IGDA Future / IGDA Finland at Assembly Summer 2025

Are you heading to Assembly Summer 2025?

On 1–2 August, you can spot IGDA Future / IGDA Finland at Assembly Summer 2025, where we’ll be hosting an ARTtech seminar and hands-on workshops!

🎀 Seminars take place on the Genelec Stage, Saturday, August 2, from 12:00 to 15:00.
πŸ› οΈ Workshops run both Friday and Saturday, August 1–2, at IGDA’s own table in the LAN hall.

During the event, make sure to swing by our Chat Corner to meet new industry friends and have casual conversations about anything games- and gaming-related.
Organized by: Daria Bokovaya, Heka Lindo and Satu Malmberg

πŸŽ™οΈ From our board, you can catch Joeli Niva giving a legal guide to AI tools in game development, and later Jonne Taivassalo will dive into gaming culture.

Also, a big thank you to IGDA Future's amazing Natasha Skult, for making this happen.

More info on ARTtech seminar & workshops

More info on IGDA Future

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
πŸ™‹ Networking with hiring games studios
πŸŽ™οΈ Career-building talks, panels, workshops
πŸ’» Unreal, Unity, UX, and Art Challenges
πŸ“” Creative Portfolio Review
πŸ—ΊοΈ 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 JÀÀskelÀinen

✨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.