The Intel Buzz Workshop Series started in 2013 with a focus on bringing
local game developer communities together to address the game industry's biggest challenges in gaming.
The mission of IGDA Finland is to promote the development of careers and professional skills of individual game developers (and individuals of related industries) based in Finland, and to further develop the international recognition of the
Finnish game developer community.
Prior to this Bain had been known within the community as a huge advocate of the
Independent Game Developer Community featuring several indie games on his popular youtube channel The Cynical Brit, some of which later went on to gain critical and commercial success.
The three of Wisageni Studio team members decided on starting their own company after meeting at Gamelan, a local
game developer community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia back in 2014.
The mission of IGDA Estonia is to develop Estonian gaming scene and unite together individuals and companies of our game industry to further develop and promote international recognition of the
Estonian game developers community.
Last year's finalists included the likes of Spirits by Spaces of Play, MusicMineSweeper
by Game Developers Community in Sapporo and Record Tripping by Bell Brothers.
In addition to its advocacy and educational outreach work, Tunisian Game Developers Association also organizes events, Jams and expo to foster collaboration within the
tunisian game developers community.
«TIGA plays an invaluable role in the
UK games developer community, so we're delighted to be working with them and supporting the prestigious TIGA Games Industry Awards,» said Iain Gavin, Director, Amazon Appstore UK.
Bringing industry professionals to address challenges of the game development industry with
local game developer communities, we helped organize the first Buzz Workshop in Portland, OR, featuring a diverse panel of industry experts from around the world including Robin Hunicke of Funomena, Kelly Wallick of the Indie MEGABOOTH, and Giselle Rosman, former Director of Global Game Jam.
Because we are dedicated to supporting the health and continued expansion of
the game developer community, you can find us regularly volunteering our extra time to PIGSquad.
2018 has been given an even bigger boost with the steady guidance of its new owners Steel Media who have established its name in the mobile and PC games space with its collective of large, small (and everything in between) events to promote
the games developer communities.
IGDA Finland promotes the development of careers and professional skills of individual game developers based in Finland, and develops further the international recognition of the Finnish
game developer community.
Apple namechecked
the game developer community, saying they will be able to develop «closer to the metal.»