Leadership Day (Sept 28): Better Cultures. Better Teams. Better Games.

IGDA Finland is pleased to announce Leadership Day, a one-day online conference dedicated to how we build companies, teams and working cultures to make better games. This year’s Leadership Day will take place on September 28th. 

Games companies, their inner workings and cultures are some of the least documented aspects of game development. Yet we and our work are all defined by these choices every single day. Join us in learning and challenging the cutting edge of leadership in games from some of the brightest minds in the industry!

This one day event is designed around a thought provoking speaker track and ample room for networking with industry peers, including an IGDA Mentor Cafe to help you grow your professional network! Hear from industry influencers, like our keynote speaker, Joakim Achren of Elite Game Developers, and join in digital discussions to help better your business. 

Like all things IGDA Finland, Leadership Day is free and open for everyone and made with love by our volunteers. To sign up and learn more visit: https://www.igda.fi/leadership-day-2020

This event wouldn’t be possible without the kind support of our sponsors: RedHill Games, Next Games, Epic Games, and Supercell.

PGC Helsinki Digital - Special offer for Finnish Devs!

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital is getting closer! And although it will be global and 100% online, we still very much want to celebrate the best of Finland like we always do in September. So we have created a special offer for Finnish developers to make it easy for them to attend.

Exclusively for Finnish developers: if you buy 3 tickets together, you get the third one free. It’s a special ticket type that goes live tomorrow.

The code FinnFree makes the 3-for-2 ticket appear!

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 - 20% OFF for IGDA members!

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020

The Global Games Industry Conference ONLINE

Also featuring: Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital event

Monday, September 14 - Friday, September 18, 2020

https://www.pgconnects.com/helsinki/

Following two fantastic digital events in 2020, Pocket Gamer Connects will celebrate this year's Helsinki edition online too!

The need to connect and do business remains as strong as ever, despite many of us being isolated at home. We had hoped that IRL games industry networking events would return to normal as the year continues, but we've accepted that 2020 is going to be an unusual one all the way to the winter.

This means that we cannot return physically to Helsinki this year, but we will be doing the next best thing, by squishing our traditional Helsinki edition with our world-beating Digital editions to create an online event that you can join no matter where you’re working from!

And you can also join our partner event which caters towards blockchain gaming. Your ticket will grant you access to both Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital - one mega week of conference activity.

As one of an expected 1,500+ delegates, you will have access to an innovative online platform for five days in September.

You'll be able to select from a programme of great live video content full of insight and practical advice across ten themed conference tracks. We will be celebrating the best of fantastic Finland, the spiritual home of mobile gaming, but also casting the net wide to bring you the most insightful content from around the world. You can watch the tracks live or catch up on the recorded videos within your own time, and if you're online while the speakers are performing you'll be able to interact with them and the other viewers with questions and comments.

You can expect the usual inspiring talks from over 250 speakers who will educate and inspire through an agenda of themed tracks set to cover monetisation and growth, global game trends and company culture, development tools and stories and strategies to thrive in the modern gaming market be it mobile, PC, console, blockchain or XR.

On top of the talks, you'll also be able to search and connect with other attendees, to meet, discuss, do deals and make plans using the MeetToMatch online meeting platform. The platform will go live a couple of weeks ahead of the event. Plus we'll also be running online variants of our celebrated Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector, and Publisher SpeedMatch activities, that will bring together specific groups with specific needs.

20% discount for the IGDA Finland members with code IGDAFinland20!

If you are an indie developer, there are FREE INDIES PASSES you can get - first come first served!

Book your tickets now and join us for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital this September. https://www.pgconnects.com/helsinki/

Join Pocket Gamer Connects Careers Week!

The games industry is always in a state of flux. New opportunities and companies spring up as old projects scale down. Many of the normal channels have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, as well as other companies having to make difficult decisions with layoffs.

To support jobseekers during this difficult time,welcome to the first Pocket Gamer Connects Careers Week, to run during Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2.

What it entails:

• Digital jobs board listing on the main event channel

• A mail-out of key vacancies to all attendees

• A virtual jobs fair (match-making event where we connect jobseekers with recruiters)

• Focused talks, panels and round-table discussions regarding recruitment

• Supporting editorial coverage on PocketGamer.biz

As part of this initiative, a number of jobseeker tickets will be available free to people currently out of work and looking for a new role. This will not only give you access to the specific recruitment opportunities but also all other aspects of the Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2 event (five days, ten tracks, 200+ speakers, access to MeetToMatch platform, Discord chat and more).

If you’d like to get involved and find the next step in your career, sign up here.

Recruiters can also get involved and share their vacancies by using this form to register interest or contacting chris@steelmedia.co.uk

AWS Online Event Providing GDC 2020 Content

Registration is now open for AWS Game Tech: The Digital Download!

AWS Game Tech: The Digital Download is an online event taking place on 20th May, and will feature content and talks from what supposed to be at GDC 2020. This free, online event is designed to inspire and educate game developers of all skill levels about AWS Game Tech services, and help teams build faster, operate smarter, and delight their players. Content includes: 11 sessions with live Q&A from speakers representing Behaviour Interactive, Clean Cuts Interactive, Gearbox Software, Oasis Tech, and Ubisoft; 17 technical demos; game architecture examples from over 15 studios, a live 'ask the expert' zone, and more!

To learn more and register visit the event site: AWS Game Tech: The Digital Download