20.6.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #7 / 2023 (31.10.2023) – Fireside chat with One Trick Entertainment

Topic: Fireside chat with One Trick Entertainment – How to start a game company with zero experience

Guests: Esko Maijala & Oskari Pelli

Company: One Trick Entertainment

Time: 18.00 (doors open at 17.30)

Date: Tue 31.10.2023

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 Esko Maijala and Oskari Pelli

18:30 Q&A with Esko and Oskari

19:00 Free mingling on-site

One Trick Entertainment won the Rookie of the Year award by Finnish Game Awards 2022. On September 7th, they released their first game Lempo – a Finnish mythology themed horror exploration game available on Steam. On October 31st, they will join us at Digi & Game Center to discuss their entrepreneur journey and the production of Lempo

#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 #6 / 2023 (26.9.2023)

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #6 / 2023

Guest: Antti Makkonen, Director of Games, AirConsole https://www.airconsole.com
Topic: In Car Gaming Opportunities
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Tue 26.9.2023
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 Antti Makkonen
18:30 Q&A with Antti Makkonen
19:00 Free mingling on-site

Description:

Antti has been a founder of two startups and worked in the games industry for more than 10 years in leadership positions in companies like Rovio, Scopely, and others making games for the masses. Currently making car rides more fun than ever with gaming!

#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.

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Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #5 / 2023 (29.8.2023) – Estève Pannetier, GreenElephant.org

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

Guest: Estève Pannetier, Co-Founder at GreenElephant.org

Topic: Take control of your flow while designing and releasing games!

Time: 18:00 (doors open 17.30)

Date: Tue 29.08.2023

Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, Jyväskylä, Finland

– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

Schedule:

17.30 Doors open
18.00 Start/intros

18.05 What is Flow?

18.10 Flow in Game Design Strategy

18.15 Collective Flow in Teamwork and Communication with your team

18.20 Myths about Flow (and what to do about them)

18.30 Q&A

Description:

As a game developer you’ve most likely reached flow while playing games yourself, but how to keep the flow while creating games yourself? Estève Pannetier is a seasoned team-leader and game strategist who has consulted and coached developers in Ubisoft, Supercell and a number of independent gaming companies to help teams tap into the collective intelligence of flow. In this session you’ll learn rules of thumb on how to understand, measure and communicate about flow, both in designing and releasing games. Bring your notepads and questions to get the most out of this session!

#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.

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24.4.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa Annual Cooperative Meeting 2023, 6pm (02.06.2023)

Peliosuuskunta Expa Annual Cooperative Meeting 2023 (2.6.2023)

Heads up – Join to the Peliosuuskunta Expa’s new board and make a impact to the Game Industry Scene in Central Finland!

Annual cooperative meeting shall be on 2nd of June 2023 at Digi & Game Center.
We are looking for new Board members and volunteers to join our ranks to make Jyväskylä, Central Finland Game Industry scene more awesome!

Are you interested to be a Peliosuuskunta Expa’s board member?

There are many different areas of responsibility on the board, so you can join with many different backgrounds.

Read more in the documentary Peliosuuskunta Expa board benefits, responsibilities, roles and operations:
hallitus edut, vastuut, roolit ja toiminta:

Feel free to apply, fill out the form:
https://forms.gle/NFDkVxq2G2Hr6Y7E9

SIGN IN TO THE COOPERATIVE MEETING here:
https://forms.gle/bobVw4WLZCsN3AG76

Topic: Annual cooperative meeting – New Board
Time: 6pm

Date: Thurdsday 02.06.2023
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2

SCHEDULE
Start at 6 pm, be there 5.45pm latest
+ Sauna

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

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/

22.1.2023

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

CANCELED: 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) – Special Meetup with Musa+ project

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

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Special Meetup – Crash event for companies in the music, event and gaming industries

The Musa+ – Tempo to profitability project

responds to the need to revive the music and event industries after the corona pandemic. In the project, Central Finnish companies in the music, event and game industries will be encountered, mapping work will be done on potential business models in the game industry and the current state of the music and event industries.

The purpose of the project is to increase the business and business development know-how of central Finnish music and event industry companies, and to bring them together with game industry professionals at the edge of new technologies

The project is funded from the REACT-EU budget as part of the Union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Musa+ project funded by

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

SCHEDULE

17:00 Doors open
17:30 Welcome! Musa+ Tempo to Profitability project
17.40 Salla Hakkola (musician, composer)
18:05 Markus Pajakkala (musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist)
18:30 Break & free networking
18:45 Sami Toivanen (Discovery-tour producer)
19:10 Vesa Peltola (CEO, Noveltive Ltd.)
19:25 Free networking and demonstration of the virtual studio of Noveltive Ltd.
20.00 The event ends

Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Guests:

salla
Salla Hakkola (MA, Sibelius Academy) is an internationally awarded harpist composer. She is best known for composing music for Angry Birds, Clash of Clans, and Merge Mansion. From 2011 to 2019, she worked at Rovio as a composer, producer, and music consultant, making music for games, animations, trailers, and in artist collaboration. Starting in 2019, she works through her own audio company, composing music, for example for Supercell and Metacore’s Merge Mansion. She recently won two prices at the NYX Game Awards 2023: Grand Winner for Best Mobile Game Music for Merge Mansio Games, and Gold Winner for Best Game Music Sountrack for Friends & Dragons.

markus

Markus Pajakkala has worked as a songwriter and producer of the Yousician application. He has been an active member in and behind bands such as Ellips, Von Hertzen Brothers, Waltteri Torikka, as well as his own band Utopianisti. He hosts monthly jam nights at the Tampere G Livelab Club. He graduated in 2013 in Music Technology at the Sibelius-Academy.

sami

Sami Toivanen is one of the founders of Cityspotting. Founded in 2020, the gamified urban adventure solves the motivation problem of movement by offering inspiring perspectives and excursions from your own city.

Vesa

Vesa Peltola (Ceo, Noveltive Ltd.) showcases Noveltive and demonstrates the company’s new virtual studio.

#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!

Please Join to the event via link sign in so we know how many is coming:

https://link.webropolsurveys.com/Participation/Public/5f89ac86-c34b-4864-9463-db0f45e072ac?displayId=Fin2786694

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.