IGDA Finland in Steam

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If you haven't heard of Steam Greenlight before, it's about time. Steam Greenlight is a new publishing platform inside Steam, where users can influence which games are to be sold in Steam's Store. Greenlight is a great opportunity for Finnish game developers to get peer support and, quite simply, to get the word around. And on the internet the word does get around.

Naturally IGDA Finland doesn't want to stand in the way of progress. IGDA Finland has a Greenlight Collection in Steam, where we want to showcase your games. The collection is an easy way to browse, rate and discuss upcoming games. If you want your game in the IGDA Steam Collection, contact us and ask us to add your game. If you already have a Steam account, send a message to the user IGDA_Finland. If you aren't in Steam yet, you can send email to jukka.huiskonen@igda.fi.

We also have our own Steam Group, and we welcome you all to join us there! The point of all this is to help gamers and developers throughout Finland to find an inspire each other. What Finland lacks in size, it makes up for in enthusiasm.

See you in Steam!

IGDA Finland September Gathering with Tekes, Mental Moustache and Joensuu Science Park

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Winter is coming. After a relaxing summer it’s time to get back on the horse as we start the new season!

Pre-event: Games Outbreak seminar @ Korjaamo, Helsinki

Digital transformation is changing the game market rapidly and Finnish game companies are at the top of this global trend. Come and see how Tekes' new Skene programme will accelerate the growth of the Finnish gaming industry. What's hot in gaming business globally? Find out about the latest gaming trends.

Time: 4.9.2012 klo 12.30-18.00 Place: Korjaamo, Helsinki (Töölönkatu 51 a-b, 00250 Helsinki) Seminar is organized by Tekes, Neogames and Finpro Programme and Registration: https://tapahtumat.tekes.fi/tapahtuma/gamesoutbreak

Gathering in Bar Cuba!

After the seminar the fun and games continue in this fall’s very first Gathering in Bar Cuba. Our sponsor for the night is Mental Moustache, a game company that has been brewing right under our noses, and Joensuu Science Park. Joensuu Science Park offers services that help small and medium-sized business to develop in the Joensuu region. Mental Moustache is releasing a new game soon, and in the Gathering they are willing to share with us some of their Moustache Mentality in the form of free drinks. The action starts at 7pm. Come ride towards the sunset with us!

IGDA Finland September Gathering Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 at 7PM Cuba Bar, Erottaja 4, Helsinki Finland (map: http://igda.fi/?page_id=5)

ARTtech 2012 videos online

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This year ARTtech was sponsored and organized together with IGDA Finland. At Assembly 2012 the ARTtech seminars offered jam-packed selection of different topics ranging from 3D printing to next geneneration occlusion culling. If you missed any of the seminars or liked to see them again, here is the link for the videos Assembly 2012 Archives - Seminars.

A big thanks to our honored guests and the awesome crew at Assembly who helped us with the seminars.

P.s. IGDA Finland is slowly waking from its summer slumber and getting ready to host the first IGDA Finland Gathering of fall 2012. We'll start with a bang with Tekes Skene program!

IGDA Finland proudly presents: ARTtech seminar at Assembly 2012

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As a summer job, UGDA Finland team put together ARTtech seminar for Assembly 2012! :) This year IGDA Finland put together the ARTtech seminar @ Assembly2012! The theme is "Tinkering" of games and electronics and you'll have a chance to hear on playful prototyping by Tuomo Tammenpää (Fri 3rd August, 12AM), why Theory Interactive build an entire engine instead of a indie game (Fri 3rd Aug 7PM) and how MiniVegas team uses game engines and C++ frameworks with traditional CG animation (Sat, 4th August 1PM). You'll also learn about 3D printing, building a arcade cabinet, Unity4, Adobe tools and so on.

Full program Thursday - Saturday - bring your sleeping bag with you! We have some presentations not to be missed :)!