IGDA Future at Assembly 2023

As previous year, we are delighted to welcome you to the workshops and seminars at Assembly 2023, organized by IGDA Future program of IGDA Finland!


To sign up for the workshops, feel free to use this form, but also ad hoc attendance is possible.

Check full program of Assembly Creative Zone and welcome to the party of the year!

Games Job Fair Spring 2023 Brings More Challenges, Talks, Workshops!

Let your career blossom at Games Job Fair Spring 2023 The spring iteration of the games industry recruitment, networking, and career-building event brings new speakers, more challenges with fun prizes, and brand new workshops! 

Join the event online on April 26-28th and Onsite in Espoo, Innopoli campus on April 28th, the last day of the event followed by the afterparty! 

Meet up online or in person with fellow game developers and studio reps, expand your professional network, build your knowledge and skill set.

Event Highlights
🙋 Networking with hiring games studios
🎙️ Career-building talks, panels, workshops
💻 Unreal, Unity, UX, and Art Challenges
📔 Creative Portfolio Review
🗺️ Hybrid Day in Espoo + Afterparty at HypeHype HQ

Programming, Art and UX Challenges

ATTENTION Developers, Artists, and UI/UX Designers.
We bring you fresh challenges to showcase your technical skills. Please check the details and participate in:

Art Challenges sponsored by Redhill Games, Metacore, and Savage Game Studios
Unreal Engine Challenge sponsored by Epic Games, Housemarque, and Savage Game Studios
Unity Programming Challenge sponsored by Unity, PHZ Fullstack 
UX Challenge sponsored by Redhill Games 

*If you’re a junior based in Finland, Redhill Games-sponsored Art and UX Challenges include the chance at a paid 6-month internship with the studio!”

Brand New Workshops for Those Joining Onsite on April 28th 
Games Job Fair Spring 2023 aims to offer more hands-on training by industry experts that includes:

Tileable Material Creation by Syed Safeer Abbas Rizvi, Senior Environment Artist at Redhill Games, will help you plan a manageable pipeline of material creation for games on Substance Designer

Towards Equal Worklife by Milla Pennanen, Game Makers of Finland, will focus on the challenges of today's working life & how to overcome them. 

Seeking Mentorship by Salla Hiiskoski, the Mentorship Program Lead of We in Games Finland, will give you the tools to clarify & articulate your goals & get tips to find the right mentor.

Legal Employment Clinic by Maria Jauhiainen, an expert lawyer with Game Makers of Finland, will provide you advice on matters related to employment in Finland, contacts, IP rights, NDAs etc. (you will get a chance to book a slot after the 12th of April via the PINE event platform). 

*Please remember to sign up, as spaces are limited

Afterparty at HypeHype’s HQ, Kamppi on April 28th
HypeHype is graciously hosting the Games Job Fair Spring 2023 afterparty at their new office space in Kamppi. It’s a great opportunity to socialize with peers over pizzas and drinks.

How to Join
Just fill out this registration form. All applications are screened, and all approved talents receive further instructions by email. Don’t forget to join the Games Factory Talents Discord server and get to know the community.

For more on the event, check out GamesJobFair.com.


IGDA Future Workshops at Assembly 2022!

We have big announcements especially for those who are attending Assembly this weekend and joining us to celebrate 30th anniversary of this epic event!

IGDA Finland (IGDA Future) is proud to once again host series of workshops at Assembly, presenting:

✨ 3D Modeling Workshop with Oskari Tamminen

✨ Character Design Concept Art Workshop with Natasha Skult

✨ Minecraft Mod Workshop with Ren Soharab

✨ Game Boy Workshop with Samuli Jääskeläinen

✨Series of Game Design Workshops with HypeHype

The workshops will take place on Friday and Saturday at the Creative Zone at Assembly 2022, you can learn more from the Assembly program and sign up for the workshops below:

https://lnkd.in/dFVC7SuA

Sign up form:
https://bit.ly/3br3M4d

Get 10% off PG.biz Master Classes

The folks at PocketGamer.biz at running five half-day master classes taking place 8-10 June, from recognized industry experts.

Sessions include Building a Game Pitch with Arran Topalian, How To Run An Effective Playtest with Pascal Luban, Mastering Data For Engaging Game Design with Poornima Seetharaman & Vimal Sathish, Cognitive Science and a UX framework to Improve Your Game with Celia Hodent, and Designing for LiveOps Success with Crystin Cox.

For more information and to sign up visit: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pages/masterclasses/

IGDA Finland members can enter the following code: IDGAPartnerMC10 to get 10% off.

IGDA Future GameDev Workshops at Assembly Online 2020

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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)