ICEBREAKERS a series about celebrating Nordic successes

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The Nordic game dev community doesn’t discuss and celebrate our successes enough!

From all over the Nordics, we produce plenty of wonderful and award-winning games but we discuss them quite seldom, which is why IGDA Finland, IGDA Sweden and Norway’s Noneda have joined forces to form Icebreakers, with the aim of doing just that.

We hope to bring the Nordics closer, discuss our differences and similarities, and of course, about the games we make. This time we’re talking with a handful of devs who worked on award-winning games from all three countries!

Special guests:
Oliver Granlund (Sweden) - A Way Out & It Takes Two (Hazelight)
Eevi Korhonen (Finland) - Returnal (Housemarque)
Catharina Bøhler (Norway) - My Child Lebensborn (Sarepta Studio)

Join us 30.03 @ 20:00 (Finnish time) on Twitch or listen to the audio podcast later on!

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/icebreakersgamedev

IGDA Helsinki is back!

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It's been a long couple of years of not seeing people
But that has come to an end, IGDA Helsinki is BACK! 🎉🎉

We aim to start our monthly Meetups again and we're starting with a proper banger.

Evenings meetup is all about rekindling all those old friendships and connections. No seminars, no demos, nothing but just good ol' times and meeting your mates!

This is possible because we are a community and as a testament to that, we have three sponsors who were more than happy to help make this Meetup happen. An enormously heartfelt thank you to Remedy, Ubisoft RedLynx and Supercell! ❤️

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Where: Maxine, 6th floor in Kamppi

When: 22.03.2022

Doors open at 17:00

A brief welcome toast at 18:15

See you there!

The Game Development World Championship (GDWC) 2021 Awards is right around the corner!

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The Game Development World Championship (GDWC) 2021 Awards is a Virtual Game Industry event from March 15th to 17th. Open to everyone, and it is FREE so do not miss out!

Sign up at https://thegdwc.live/

There will be Winner announcements of all the GDWC 2021 Categories and different game industry keynotes and seminars.

  • Recruitment Keynote of Games Factory Talents: Join recruitment booth and get career-boosting advice.

  • BusinessOulu seminar Game Team: Game Team is a series of seminars run by Jussi Autio from Resistance Games together with BusinessOulu. The aim is to bring together people with the ideas and enthusiasm to develop the game business further. You can participate no matter what your area of interest is in the gaming industry – design, graphics, coding, sound design, or something else.

  • Autodesk Keynote: Autodesk is the software company behind the professional 3D animation and modeling tools, Maya and 3ds Max, that are used in many games - from indie to AAA. Hear more about the story behind Autodesk in the Keynote and how to unlock your creativity and craft unforgettable game experiences.

  • Finnruns Ry Speedrun: Professional Speedrun Players take turns beating records of GDWC 2021 participants' games.

  • Arcweave Keynote: Hear how to make game development more efficient. Arcweave is a team collaboration solution designed for distributed organizations. 

  • Gameplay & Developer Commentary: Check the finalist games of GDWC 2021 and learn the process behind the games as GDWC David plays through the games with the developers.

  • And more!

Make sure to grab your ticket at https://thegdwc.live/

GDWC Website: https://thegdwc.com

We're Gonna Have a Post Play Party!

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IGDA Finland and the Finnish Game Jam will be hosting an online Post Play Party to celebrate jam creations on February 15th. Jammers will have an opportunity to share their jamming experiences and walk the audience through their game either using the video demo they submitted at the end of the jam or a live demo (Warning: Demo Effect!). The event will take place on IGDA Finland's Twitch channel.

To show off your jam game at the Post Play Party please sign up using the form below.

Special Hyper Casual Game Jam! The Game of Thrones Jam with CrazyLabs, Carry1st and Digi & Game Center 3rd - 7th Feb 2022

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Come and show us what you've got at the biggest battle of 2022 -- the North vs South Game of Thrones Jam! Sign up now!


We are happy to announce that registration for the Game of Thrones Jam is now open!

Yes, that's right - our Hyper-Casual Game Development Hackathon is on it's way and we want you

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Open for all in FINLAND to Join!

REGISTER AT EVENTBRITE:
https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/game-of-thrones-jam-north-tickets-245734316957

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Join us for the biggest battle of 2022 -- North vs South. Teammates from Finland and South Africa will battle it out to see who's got what it takes to reign victorious.

Not only do you stand to win some of our amazing prizes, but game developers may also be eligible for a spot in one of the upcoming cycles of CrazyHubs, CrazyLabs hyper-casual gaming accelerator.


This 3.5 day online event is sponsored by global publishing giant, CrazyLabs, Africa's leading mobile games publisher, Carry1st and supported by the Digi & Game Center a awarded Co-development and Game Industry Hub from Jyväskylä, Finland by Peliosuuskunta Expa

Remember that you don’t have to be experienced to join -- the only requirements are that you are based in either South Africa or Finland, and have a team member that is able to code in Unity. Designers, developers, artists, musicians, knitters, gardeners, YouTubers, bakers, architects, everyone and anyone is welcome to try their hand at making a game. In addition to enhancing your skill set, you can learn many new (and unexpected) skills - and support your team by contributing ideas, playtesting, and giving moral support.

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Register now! All members of your team should register for the event separately (team size 1-4), and remember to include your team name.

All participants will receive a calendar invite before the launch date for a kick-off call.

If you have any questions please contact tuomas.roininen@expa.fi

The Game of Thrones Jam with great prizes with CrazyLabs and Digi & Game Center

Check the Cool Prizes of The Game of Thrones Jam

The games that will be submitted to the Game Jam and would qualify as Hyper Casual Games (We will publish a list of "rules" before the Jam) will be tested for CPI

The top 3 teams that would get the Lowest CPI will get:

#1 Team - a Professional Agreement with CrazyLabs and a funding plan for developing HC games.

#2 Team - Playstation Pro (one per Team)

#3 Team - Oculus Quest 2 (one per Team)