IGDA Finland January Gathering saw the start of a new year for the local game industry. Old friends caught up over a few beers. It was a nice and cozy atmosphere, a reprieve from the cold winter. Join us next time to kick off the start of the working year with style!
It's 2015! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and had a good time on New Year's Eve – and if you made any resolutions, I wish you luck sticking to them!
While many things may and will change, one thing is for sure: IGDA Finland gatherings will keep on going and we welcome you to kick off 2015 by sharing a drink with your fellow developers at El Jefe. Happy New Year!
IGDA Finland January Gathering Time: 13.01.2015 at 19:00 Place: El Jefe, Erottaja 15-17, Helsinki Finland
As usual, the cloakroom service is offered free of charge on behalf of El Jefe. The event is limited to adults only.
"Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la..." After the huge success of the IGDA Slush event it was time for the last IGDA Finland Gathering of the year. In November our usual hangout Bar & Club Adams had been through a face lift and the venue was upgraded into a Mexican style bar called El Jefe so our guests got to party in style. Our wonderful sponsor Supercell spread some Christmas cheer by giving out Christmas hats and drink tickets to everyone.
The Finnish games industry is growing and we have massive amounts of talent that makes us so awesome. Thank you to all of you who have made this year so special!
"Merry Christmas to all
Let's raise our cups
Here's to no more Game oversÂ
and endless 1-ups"
The next IGDA Finland Gathering is on Tuesday January 13th 2015. Come and welcome in the new year, IGDA style! ;)
It's that time of the year again, folks! The December Gathering wraps up the year with another pre-Christmas party sponsored by the always awesome Supercell! This will be an event you don't want to miss, so come and join us as we bid 2014 farewell with style. The event will take place on December 9, 2014.
We also have good news regarding Adams Club: the renovations at our venue are now finished, and due to the transformation they are now called El Jefe. Drop by and you'll see why!
IGDA Finland December Gathering Time: 09.12.2014 at 19:00 Place: El Jefe, Erottaja 15-17, Helsinki Finland
As usual, the cloakroom service is offered free of charge on behalf of El Jefe. The event is limited to adults only.
In November we had the biggest IGDA event ever in Helsinki when IGDA Finland and Slush combined their event organization powers. This time the event sponsor was a well-known publisher company Tencent all the way from China.
Tencent gave a short presentation on stage to introduce their company and to show some of the most recent information about the game market in China and their share in it.
IGDA Finland’s chairman Jyri Partanen gave a short speech as well and announced a Lifetime Achievement Award for Sonja Ängeslevä for her amazing work for IGDA Finland since 2007.
There was a dedicated area for demos upstairs where developers were able to show their most recent game projects to many enthusiastic testers.
Later in the evening there was live music. First Pasi “The Epic Sax Guy” Ketola performed on stage as well as on the dance floor. Later the event participants were able to enjoy biomechanic pop music by Unzyme.
As usual, the evening continued with mingling, snacks and drinks. Thank you Slush and Tencent for partnering with us to make this awesome night happen!
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