Pathfindings: A Global South Initiative

Pathfindings is a celebration of game development from the global south taking place online from November 12-15. Seeking to create direct impact by elevating and giving a platform to otherwise marginalized voices, this three day online conference will touch on development practices, culture, heritage, diaspora and decolonization with developers and the community from global south speakers who deserve to be celebrated streamed by IGDA HQ on Twitch, and can be accessed on MeetToMatch.

The event is free for developers, however a “pay it forward” option is available to help support the initiative and our parent organization, the IGDA. Get your ticket through Eventbrite

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 SPECIAL OFFERS!

Next week it’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4, the big online conference. There are free tickets still available for indie developers, so please do register HERE.

There’ll be over 250 speakers giving talks and panels - some familiar faces I’m sure but also some newcomers from around the world. There’s a MeetToMatch meeting system and a bunch of fringe activities including the awesome IGDA Mentor Café which will take place on Discord. Shout if you have any questions or please do register your desire for a free indie ticket. If you don’t qualify as an indie, here’s 20% off any other ticket:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pg-connects-digital-4-tickets-120442852815?discount=IGDAMentorsPGC20

If you already have a ticket make sure to sign up to IGDA Finland Mentor Cafe as a mentor or mentee!

Get 15% Off Your DevGAMM Tickets

DevGAMM 2020 conference will be held online on November 9-20. The first week will be devoted to game development and the second to networking and business.

The online part will consist of sessions and workshops, feedback sessions, round tables and showcases, a game contest, and more. Also, expect networking events that will be held offline in Moscow, Minsk, and Kyiv.

Game submissions are open! Show your project to a wide audience of the conference. Take part in the DevGAMM Awards and win cash prizes from sponsors. Submit your project for industry experts’ review on Game Design Review, Marketing Review, Art Review, and Audio Review.

If you want to practice your elevator pitch to publishers live, then Public Pitch 2.0 is exactly what you need. To top it off, draw even more attention to your game by participating at the Virtual Showcase and Streaming Showcase.

Submissions for Awards, Review series, and Public Pitch 2.0 are open until October 20, for Streaming and Virtual Showcases until November 3.

Tickets for DevGAMM 2020 are on sale now. IGDA members use promo code DG&IGDAFinland15 to get a 15% discount on your ticket during checkout.

White Nights Continues Around the World

Are you ready for five days of networking and talks by game industry stars? Are you ready to meet top companies like Rovio, Facebook, Nordeus, Unreal Engine, Unity, VK, Melsoft, TikTok, AppGallery, and others? Are you eager to learn from leading experts, find perspective games, or talk to publishers and platform representatives? Then join the WN Fall’20 on October 26-30.

All the online features of the WN Hub platform are awaiting you: chats, video and voice calls, meetings 24/7, an updated virtual expo that features leading game industry companies, and Media and Publishers Districts. For developers, there is also a great opportunity to take part in the Dev Expo and get one Business ticket for free!

Check the speakers, choose the type of ticket and register on the website! Basic conference passes that give access to the lectures are free!

IGDA Members can use promo code IGDAfriends for a 5% discount on business/all-access tickets.

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)