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.

Get 15% off DevGAMM Minsk

DevGAMM returns to Minsk for Belarus’ premier game industry conference on November 15-16. Information regarding the speaker line up, submitting games to the DevGAMM Showcase, speed dating with publishers, DevGAMM Roundtables, the Girls & Games Industry Lunch for women in games, and much more is available on the conference website: https://devgamm.com/

IGDA members get a 15% discount using promo code: IGDA&DevGAMM15

Note: Belarus no longer requires visas for citizens of the EU when arriving by plane, however you need to provide proof of health insurance.

Grail Quest <3 IGDA

Grail Quest is e-sports event in Turku taking place this week from 18-20th of October at Kupittaan Palloiluhalli. We have sponsored FREE TICKETS for 80 members of IGDA worldwide for Saturday (20.10.2018).

First come - first served so grab your ticket ASAP, make sure to print and have the ticket along! :D

https://grailquestigda.eventbrite.com

Finnish Game Industry Harassment Task Force Forming

The Finnish Game Industry is committed to keeping our community safe for everyone and has a zero-tolerance policy on harassment in all of its forms. We already have the code of conduct (http://www.neogames.fi/the-finnish-game-industry-code-of-conduct/) but there is more we can do.

For that reason organisations and operations of game industry have decided to form a task force that will deal with harassment issues: share information, knowledge, give assistance and create general guidelines and procedures for incidents and harassment. Neogames, IGDA Finland, Finnish Game Developers Association, Finnish Game Jam and Women in Games Finland are having their representatives in the task force; event organisers are represented by Northern Game Summit. 

The task force will have their first meeting in coming weeks. More info about the topic will be available in game industry channels after the meeting.

Win a Nintendo Switch with Mario Kart!

Game Analytics, a sponsors of IGDA Finland Mentor Cafe at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018, have a special treat - now’s your chance to win a Nintendo Switch with Mario Kart!

In celebration of this years mentor cafe at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, we’re running a competition with GameAnalytics to win a Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart! All you have to do is sign up for the demo version of the GameAnalytics tool to be automatically entered into the prize drawer!

We’ll be picking the lucky winner this Friday, so make sure to enter before then so you don’t miss your chance -> https://goo.gl/3qvNFy