Play Finland’s Weekly Newsletter
In this report we will combine weeks 36/2019 from the Finnish Game Industry.
News are gathered from the Play Finland group posts during the week. That is why we recommend you to post by yourself (however not flood) your Finnish Game Industry related news to the group. It also guarantees that your news will be visible in the weekly newsletter /news compilation. Play Finland is at the moment one of the main channels for sharing information inside the industry.
We (admins) occasionally publish industry related posts or links in Play Finland. But since there is so many things going on, we don´t even try to cover the whole field.
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland
Events:
- 3D-kulttuurihubi’s consulting sessions / 3D-hubin neuvonnat syksyllä 2019
- 10 September 2019 from 13:00-16:00 Teknologia hankintana (Asiantuntijat Helsingissä) / Technology as an acquisition (Experts in Helsinki)
- 24 September 2019 from 13:00-16:00 Palvelujen pelillistäminen (Asiantuntija Turussa) / Services gamification (Expert in Turku)
- 8 October 2019 from 13:00-16:00 AR-markkinointi (Asiantuntija Helsingissä) / AR-marketing (Expert in Helsinki)
- 10 September IGDA Helsinki Gathering w/ Aalto ENT & Game Makers of Finland
- 17th September: Games UR/UX Finland Meet Up
- 27th September Xmasjkl – The Finnish Game Industry Seminar / Jyväskylä. First speaker announcement is out! CEO and co-founder of Quicksave Elina Arponen
- 28th September IT and GAMES job Fair in Kiev
- September 30th Leadership Day by IGDA FInland / Helsinki
- 1st-2nd Oct Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki.
- 17th October Konsoll 2019 / Bergen Norway
- Oct 26th DevCon 2 Tampere
- 29th-31st October Game Connection Europe 2019 / Paris
- 14th-15th November YSÄRI GAME JAM! if you are interested ping Licia Prehn
- 15th November W
Games Conference 2019
- First speaker announced: Sophie VO
- Second speaker announced: Gabriele Aimone
- first keynote speaker: Ekaterina Dolgova from Redhill Games
- 19th November; Press Start invites 1,000 game developers to the Cable Factory for a free kick-off to the Slush Week.
- No middleware, no service providers – just games. Attendance is free and by application only. Apply here slush.org/press-start
- Learn from industry veterans, connect with peers, get a glimpse into some up-and-coming games and meet a pool of investors. And let’s not forget the after-party.
- The first speakers and open applications to the event will be released in August.
- You will also have an opportunity to submit your game to be showcased on stage.
See also The Game Industry Events calendar: http://www.neogames.fi/en/events/eventcalendar
Neogames is creating a tool for the city of Helsinki summarising all key games industry related events in Helsinki
Open jobs & Recruitment
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Matias Tanner: “Hei! Kartoitan 2D-graafikkoa kevyeen kaupalliseen projektiin. Portfoliot ja lisätiedot: matias@lumocreative.fi tai YV
- Get your self matched in Game Factory Talents. Find your place in the Finnish Games Industry
- Games Factory Talents have introduced a new platform to make your talent visible for the game studios. They are building a community of developers to showcase, making it easier for the game studios to find the talent they need.
- “Instead of building a platform only for job seeking game industry professionals, we wanted a platform where the game studios could come and meet the talent even before they start the long and expensive process of advertising an open job position. Our Talent Board features industry professionals from all levels of experience to most of the various positions studios might be looking to fill”, explains Kim Bäckroos, CEO of the newly formed Games Factory Talents.
- New talent is being added to the Talent Board constantly, and Games Factory Talents are inviting all industry professionals and game studios to take part. Head over Games Factory Talents to look at the talent and job positions available and make yourself visible for the hiring studios.Follow Games Factory Talents on social media for the latest news and information on any upcoming talent acquisition events.
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamesfactorytalents
- https://www.instagram.com/gamesfactorytalents
- Jobs in Games: Rovio’s Heini Kaihu on how to get a job as head of studio.
- if people are interested in taking part in ‘Jobs in Games’ series feel free to get in touch with Craig Chapple!
- Curious on how to enter the Games Industry? Take a look at http://www.devs.tv/jobs/ for the current list of all jobs available in the Finnish Game Industry!
Announcements;
- Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio
- Finnish Game Industry Code of Conduct.
- Finnish game industry organizations (Neogames Finland ry, IGDA Finland ry, Finnish Game Jam ry, Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry and Women in Games ry) have established harassment task force in fall 2018.
The main objective of Task Force is to deal with harassment issues: share information, knowledge, give assistance and create general guidelines and procedures. Members of the Task Force are:
Taina Myöhänen (Women in Games)
Anu Tukeva (Women in Games)
Vesa Raudasoja (IGDA)
Natasha Skult (IGDA)
Anna-Kaisa Kultima (Finnish Game Jam)
KooPee Hiltunen (Neogames)
Mariina Hallikainen (Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry)
If you have experienced harassment or need more info about Task Force activities, please contact Task Force contact person Taina Myöhänen, taina(at)womeningames.fi
- Finnish game industry organizations (Neogames Finland ry, IGDA Finland ry, Finnish Game Jam ry, Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry and Women in Games ry) have established harassment task force in fall 2018.
Discussion;
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Henri Taussi; Hyvää perjantaita kaikille! Onko Espoo-Helsinki alueella mitään hyvää paikkaa/toimistoa/tilaa jossa voisi osallistua Ludum Dare game jameille? Tai onko suosituksia vuokratiloista?Good friday evening everyone! Do you know any good place to participate Ludum Dare-gamejam in Helsinki-Espoo area? Or any good rental place for gamejam purposes?
- Joni-Petteri Kivistö asks; “I haven’t been following mobile scene for a while now. What are currently the most popular monetizing methods? Also on the PC side there are loot boxes, are these used in mobile scene?”
Other News;
- Indie Developers! The USA contest is complete and now we’re looking forward to the Indie Prize Asia show in Shenzhen, China on November 10-12! If you want to submit your game, use this form.
Selected finalists will receive:• A Spot in the showcase• Two conference passes• Free accommodations for two developers• Full access to the meeting system• Full access to official parties• Access to the whole conference’s content; including
lectures, panels, and the publisher’s pitch!We can’t wait to see what you submit!
- PAKO Forever update with new retro futuristic level + 15 new cars and bunch of cool new power-ups is out right now on !
- Pelialalle valmistuvien opiskelijoiden näkemyksiä työharjoittelusta ja työnhausta on kartoitettu “Osaamisen Pelimerkit”-projektin toimesta. Tuloksia pääset lukemaan täältä, toistaiseksi vain suomeksi.
- Jyväskylässä! #JAMK ryhtyy rakentamaan Keski-Suomeen e-urheiluvalmennuksen ja -toiminnan keskusta, jonka ympärille luodaan uusia liiketoimintamahdollisuuksia. Keskus suunnitellaan osaksi vuonna 2020 avattavaa Sustainable Digi & Game Ecosystem:ia.
- Helsinki Games Capital ry is a non-profit association that supports the capital area game industry’s community, operations and culture. We are based at the newly renamed Arcade5 building in the heart of Maria01. Join us as a member by filling the application.
- MindSeize kickstarter campaign is still going on.
- How Small Giant Games made it big
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European Investment Fund and Finnvera have signed a contract that gives Aktia, Fennia, Nordea, OP, Oma Säästöpankki and Säästöpankkiliitto up to 190M€ as loan guarantees for SME loans.
- You can find up to date list of banks participating in EU funding programmes from here.
- Interview: Big Screen Gaming brings PC and console experts to 2019 Helsinki conference
- Helsinki XR Center & Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of Helsinki news:Helsinki XR Center – a new meeting point for extended reality actors.
- Elite Game Developers podcast: Building Games Companies with Aron Beierschmitt CEO of Beyond Games
- Greetings from Alicante! Orico Interactive S.L. subsidiary is now set up in Spain. All Orico Interactive R&D activities remain in Finland. More news to come.. Cheers, Orico Interactive crew.
This is the weekly summary of news from the Finnish game industry. If you want to have your news on the list, post them on the Play Finland Facebook group. The summary will be posted every Friday afternoon. Check out previous week’s list.