28.11.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #1 / 2024 (30.01.2024) with Mika Tammenkoski, CEO / CO-Founder of Metacore

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #1 / 2024

Let’s start 2024 with a bang, shall we?

We’re honoured to announce, that Mika Tammenkoski, CEO / CO-Founder of Metacore is our first meetup speaker of the year!

The topic of the evening is as follows:
“How to stand out in mobile in 2024”

The predictions for 2024 are in – and it looks like competition will only increase in an already saturated mobile games market. Based on their experiences of scaling Merge Mansion into a global hit game with over 50M downloads, Metacore CEO and Co-Founder Mika explores how Finnish mobile games can stand out with their brand in an increasingly competitive, still largely UA-driven market.”

Guest: Mika Tammenkoski, CEO / CO-Founder of Metacore
Topic: How to stand out in mobile in 2024
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Tue 30.01.2024
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, Jyväskylä
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

SCHEDULE
17:30 Doors open
18:00 Streaming starts, Mika Tammenkoski’s presentation
18:30 Q&A with Mika Tammenkoski
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 are welcome throughout the event.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

#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!

11.10.2023

“Day Zero“at Digi & Game Center 9th of Nov!

“Day Zero“at Digi & Game Center!

We shall have a day before the main event a “Day Zero” networking event at multiple times awarded Coworking space and Ecosystem Digi Game Center (DGC). Digi & Game Center is also the place where IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetups happens now days. The Premises are just 15 min from Matkakeskus by walking or about 5 min walk from Jyväskylä city center .

Get to know the premises and network: 14.00-18.00 (2-6pm)

Sauna at the DGC 20:00-23.00

Special Speaker Event: Professor Tae-Jin Yoon: “Female Game Players in Korea: Can they shoot guns?” (24.08.2023)

Special Speaker Event: Professor Tae-Jin Yoon: “Female Game Players in Korea: Can they shoot guns?”

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Guest: Professor Tae-Jin Yoon
Topic: “Female Game Players in Korea: Can they shoot guns?”

Date: Thursday, August 24th, from 11:15 to 12:00
Where: LIVE @ Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2
– STREAM on Expa’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl

Professor Tae-Jin Yoon (Graduate School of Communication and Arts, Yonsei University) will be visiting University of Jyväskylä – Jyväskylän yliopisto in August and will also give a public lecture on the topic “Female Game Players in Korea: Can they shoot guns?” at the Digi & Game Center on Thursday, August 24th, from 11:15 to 12:00.

Tae-Jin Yoon is also the president of the Korean Game-n-Science Institute, and he has been teaching and writing about media-related topics for over 20 years. Yoon’s research has explored topics such as TV shows, video games, esports, webtoons and the “Korean wave” phenomenon.

Welcome to join and listen to his intriguing presentation!

Digi & Game Center

#JYU #digigamecenter #esportsfi #keynotespeech #gaming #culture

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

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

27.6.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Special Meetup with Epic Games (04.07.2023)

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Guest: Ari Arnbjörnsson, Evangelist at Epic Games
Topic: Epic Games and Unreal Engine
Time: 18:00
Interviewer: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti, chairman of Expa)

Date: Tue 04.07.2023
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 Ari Arnbjörnsson
18:30 Q&A with Ari Arnbjörnsson
19:00 Free mingling on-site

Hope to see as many as can at the site Digi & Game Center to meet Ari in person!

#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!

20.6.2023

Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Meetup #8 / 2023 (28.11.2023) – 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: Tue 28.11.2023
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 #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.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

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.

Be there – Socialize – Get Expa!

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!

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