11.2.2025

DGC Internship & Employment Day – Jamk Game Degree Edition | 2025 By Expa – 18.2.2025

DGC Internship & Employment Day – Jamk Game Degree Edition | 2025 By Expa

This event is brought to you by Expa Game Business Cooperative.

Are you looking for internship in Game Industry?
Is your company looking for skilled game industry interns?

This in-person event is your opportunity to connect with Game Industry professionals and Digi & Game Center Community Companies.

Discover exciting career & Internship opportunities, and showcase your Skills and Motivation.

Whether you’re a recent Jamk graduate or a Jamk Student looking for an internship or looking to level up your career, this event is tailored for game enthusiasts like you.

In addition to matchmaking between students and companies, this year you can also participate The Entrepreneur Clinic: a coaching session for those students who are looking to complete their internship building a company of their own! The Entrepreneur clinic includes a lecture and a Q&A session with a seasoned game entrepreneur.

Don’t miss out on this chance to kickstart your journey in the game industry!

Companies that attended to the event on 18th Feb 2025:

Info about the Jamk intership program

General description:
The Jamk internship is a 5 month training period where the student intern becomes an integral part of the company workforce with real responsibilities, professional connections, output expectations and professional growth. The company will onboard the intern and provide guidance and the intern works diligently to deliver for well-defined company needs while actively developing their work life skills.

Intern skills:
The students applying for internships are Jamk Business Information Technology / Game Development students educated in

programming (C#, Unity + others)
arts
design
production
quality assurance
usability
marketing
team work
project management
business.

This skillbase is widely applicable for many types of digital and creative work for various use cases.

Target time:
Negotiable based on company needs and student curriculum, but the students are looking to start their internship during the spring, or latest by the end of summer.

Intern salary:
Negotiable based on company resources and intern needs.

Benefits for companies:
For companies looking for junior workforce, this is a great opportunity to do a 6 months low-risk trial period. Interns are also an excellent resource for project specific work. In several cases, the internship has led to a hiring.

Responsibilities for companies:

Making an internship contract with Jamk
A separate job contract for paid internships (+NDA if needed)
Guidance and mentoring throughout the internship period
Evaluation and reporting based on Jamk criteria
Contact kalle.raijonkari@jamk.fi for additional info and questions

Info about The Entrepreneur Clinic

Before starting your entreprenur internship make sure you have

a business plan
a cash flow statement
convinced your guiding teacher (Kalle Raijonkari) that your activities aim for a career as an entrepreneur.

The internships completed at the students’ own company are completed similarly to any other internships. However, the students don’t need to create a business ID during the internship because game companies are often formed around an existing product with a promising outlook. This way it is safer to complete the internship even if the outcome is that the business idea doesn’t work well enough.

Learn more about
Jamk University of Applied Sciences ,Studies at Game Production degree programme in business information technology.

https://www.jamk.fi/en/apply-to-Jamk/bachelors-degree/study-game-production-and-become-a-bba-in-our-degree-programme-in-business-information-technology

Venue:
Digi & Game Center
Matarankatu 2
40100 Jyväskylä
Finland

How to Get to the Digi & Game Center?
https://youtu.be/zG9dPwpSa6o

Signing up for the event is required via Eventbrite

See you there!

*Schedule may change without prior notice.

The Event is made by
Peliosuuskunta Expa (Expa Game Business Co-operative)

Learn more and join our networks check Linktree: https://linktr.ee/peliosuuskuntaexpa

If Your Company wants to join the event to offer internships and jobs please contact directly Peliosuuskunta Expa, Vice Chairman Tuomas Roininen email tuomas.roininen@expa.fi

Trying to find a new location for your company?

Jyväskylä’s Business Development Services offers soft landing service, and it is free of charge; a turn-key package to get you settled and started in Jyväskylä. Together, you can make a plan with the personnel of Jyväskylä’s Business Development Services to get you established, map out your options for existing premises or a greenfield site for new ones, They will help you also to find the right partners for you in the region, and give you a picture of what staff may be available.

Jyväskylä’s Business Development Services

Take the leap and contact us, let’s find the best opportunities for your business in Jyväskylä.

Learn more about Jamk University of Applied Sciences

– Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

https://www.jamk.fi/en/Apply-to-Jamk/bachelors-degree/study-game-production-and-become-a-bba-in-our-degree-programme-in-business-information-technology

Learn all about Game Business Co-operative Expa:

https://expa.fi/

4.4.2024

Expa Board Games is finally happening – Join us!

Expa Board Games Meetup 2024 (01.04.2024)

The Lonely dice needs some new friends!

Expa Board Games is finally happening.

Every Months first Monday 16-21 at Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2 40100 Jyväskylä

Start Monday 1.4.2024

The event is non alcoholic, snacks are welcome

#ExpaBoardGames is open for all to meet and hangout

The event is FREE and open for all

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

Expa Board Games

Check event details here:
https://www.digigamecenter.org/stageandevents/

Learn all about Game Business Co-operative Expa:

https://expa.fi/

27.3.2024

23rd of April 2024 – Bit1 – PreBit at Jyväskylä coming with via Meetup, join now!

2024 Bit1 – PreBit at Jyväskylä coming!

The Expa Game Business Cooperative sets Jyväskylä in the nationwide Bit1 game development competition for students.

Come and present your own game!

We are organizing our own Prebit qualifying event, on Tuesday 23.4. At Digi & Game Center, with the monthly IGDA JKL Meetup event.

PreBit schedule at Jyväskylä

16:00 Doors open at DGC
16.30-16.40 Welcoming ceremony and judges’ introduction
16.40-17 Pitches
17.30-18 Judges game testing, free game testing for participants
18-18.30 Judges retreat to discuss, free game testing for participants
18.30-18.45 Judges announce winners, give the basics for the choices and photos
19.00 – IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Meetup speakers
20.00 – 20.15 Demo booth disassembling, Judges stay to discuss with participants proceeding to finals

*Please take note that our schedules are subject to changes, depending on the situation

The final will take place at the beginning of May in Espoo.

Invite the students of Jyväskylä to the prebit event:
https://www.digigamecenter.org/2024-bit1-prebit-at-jyvaskyla-coming/

You can register for the race here:
https://forms.gle/yjXfvZxMQW5qrb7q9

More information about the Bit1 competition:
https://www.bit1.fi/

Bit1

Check more details here:
https://www.bit1.fi/

Learn all about Game Business Co-operative Expa:

https://expa.fi/

14.2.2024

DGC Recruitment / internship event 14.3.2024 | Jamk University of Applied Sciences | Edition

Companies & Jamk Students, Come join the ultimate DGC Recruitment Event – Jamk Game Degree Edition on March 14, 2024!

DGC Recruitment Event – Jamk Game Degree Edition | 14.3.2024 by Peliosuuskunta Expa (Expa Game Business Co-operative)

Are you looking for internship in Game Industry?

Join us for the DGC Recruitment Event – Jamk Game Degree Edition on 14.3.2024 at the Digi & Game Center!

This in-person event is your opportunity to connect with Game Industry professionals and Digi & Game Center Community Companies. Discover exciting career & Internship opportunities, and showcase your Skills and Motivation.

Whether you’re a recentJamk graduate, Jamk Student looking for internship or looking to level up your career, this event is tailored for game enthusiasts like you.

Don’t miss out on this chance to kickstart your journey in the game industry!

Mark your calendars and join us at the DGC Recruitment Event – Jamk Game Degree Edition on 14.3.2024 at the Digi & Game Center.

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Companies Join now!

Company joining form to DGC Recruitment / Internship – Jamk Game Degree Edition on March 14, 2024 to the Digi & Game Center!

We wish to get as many companies as we can to the DGC Recruitment / Internship – Jamk Game Degree Edition, because now if ever it is super important to help student to get experience and the needed internship to be done so they can graduate.

This is Amazing opportunity for Companies to be seen and find new fresh talent via 5-6 months internships.

Hop on the board and join us to the event and please share among the fellow game companies and people!

Also if your company wants to somehow sponsor the event its ofcourse doable, but the main point is that the event is fully FREE for companies to attend.

Please fill You details here to the form and we shall contact you asap for more details and needs.
https://forms.gle/V3P6kLJuJAKR7b4E9

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Learn more about

Jamk University of Applied Sciences ,Studies at Game Production degree programme in business information technology.

https://www.jamk.fi/en/apply-to-Jamk/bachelors-degree/study-game-production-and-become-a-bba-in-our-degree-programme-in-business-information-technology

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Venue:
Digi & Game Center
Matarankatu 3
40100 Jyväskylä
Finland

How to Get to the Digi & Game Center?
https://youtu.be/zG9dPwpSa6o

Signing up for the event is required via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/dgc-recruitment-event-jamk-game-degree-edition-1432024-tickets-838442192167

See you there!

The Event is made by

Peliosuuskunta Expa (Expa Game Business Co-operative)
Learn more and join our networks scheck Linktree: https://linktr.ee/peliosuuskuntaexpa

If Your Company wants to join as presentative offering internships and jobs please contact directly Peliosuuskunta Expa, Vice Chairman Tuomas Roininen email tuomas.roininen@expa.fi

*Schedule may change without prior notice.

Companies that attended to the Digi & Game Center Recruitment event on 14th March 2024:

shall be added ongoing

Learn more about Jamk University of Applied Sciences

– Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

https://www.jamk.fi/en/Apply-to-Jamk/bachelors-degree/study-game-production-and-become-a-bba-in-our-degree-programme-in-business-information-technology

Learn all about Game Business Co-operative Expa:

https://expa.fi/

13.3.2023

Game Audio Awards 2023

Last Friday, on the 10th of March, Game Audio Awards were held for the first time in a few years. The last time it was organized was in 2020. This caused some electricity in the air, as the event was eagerly anticipated.

The event was held at Hotel Lasaretti in Oulu, Finland. The event is the biggest of its kind in all of Europe.

The evening started with toasts when entering the hall. After taking seats at the preselected tables, the show started. First, they showed a clip of Lukas Stasevskij, who is a part of Game Music Collective, playing a song from the Last of Us with a cello. The video was filmed in war-torn Kyiv in Ukraine. This setup caused massive goosebumps. Lukas has been all over Finnish and international media for the last year for the work he has done for Ukraine.

Next up were speeches from the event’s sponsors: Housemarque and Fingersoft. Especially Ville Rauma’s speech concerning the importance of entertainment in these stressful and difficult times was a good reminder for all of us. That is what the whole event is basically for: to come together in a well-organized event, enjoy great food and drinks, get to know new people, and celebrate last year’s very diverse game music and audio design.

The Jury in 2023 consisted of six highly awarded individuals: Rob Krekel, Panu Riikonen, Ville Sorsa, Panu Aaltio, Kristofer Eng, and Joel Schoch. The jury members have individually participated in the music and audio departments of games/franchises such as The Last of Us, Uncharted, and Control. They also have lots of experience working in the film industry.

The category of best game sound design had ten nominees: Angry Birds Journey, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022), The Callisto Protocol, Dome Keeper, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, The Forest Quartet, MARVEL SNAP, Metal: Hellsinger, Oakenfold and Total War: Warhammer III.

Eventually, the winner was published and it was: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

The second category was the best Game music. It also had ten nominees: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022), Card Shark, Chorus, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Floodland, Friends & Dragons, Horizon Forbidden West, Metal: Hellsinger, Trek to Yomi and Vampire Survivors.

The winner of this category was: Metal: Hellsinger.

The evening had some live music as well. Producer/Oboist Saku Mattila and Guitarist Ossi Maristo from Game Music Collective played some songs for us.

After the official part of the event was over, we got to enjoy some more live music, this time from Lasse Junnila. Also, during the set people were enjoying the music and socializing at the same time. These kinds of events are great for networking.

Game Audio Awards (GAA)

An event that focuses on Audio and Music departments of the games
Was arranged for the 8th time in 2023
Biggest of its’ kind in all of Europe

Learn more about Game Audio Awards

https://gameaudioawards.com/

Learn all about Game Business Co-operative Expa:

https://expa.fi/

1.6.2020

Vieraskynästä: Yhteisöllistä toimintaa digi- ja pelialan edistämiseksi

Nice ICT Jyväskylän kevään 2020 viimeinen tapahtuma järjestettiin virtuaalisesti 19.5. Etävierailun kohteena oli Jyväskylän Digi & Game Center. Tapahtumassa saimme kuulla ensin yleiskatsauksen DGC:n toiminnan taustoista. Tämän jälkeen pääsimme tutustumaan tarkemmin pariin DGC:n yhteydessä toimivaan yritykseen.

Mistä DGC:ssä on kyse?

Onko se joku pelijuttu? No ei pelkästään, vaikka eSportsiakin toimintaan kuuluu. Mutta kuten jo vihjasin, kokonaisuuteen liittyy myös erilaisia yrityksiä sekä muita digialan toimijoita. Tarkemmin ajatellen kyseessä on kokonainen ekosysteemi ja toimijoiden verkosto, joka antaa esimerkiksi yritystoiminnalle hyvän pohjan kasvaa ja kehittyä. DGC:n taustalla tällä hetkellä on muun muassa EU-rahoitusta, Keski-Suomen Liitto, JAMK, Business Jyväskylä, Fingersoft sekä Peliosuuskunta Expa.

Esimerkkejä koko palveluvalikoimasta:

Tapahtumatuotanto (erikokoiset pelitapahtumat, bizdev, työpajat, seminaarit, webinaarit, hackathonit)
Game Business konsultointi
Pelillistämiseen liittyvä konsultointi
eSport konsultointi
AR/VR/XR konsultointi
PR ja markkinointipalvelut
Rekrytointipalvelu
Tilavuokraus ja neuvottelutilat tapahtumiin, koulutuksiin, eSporttiin. Lisäksi hot desks, fixed desks..

Mukana on monenlaisia yrityksiä pelinkehityksen, kulttuurin, mainonnan sekä erilaisia digitaalista toimintaa edistäviä tahoja. Toiminnan laajuus yllätti meidät kuulijat täysin! DGC tarjoaa yrityksille mahtavan kumppaniverkoston, tiloja, koulutuksia sekä muuta toimintaa ja näin mukana olevat tahot saavat uusia mahdollisuuksia, kasvua, synergiaa sekä vaikkapa sparrausta arkipäivän ongelmiinsa. Yrittäjien keskuudessa vallitsikin valloittava huumorilla höystetty yhteishenki!

Erilaisia yrittäjiä

Saimme kuulla tarkemmat esittelyt kolmelta mukana olevalta yrittäjältä: Heidi Säntti (Family Creatives), Teemu Ollilainen (WeSolve Oy) sekä Suvi Liukkonen (W1llou Agency).

Heidi pyörittää mainostoimistoa, jossa hänen lisäkseen on mukana myös hänen sisaruksiaan. Heidän palveluitaan ovat erilaiset graafiset työt kuten logot ja ulkoasut, kuvitukset, sarjakuvat sekä animaatiot.

Teemulla on tulessa useampikin rauta ja hänellä on rautainen kokemus erilaisista ICT-alan kehitysprojekteista. Yritys tarjoaa digitaalisia työkaluja liiketoiminnan kehittämiseen. Ratkaisut liittyvät nouseviin teknologioihin, esimerkiksi AR/XR/3D-tuotantoon ja 360° kuvauksiin.

W1llow Agencyn Suvi edustaa useita suomalaisia taiteilijoita, kuten sarjakuvapiirtäjä Milla Paloniemeä (esim. Kiroileva siili). Lisäksi hän toimii esimerkiksi tapahtumatuotannon parissa.

Monipuolisuus yllätti

Nice ICT:n tapahtumissa aiemminkin aktiivisesti käynyt Enni Stylman Jyväskylän yliopistolta kertoo, että DGC:n monialaisuus yllätti positiivisesti. “Oli mukavaa, että tapahtumassa oli esittäytymässä monenlaisia toimijoita eikä pelkästään it-alan yrittäjiä. DGC on hyvä esimerkki siitä, kuinka myös it-alan toimijat voivat hyötyä monialaisesta työyhteisöstä ja verkostoitumisesta” Enni kommentoi.

Toivotaan, että voimme järjestää virtuaalisen vierailun lisäksi myöhemmin Nice ICT -tapahtuman ihan paikan päälle, vaikkapa eSportsin merkeissä. Tätä odotellessa tiloihin pääsee jo tutustumaan Wesolven tuottaman 360° mallin avulla.

Vieraskynä:
Competence & Culture Specialist Ilona Lapinkylä työskentelee Cinia Oy:n ohjelmistoliiketoiminnan rekrytoinnin sekä osaamisen kehittämisen parissa. Vapaa-ajallaan hän toimii TIVIA Keski-Suomen hallituksessa sekä vetää Nice ICT Jyväskylä -verkostoa

28.4.2020

Digi & Game Center – Co-Development Ecosystem in the Heart of Finland is OPEN!

The Digi & Game Center brings together companies, students, teachers and researchers in the digital and gaming industry in one place to work and develop products and services. The parties responsible for the centre’s operations include the JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä Game Industry Hub – Peliosuuskunta Expa and Jykia Oy. Expa Game Business Co-operative serves as the operator of Digi & Game Center.

Services

Facilities and working stations are rented for gaming and digitalisation companies. The companies operating in the Digi & Game Center represent industries such as gaming, programming, graphics, animation, 3D and XR/VR/AR production, robotics, ICT, and music and culture production. The high demand for space is an indication of the centre’s necessity and of the fact that the digital and gaming industry in Jyväskylä and Central Finland is active and growth-seeking both in the domestic and international markets. Companies and partners are coming to the centre both from Finland and abroad.

Digi & Game Center has office rooms and hot desk remote co-working stations available for rent. Additionally, the centre has common areas, virtual and augmented reality (XR, VR and AR) facilities and equipment, an audio studio as well as a sauna available.

Are You looking for professionals to Your team?

The center has also sought partners to support the development and operation of the industry in Central Finland. Experts and businesses are developed in the same building, so the community provides opportunities to start new business together or recruit new talents.Through our networks, you can find professionals from the grassroots directly through our a peer-to-peer networks. Midare, a Jyväskylä-based company with a long history in the provision of equipment, operator services and ICT solutions, has already joined the centre.

In addition to business operations, the center will host diverse activities, training and events open to all in the gaming and digital industry as well as JAMK’s Ticorporate Demo & Product Lab and e-sports coaching will also be operating at the center.

Grand Opening Day 7^th Feb 2020 was huge success

Several speeches were kept, coffee and cake were served and over 400 people visited and tested the premises. We got excellent feedback and social media were lively. We are excited what the future holds for use. Join us to make great things together!

Check video from The Grand Opening Day https://youtu.be/OVs0P77B3xM

Check our premises through a virtual tour link to the 3D, 360 camera model, where you can explore all the facilities and the offices of the entrepreneurs: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=tGEm1yhqJ6t

Welcome to visit Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, 40100 Jyväskylä Digital or non digital way.

Find us in the Google maps:
https://g.page/DGCJKL?share

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=tGEm1yhqJ6t

2.3.2020

IceBreaker – Networking event for teams and startups at Digi & Game Center

What’s your startup about and What kind of co-operation/synergies could we develop in the Digi & Game Center Ecosystem?

About this Event

Greetings, teams and companies in Digi & Game Center!

What’s your startup about and What kind of co-operation/synergies could we develop in the Digi & Game Center Ecosystem?

Expa Game Business Co-operative is organizing a networking event for all teams and startups to break the ice and boost the collaboration possibilities between all teams!

Event: IceBreaker – networking morning for teams and startups in DGC

Date: 10.3.2020

Time: 10:00 – 12:00

Location: Stage area, Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, Jyväskylä

Agenda: How your company can share and benefit from the Digi & Game Center Brand and sustainable game ecosystem?

Sustainable Game Industry Ecosystem project.

Flowhouse presenting -the Digi & Game Center Brandbook.

Participants (thats you!) get to introduce their own startups and services by open chatter and mingle.

Add this to your Google Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/DGC-IceBreaker-1

Welcome to the event!

For any questions, feel free to contact organizer:

email: sasu.louke@expa.fi