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13.3.2023

Game Audio Awards 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)

 

 

Dave Rowe from Infinity Ward
Dave Rowe from Infinity Ward was present remotely and gave a thank-you speech to the audience.

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.

Elvira Björkman receiving the price for best game music 2023.
Elvira Björkman giving a thank-you speech on behalf of 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.

 

Ossi Maristo and Saku Mattila from Game Music Collective
Ossi Maristo and Saku Mattila from Game Music Collective.

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.

Jyväskylä Game industry people
People from Jyväskylä's Game industry. From left to right: Tuomas Roininen (Empires Not Vampires Entertainment, Game Business Co-operative Expa), Matti Ollila (Game Business Co-operative Expa), Mika Simula (Fingersoft) and Henri Kähkönen (Microdose).

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/

 

22.1.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #5 / 2023 (25.5.2023) – TBA

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #5 / 2023

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Guest: TBA
Topic: TBA
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Thurdsday 25.5.2023
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

SCHEDULE
17:30 Doors open
18:00 Streaming starts, interview with TBA
18:30 Q&A with TBA
19:00 Free mingling on-site

#DemoCornerJKL is open for all to showcase their things at event

The event is FREE and open for all, language of the Meetup event is English! – Invite your friends, questions welcome throughout the event.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #4 / 2023 (27.4.2023) – TBA

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #4 / 2023

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Guest: TBA
Topic: TBA
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Thurdsday 27.4.2023
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

SCHEDULE
17:30 Doors open
18:00 Streaming starts, interview with TBA
18:30 Q&A with TBA
19:00 Free mingling on-site

#DemoCornerJKL is open for all to showcase their things at event

The event is FREE and open for all, language of the Meetup event is English! – Invite your friends, questions welcome throughout the event.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #3 / 2023 (30.3.2023)

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #3 / 2023

Guest Name: Antti Sartanen
Company: Return Entertainment
Topic: Cloud-native Gaming vs. Cloud Gaming
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Thu 30.03.2023
Time: 18:00Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl


SCHEDULE
17:30 Doors open
18:00 Antti Sartanen interviewed by Wanda (streamed)
19:00 Mingling

#DemoCornerJKL is open for all to showcase their things at event

The event is FREE and open for all, language of the Meetup event is English! – Invite your friends, questions welcome throughout the event.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #2 / 2023 (23.2.2023)

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #2 / 2023

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Guest: Sami Kalliokoski, CEO
Company: Traplight
Topic: Fireside chat about game business entrepreneurship
Demo corner: GeneRally 2 by Curious Chicken GamesTime: 18:00
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Thurdsday 23.2.2023
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

SCHEDULE
17:30 Doors open
18:00 Fireside chat with Sami Kalliokoski from Traplight (streamed)
19:00 GeneRally Demo by Curious Chicken Games (on site) + mingling
19:00 Free mingling on-site

#DemoCornerJKL is open for all to showcase their things at event

The event is FREE and open for all, language of the Meetup event is English! – Invite your friends, questions welcome throughout the event.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

12.1.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa 10 years – Digi & Game Center 3 years – Birthday Event

About this event

It is time to celebrate The Peliosuuskunta Expa 10 years – Digi & Game Center 3 years – Birthdays together with You!

Event is for the people that are or want to be part of the success of Central Finland Game Industry scene now and in the future.

 

TIME WHAT

11.30 – 13.00 Register in and getting to know the #DGCJKL premises, XR, Green screen Studio, Game Demos, JAMK GamePit Esport, Companies etc

13.00 – 13.30 Opening words – Valtteri / Wanda + City people

13.30 – 14.30 Jamk University of Applied Sciences speakers

14.30 – 14.45 BREAK 15 min

14.45 – 15.30 University of Jyväskylä speakers

15.30 – 16.30 Keynote 1 45 min + QA 15 min – STUDENT PITCHING

16.30 – 16.45 BREAK 15 min

16.45 – 17.45 Keynote 2 45 min + QA 15 min

17.45 – 18.00 BREAK 15 min

18.00 – 18.45 Keynote 3 45 min + QA 15 min

19.00 – 20.00 BREAK 19.00 Thanks for the day and prepare for the after work and do some Networking

20.00 – 00.00 After party STARTS some music & networking VJ + DJ show

 

If You want to use sauna in the evening, please take your own towel with you.

(Men and Women shall have their own turns)

 

Reserve You spot as invate only, and please do cansel your ticket if not coming

Note: The schedule is subject to change under certain circumstances.

11.1.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #1 / 2023 (26.01.2023)

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #1 / 2023

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Guest: Michel Nkuindja, Joinplay Games Studios
Topic: Chronicles of Lost Stars: An Epic Afro – Fantasy Action Adventure
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Thurdsday 26.1.2023
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

SCHEDULE
17:30 Doors open
18:00 Streaming starts, interview with Michel Nkuindja, Joinplay Games Studios
18:30 Q&A with Michel Nkuindja, Joinplay Games Studios
19:00 Free mingling on-site

– Game Tagline: An epic afro-fantasy action adventure in which you’ll fight and unravel the mystery behind the secret of Dogons

– Video links:  https://youtu.be/FU1mSV0Rxec  | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw9znae0wJA

More details
https://joinplaygames.com/

#DemoCornerJKL is open for all to showcase their things at event

The event is FREE and open for all, language of the Meetup event is English! – Invite your friends, questions welcome throughout the event.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

FGJ Jyväskylä Hybrid – Game Jam

Finnish Game Jam (#FGJ23) is arranged from 3rd to 5th of February 2023 as a part of Global Game Jam.

The Jyväskylä, Central Finland site is at Digi & Game Center or online arranged by Peliosuuskunta Expa.

This year we partnering with YAHAHA
https://yahaha.com/events/globalgamejam
Are you curious to try something new at this jam? If you want to try YAHAHA’s 3D game dev platform and their diversifier Challenge: YAHAHA Multiplayer Challenge
with $15,000 Prize Pool

2023 yahaha-fgj

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REGISTER ONLY VIA EVENTBRITE!!
link:
https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/fgj-jyvaskyla-hybrid-tickets-488113208747
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1.6.2020

Vieraskynästä: Yhteisöllistä toimintaa digi- ja pelialan edistämiseksi

NiceICT event image

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.

 

Ilona Lapinkylä


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

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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 7th 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