Showcase, developers can present their games to the conference audience at their personal booths and can get greater coverage in the Streaming Showcase, where streamers will review and playtest the games.

Submit your game by April 15!

Developers will be able to compete for nominations at the DevGAMM Awards. The prize fund, sponsored by tinyBuild and Xsolla, is $20,000!

Job offers from the leading gaming companies will be available on the Career Wall. Everyone can also enjoy chatting with colleagues during Random Networking and an online party.

Registration is now open and free BASIC tickets are already available (for listeners only). PRO tickets are available for the early bird price of $69 until March 30! Register now!

For more information visit the conference website.

Sign up now for WN Winter '21

The WN Hub is back! From February 8-12, the WN Winter conference will stream lectures with live Q&A sessions by speakers EA, SEGA, Saber Interactive, Wargaming, Facebook, Nutaku, Snap, MyTracker, SayGames and others to share knowledge and help people level up their skills and stay current with trends.

The conference also has a developer exhibition where indies and studios can show off their games, get feedback and meet with publishers. Teams that demo will also get one free business pass to access the conference’s networking system. When signing up on the form, be sure to enter IGDA Finland under “How did you find out about the WN Hub.” The developer exhibition is free, but there some promotional options for additional fees.

Basic tickets to the event are FREE for game developers and gives access to the lectures and the developer exhibition, while business tickets are required to use the networking system. IGDA Finland members who are game developers can get a 10% discount off business passes using promocode: IGDAsecretcode. NOTE: WN will cancel basic tickets or discounted business tickets that are registered for non-game developers. Sign up here. Networking is already open for anyone who wants to get an early start.

Get 20% off Pocket Gamer Connects

Pocket Gamer returns with PGC Digital #5 from February 8-12. The need to connect remains as strong as ever, even though many of us are still unable to travel. Despite hopes of an end to the pandemic, we've all accepted that early 2021 will still be an unusual time. Fortunately, Pocket Gamer Connects is running digital events and has managed to reach lots of people that normally aren’t able the make the journey to physical events. Participants from more than 75 countries were represented at each of their online conferences in 2020.

This conference will feature all the things that you’ve come to expect: Expert talks, networking opportunities using Meet-to-Match, Big Indie Pitches for Mobile and PC + Console, Careers Week, the investor connector, speed matching, a journalist bar, and the IGDA Mentor Cafe.

IGDA Finland members can get 20% of their tickets using promo code: IGDADIGI5FI20 when registering or by using this link.

Indie Teams of less than 10 people can apply for a limited number of subsidized tickets using this form.

Pathfindings: A Global South Initiative

Pathfindings is a celebration of game development from the global south taking place online from November 12-15. Seeking to create direct impact by elevating and giving a platform to otherwise marginalized voices, this three day online conference will touch on development practices, culture, heritage, diaspora and decolonization with developers and the community from global south speakers who deserve to be celebrated streamed by IGDA HQ on Twitch, and can be accessed on MeetToMatch.

The event is free for developers, however a “pay it forward” option is available to help support the initiative and our parent organization, the IGDA. Get your ticket through Eventbrite

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 SPECIAL OFFERS!

Next week it’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4, the big online conference. There are free tickets still available for indie developers, so please do register HERE.

There’ll be over 250 speakers giving talks and panels - some familiar faces I’m sure but also some newcomers from around the world. There’s a MeetToMatch meeting system and a bunch of fringe activities including the awesome IGDA Mentor Café which will take place on Discord. Shout if you have any questions or please do register your desire for a free indie ticket. If you don’t qualify as an indie, here’s 20% off any other ticket:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pg-connects-digital-4-tickets-120442852815?discount=IGDAMentorsPGC20

If you already have a ticket make sure to sign up to IGDA Finland Mentor Cafe as a mentor or mentee!