IGDA Future GameDev Workshops at Assembly Online 2020

Welcome to the IGDA Future GameDev Workshops at Assembly Online 2020!

This year Assembly is taking place online and so are IGDA Future workshops – we have prepared art, tech and gaming content that will give you hands-on-experience in creating awesome 3D models, pixel art, shaders and retro games as well as tips and tricks on online roleplaying practices.

Schedule:

Wednesday the 14th of October, 19:00 – 22:00

Room 1 – The Beauty of Game Jams by Finnish Game Jam

Room 2 – 3D Modeling by Oskari Tamminen (MiTale)

Thursday, the 15th of October, 16:00 – 19:00

Room 1 – Making Retro Games by Samuli Jääskeläinen (Varjo)

Room 2 – Role Playing Games Online (Roll 20 Workshop) with Heikki Marjomaa

Room 3 – Shaders for Beginners by Patrik Lindström (JS Games)

Room 4 – Pixel Art by Erin Somervail (nDreams)

Room 5 - Shaders for Beginners by Patrik Lindström (JS Games)

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/Rfm5jZETZ9M1z35D7

The best part is that we are creating these workshops together with Finnish Game Jam which enables you to utilize your new skills straight away! Make sure to sign up to Assembly Game Jam:

www.eventbrite.fi/e/asm-game-jam-20-tickets-121671369341

The event is FREE and hosted at official Assembly Discord server, please make sure to register to the desired workshop in advance!

For any questions please do not hesitate to contact Natasha Skult (natasha.skult@igda.fi)

Announcing IGDA Future

IGDA Future is like the Scouts of Game Development. It’s free, easy to access and aimed to give the participants tools and aid them in becoming independent, confident and skilled adults. We want to create an environment where it is safe to experiment, find friends and learn without fear of failure. It is our mission to encourage youth during times of strife and reward them for participation and volunteering.

Functioning under the same principles as IGDA, our goal is to take down the walls of obscurity surrounding the Game Industry and to offer people 18 and under an on ramp into the world of game development. Together, with the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries (HelMet) and Digitalents Helsinki, we aim to produce events that will not only spread the knowledge of the games industry, but also empower the younger generation to participate and create their own games.

By choosing to organize events in open, public forums, we ensure easy access for participating. Libraries have long been in the forefront of media education in Finland, hence they provide a perfect venue for IGDA Future. Likewise, Digitalents Helsinki has a lot of know-how on working with youth.

IGDA Future is a pilot project that is the first of its kind in the world. The inaugural event will take place on October 25th at the Tikkurila Library at 17:00.