It’s almost April, and that means Game Dev Days are here again. The Estonian game conference is held now for the fourth time and it brings together game development professionals from all over the world to the lovely city of Tallinn.
This year IGDA Finland will be there to attend the event in full force: we are working on bus rides from several hubs bringing people all over the country to Helsinki, where we’ll board a ferry to our southern neighbor. The participating hubs for this event are Oulu, Jyväskylä, Turku, and Kotka.
The buses are not the only thing we have in store for participants. IGDA members can get 20% off of Standard conference tickets with the code "IGDAFIN542”. There are also special discounts for both ferry trips as well as hotel accommodation. Note that some of the hotel discounts are only available until 25.3.2016, so make your reservations on the double!
The conference is held on 8.-9.4.2016 at Original Sokos Hotel Viru.
Our ferry of choice (Tallink) leaves on Friday, 8th of April at 10:30 AM. Join us for some international good times!
Discounts
Remember to use your IGDA discount for conference tickets: you’ll get 20% off of Standard conference tickets with the code "IGDAFIN542”.
We have plenty of partners to help you get there and rest well. To travel cheaper, use the promo code GAMEDEV to get 30% off of Tallink Silja ferry trips to Tallinn from Helsinki and Stockholm. Offer is valid for travel between 06.04.2016 - 11.04.2016.
Those traveling from farther away can also get discount tickets from OnniBus. If you prefer flying to the conference, airBaltic also offers discounts. Both of these partners use the code GAMEDEV as well.
Discount prices for accommodation are available at the following hotels:
Original Sokos Hotel Viru
Standard Single room 81€/night
Standard Double room 86€/night
To book your room send an email including your personal details and promo code GAMEDEV to viru.reservation@sok.fi or book by phone +3726809300
Estoria Solo by Sokos
Solo King Single room 85€/night
Solo King Double room 95€/night
To book your room send an email including your personal details and promo code GAMEDEV to viru.reservation@sok.fi or book by phone +3726809300
Tallink City Hotel
Standard SINGLE room 65€/night
Standard TWIN/DOUBLE room 75€/night
To book your room send an email including your personal details and promo code GAMEDEV to hotelbooking@tallink.ee
Additionally, those who favor even cheaper options, we have a pre-booking for 12 beds at  Center Hotel at very low price.
1 Family room (4 beds) - 48 EUR/night
3 Twin rooms - 30 EUR/night
2 Single rooms - 25 EUR/night
We need to confirm this reservation by 25.03.2016 or the reserved rooms are freed up. Contact your hub representative if you are interested in taking part in this deal.
Contact information
Each hub will inform their members on bus schedules in their own channels. To find out more, contact the representative of your local hub.
Jyväskylä
Tuomas Roininen – tuomas.roininen@igda.fi
Sasu Louke – sasu.louke@expa.fi
Oulu
Anna Salomaa – anna.salomaa@igda.fi
Turku
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/221379864882537/
Natasha Trygg – arsparietis@gmail.com
Kotka
Mika Turkia – Mika.Turkia@student.kyamk.fi
For those departing from Helsinki area, your contact person is Katri Laine katrilaine147@gmail.com. Facebook event here:Â https://www.facebook.com/events/838553366255862/