Global Games Pitch for Mobile Games

The Global Games Pitch is one of the biggest online pitching events for game developers, publishers and investors from all around the globe. The next event is dedicated to mobile games and will be hosted on Nov 3-4, 2021 and will be 100% online.

It gathers around 200 developers from more than 50 countries that pitch their games to over 95 publishers and investors every year. In addition to the pitching sessions, event attendees get access to the knowledge base, mentoring, webinars and a matchmaking platform.

Basic passes are free, however IGDA Finland has a limited number of complimentary advanced passes available on a first come first serve basis. To get one please fill in the following application.

The deadline for submission is October 25th

Nordic Game Talents - online event dedicated to recruitment and career-building

Looking to take your career to the next level in the games industry? Then, Nordic Game Talents is the place to be! Games Factory Talents has teamed up with Nordic Game to bring you Nordic Game Talents.

From Oct 27-29, the online and interactive event is dedicated to recruitment and career building in the creative & games industry within the Nordic region. The event empowers participants to be part of a bigger community and motivates them to explore new paths in achieving their career goals.

Hiring creative & games studios - Supercell, Funcom, Panzerdog, Tactile Games, Gamecan, Fingersoft, Dazzle Rocks, Redhill Games to name a few from the Nordic region will be participating in the event. These studios will share information on their latest projects, work culture and what it takes to be part of their team.

The individual games associations from Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Estonia will share insights through live sessions on the booming games industry in their respective countries. Career development topics pertinent to job seekers like - How to have a successful first interview, Creative Portfolio reviews will also be discussed.

Experienced game industry professionals and individuals beginning their careers from around the world are welcome to join the event. One-to-one interviews with the hiring studios can be scheduled through the event platform. A great opportunity to get to know the studios and network with game professionals from around the world.

WHEN AND WHERE
27-29 October, online event

Register today to give your career a boost! https://apply.gamesjobfair.com/

To view the complete agenda click here and for more information please visit Gamesjobfair.com

Calling for Indie Devs: Kor-Fin Special Game Week

We are thrilled to announce the first Kor-Fin Special Game Week event, hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Finland - 주핀란드 대한민국대사관.

During this event, Korean and Finnish indie games would be exhibited online, to exchange knowledge and feedback across the countries!

The selected companies will be awarded with an exhibition booth in the online event venue, and survey-based feedback from local players and industry experts at the end of the event, helping you to evaluate your games’ potential for a global market expansion. During the event, there will be an online exhibition, where all visitors will be able to play games, exchange their feedback and even explore Finnish and Korean iconic places!

WHEN:
Opening show: 20-October 2021 12.00 Finland / 18.00 Korea
Exhibition open 20-24 October 2021 (powered by Gather.Town platform, available via web browser)
Closing show: 24-October 2021 12.00 Finland / 18.00 Korea

REVIEWERS:
Aki Kanerva
Aki is the COO & Game Creator at Virtual Air Guitar Company, specialized in motion controls. He does game design, expert in Unity game engine, VFX enthusiasts, production, publishing, and marketing. And he is also a game dev mentor at LGIN. Linkedin

Jasmin Dahncke
Jasmin is the Senior UX Designer at Mainframe Industries and is passionate about everything regarding game user experience, product, and pipeline design. She has worked on a number of big projects in Next Games and Remedy Entertainment and is currently a mentor at Helsinki Games Capital. Linkedin

Sang-ho Park
Sang-ho is the Executive Director at Korea Investment Partners, with a special focus on interactive content. He is also active in investing in Finnish video games, with some of the noticeable portfolios include Seriously, Traplight, Armada, Matchmade, and Huuuge. Linkedin

Byung Hoon "Jason" Oh
Jason is the General Manager at Wemade Max (formerly Joymax,) a Korea-based game publisher focusing on online games. Linkedin

Stay tuned for more updates and save the date to enjoy KOR-FIN Special Game Week!

The last date to submit is the 1st of October

Submission guideline
Application form for indie devs
Event page

Closer to the event we will also create an event on FB.

Make sure to follow the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Finland:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/korembfi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/koreainfinland

Quantum Game Jam 2021 - Join our global community!

GAME - SET - QUANTA
Welcome to the first Global Online Quantum Game Jam!

Are you curious, creative and love experimenting new things?

We welcome you to join the Online Quantum Game Jam, an event where you will collaborate with game developers, quantum physicists, visual artists, musicians, coders, and others in order to develop games that connect to quantum physics either through real machinery or simply thematically. Do not worry about knowing any quantum physics beforehand! We'll have you covered.

https://itch.io/jam/online-quantum-game-jam

Leadership Day is Live

We are so excited to bring you IGDA Finland Leadership Day 2021, a virtual one-day conference about how we build companies, teams and working cultures to build better games.
The program will be streamed on the IGDA Finland Twitch channel, while the discussions, networking, as well as, IGDA Finland Mentor Café will take place in the IGDA Finland Discord server.
As we wanted to create an atmosphere as close as possible to the live-event, we have created a fun content for you to use and interact with fellow devs – please check our IGDA Finland Leadership Day Photobooth! Feel free to share the content on social media and in our channels.

Schedule
NOTE: The event is hosted by Helsinki time zone (EEST/UTC + 03:00)

9:45 - 10:00 Welcoming words by the organizers

10:00 - 11:00 Keynote: Leading Fast and Slow by Matias Myllyrinne, CEO/Co-Founder, Redhill Games

11:00 - 12:00 From Zero to Lead by Ari Arnbjörnsson, Unreal Engine Evangelist, Epic Games

12:00 - 13:30 IGDA Mentor Cafe & Lunch break

13:30 - 14:30 Leadership Mythbusting by Maria Maunula, Producer, Nitro Games

14:30 - 15:30 Games for Good Fireside Chat with Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, Founder, dmb crew

15:30 - 16:30 Leading Creativity Through Stories by Tatu Petersen-Jessen, Senior Art Director, Rovio Entertainment

16:30 - 17:30 Diversity & Inclusion Panel with Taina Myöhänen (We In Games Finland), Dan Bernardo (Playta Games) and Sarah Spires (IGDA Foundation).

17:30 - 18:00 Closing words

19:00 IGDA Annual General Meeting – hosted on IGDA Twitch Channel