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#GAconf
2021-10-11 - 2021-10-12
A day of talks and networking exploring recent and future advancements in the field of game accessibility. Attendees can expect a wide range of topics from all sectors of the industry – indie to AAA, academia to accessibility specialists – and leave with inspiration, new contacts, and practical knowledge of how to ensure their vision is able to reach as wide a range of players as possible, so no player is unnecessarily excluded from the access to culture, recreation and socialising that gaming brings.
Find out more info and register here.

gamescom asia - The Heart of Gaming
2021-10-14 08:00 - 2021-10-17 17:00 (America/New_York)
gamescom asia, the first satellite event of the world’s largest computer and video games festival, gamescom is taking place 14 – 17 October 2021 in Singapore. As the premier platform for Asian game developers to explore partnerships globally, gamescom asia will act as a hub for international and regional publishers who are looking for the next big thing in games.
IGDA’s network get an exclusive 10% off tickets to gamescom asia’s Trade Zone & Conference! With a single pass, you can meet the global video games industry and network with other Southeast Asian markets in one place. Learn from over 80 international experts with our mega Games360 and Mobile Gaming Summit line-up from 14 – 15 October 2021. Use the promocode here when you register on the website.
Click Here for the latest updates.
Contact us for more info if you would like to exhibit or participate.
In the meantime, join our monthly digital miniseries ongoing till May/June 2021. Our ‘Games Market Bootcamps’ showcase comprehensive insights into key gaming markets in Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific.

INDIE CLASH
2021-10-15 - 2021-11-15
INDIE CLASH gives mobile indie game developers a chance to showcase their Indie Game Titles in a clash against other unique games. Expert teams will advise developers on how to get their games ready to Publish, opportunities to meet Publishers from around the world, and cash prizes for the best games.

Join the first XTiming Indie Game Championship – submit your game from 15 October – 15 November, 2021!

Hyper Games Conference
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-22
Welcome to the Hyper Games Conference — an online event dedicated to hyper-casual games which will be held on October 21-22, 2021!
The purpose of the event is to unite game developers companies with publishers and advertising platforms. The conference will be held for 2 days with 2 stages, with speaking slots and panel discussions with industry leaders on various specialized topics.
More detailed topics:
• Development. Hyper-casual game development basics and methods
• Games publishing
• Games marketing (ad networks)
• Success cases
• Panel discussions on game development and publishing
• Analysis of the most popular markets: Asia, Europe, CIS and Turkey
The main theme of the conference will be developers and their games, success stories, mistakes, and interesting cases. That’s why participation in the conference for development companies is absolutely free — tickets, speeches, activities.
The conference plans to bring together about 3500 participants from more than 90+ countries, about 300+ gaming brands and about 250+ HC Game Studios. Everyone who is involved in hyper-casual games: game studios, publishers, ad networks and platforms — hurry up to participate in the biggest event in the hyper-casual niche!
IGDA members get 20% off the premium pass using the code here.

SketchClub Online
2021-10-21 11:30 - 14:30, 2021-10-29 11:30 - 14:30, 2021-11-12 11:30 - 14:30, 2021-11-26 11:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-10 11:30 - 14:30, 2022-01-21 11:30 - 14:30
The IGDA Game Art SIG warmly invites you to SketchClub Online—a FREE (roughly) bi-weekly event kindly sponsored by SAE Institute Zurich and hosted by author and designer Chris Solarski with the purpose of exploring traditional and contemporary approaches to figure sketching and character design. Attendees are encouraged to participate in artistic challenges prescribed for each each session, for which Chris is on hand to offer advice and support. Although the SketchClub can also be used as an informal online meet-up where participants are free to work on personal projects while discussing all character, art-design and career-related topics. All skill levels are welcome, from complete beginners to advanced, and there are no restrictions on which media is used (i.e. pencil/paper, Photoshop, Procreate, etc.). SketchClub has a “drop-in” format, so participants needn’t attend every session and can arrive late/leave early—ideally with minimum disturbance to the group.
The SketchClub occurs roughly every second Friday, and these are the confirmed dates so far (5:30 – 8:30 pm Central European Time). A Zoom link is published in the ‘upcoming_events’ channel of the IGDA Game Art SIG’s Discord server on the day of each event. We look forward to seeing you!

Webinar: The Necessity of a Consistent Anti-Cheat Solution Across All Platforms, presented by Denuvo
2021-10-26
Monday 18 October, 2021 @ 12pm ET
Register here!
From Among Us to Call of Duty: Warzone, cross-platform play is one of the biggest trends in leading multi-player games — and it’s a trend that seems to be catching on industry-wide. It’s never been easier for gamers to play with their friends, regardless if they’re on PC, XBox, PlayStation or mobile. While this is exciting news for gameplay and gamers, it also introduces more opportunities for cheats — a risk that game developers should be aware of.
As the walls between platforms come down and closed ecosystems are exposed, a consistent anti-cheat solution that works on all platforms appears to be one of the best ways to protect games.
In this IGDA webinar, join Michail Greshishchev, Product Manager at Denuvo, to discuss the importance of cheat prevention in cross-platform gaming. Attendees will learn about:

The impact of cheats on cross-platform gameplay on PC, console and mobile devices
What it means to have a cross-platform anti-cheat solution
The risk of not being proactive and adapting to this new trend

SPEAKER BIO
Michail Greshishchev, Product Manager, Denuvo by Irdeto
Michail Greshishchev is a software engineer with a passion for reverse engineering. His career revolves around software reliability & safety critical systems. In his spare time, he enjoys disassembly, static and dynamic analysis of software and hardware, indie game development, and working on machine learning projects. His recent accomplishments were contributing a security analysis framework to Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), enabling automotive manufacturers to protect future cars from cyber-attacks, and winning a US Navy CTF hacking competition in Austin, Texas. Presently, he is a product manager at Denuvo.

Develop: Brighton
2021-10-26 - 2021-10-28
The Develop:Brighton conference and expo has been bringing together the European Game Dev community from global superstars to micro indies – since 2006. Come and learn from your peers and share your experiences, hear from the industry’s leading lights, get up-to-date with the latest tools, techniques and industry trends, plus network with 3,000 game dev professionals.
This year we have moved the dates from summer to autumn just to be safe – 26 to 28 October 2021.
www.developconference.com

Nordic Game Talents
2021-10-27 - 2021-10-29
Looking to take your career to the next level in the games industry? Then, Nordic Game Talents is the place to be! Games Factory Talents has teamed up with Nordic Game to bring you Nordic Game Talents – an online event for recruitment & career growth in the games industry. Experienced game professionals & those beginning their careers from around the world are welcome to join to explore multiple jobs & career-boosting talks.
Registration link – https://apply.gamesjobfair.com
For more information, visit – www.gamesjobfair.com
IGDA Members save 20% on registration when using the discount code here.

Nordic Game 2021
2021-11-02 - 2021-11-05
The Nordic Game Conference is held in the spring and autumn each year in Malmö, Sweden. They made their digital debut in 2020 and return online this year with two editions of Nordic Game, beginning in the spring with NG21 on 26-28 May followed by NG21 Autumn on 2-5 November. Gathering thousands of industry professionals in the spring and autumn each year, Nordic Game is the one and only “home turf” meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Nordic Game is offering IGDA members a very special 20% discount on conference passes for this year’s event. Hurry up, go to www.conf.nordicgame.com, push the “Register” button, check the “Organisation discount” box, choose “IGDA ” from the drop down menu, and then enter the code in the “Discount Code” box.

Global Games Pitch
2021-11-03 - 2021-11-04
Global Games Pitch is the biggest online pitching event for game developers, publishers and investors from all around the globe. The next Global Games Pitch is dedicated to mobile games and will be hosted on Nov 3-4, 2021, 100% online.

⭐️ 100+ Publishers and Investors, 100+ Game Developers from 50+ Countries
⭐️ $15k prize fund for the best pitch sponsored by Xsolla!
⭐️ Our own 24/365 pitching & matchmaking online platform
⭐️ Access to Knowledge Base and pitch deck improvement tips
⭐️ Online webinars for game developers by top industry experts
⭐️ Mentorship and feedback for your game projects

Join today and create your game profile available only to registered companies, get more feedback before, during and after the event, maintain a developer log and explore new business opportunities.

Hurry up! And get your early-bird ticket at a tempting price on GDBAY website.🔥

Use friendly promo code IGDAFriends30 to get 30% OFF Pro Pitching Pass or claim your free Basic Pass here!

GameSoundCon
2021-11-08 - 2021-11-10
GameSoundCon: 8 – 10 November, 2021
GameSoundCon the game music, sound design and virtual reality audio conference normally held annually in Los Angeles, is online for 2021. The largest professional conference on game music and sound design features sessions and panels on the creative, technical and business issues of working on video game music, sound design. Additional sessions cover cutting edge research, Virtual Reality audio and Dialogue. GameSoundCon is taking place from November 8-10, 2021. Click here to register.

Webinar: Empowerment and Women in Games
2021-11-08 12:00 - 13:30
Join us for IGDA Switzerland’s final webinar of 2021 on the topic of ‘Empowerment and Women in Games’—kindly supported by the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia. We’ll discuss entrepreneurship, game development careers, community, etc. and highlight special achievements. The distinguished line-up of panelists features an exciting mix of disciplines including game developers, artists, producers and academics.
When: Monday 8. November at 6-7:30pm CET/9-10:30am PT
Where: http://twitch.tv/igda

AWE USA 2021
2021-11-09 - 2021-11-11
AWE USA 2021 is back in-person in Santa Clara, CA, on 9-11 November, 2021!
IGDA Members save 20% on tickets (get the code from the Discounts page) – register today!

MEGAMIGS 2021
2021-11-09 - 2021-11-14
MEGAMIGS is the unmissable event in Canada dedicated to the video game industry, and has been for over 15 years. The 2021 edition will take place virtually from November 09th to 14th and access to the virtual expo is free for the general public. This year, the event focuses on gameplay and discovery. With more than a hundred exhibitors present, it will be possible to virtually discover their booths and showcases. Game demos, trailers and other exclusive content awaits.
As every year, quality conferences held by passionate speakers are organized and business development returns with a more interactive formula, better adapted to everyone’s needs. MEGAMIGS offers many opportunities to network through creative activities. Investors, developers, and buyers come together in a setting that is designed for business development. Last year, more than 1000 business meetings between entrepreneurs, developers and creators took place. MEGAMIGS is the event in Canada where discovery, exchange and exposure of the video game industry meet.
Book your ticket now!

Pathfindin.gs 2021
2021-11-10 - 2021-11-12
A transcontinental collaboration to make and support games from the global south.

Pathfindin.gs is a celebration of and collaboration with game developers in the Global South. This conference aims to elevate and give a platform to otherwise marginalized voices, breaking down the barriers that currently exist, and making opportunities accessible for everyone. It is meant to explore and educate individuals on the differences and similarities that we have even though we are continents apart. This three-day online conference will touch on development practices, culture, heritage, diaspora and decolonization with developers and the community, presented by speakers from the Global South. When you register, you gain access to Publishers from across the world.
This event will be streamed by the IGDA on Twitch.
Sponsor/Partnership opportunities to be made available shortly! This event is FREE for game developers and $150 USD for all publishers and third parties.
Register today!
Are you interested in getting involved as a speaker? Fill out this form.

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT
2021-11-15 - 2021-11-17
A Pocket Gamer Connects online conference is the perfect way to meet, learn from, and do business with over 1,000 games industry professionals, and over 130 speakers. We’ve run 30 Connects events now since 2014, and we’re excited to continue connecting the global games industry.
As one of the expected 1,000 attendees, you will have access to an innovative online platform for three days in November 2021. You’ll be able to select from a programme of great live video content full of insight and practical advice across 14+ themed conference tracks. You can watch the tracks live or catch up on the recorded videos within your own time, and if you’re online while the speakers are performing you’ll be able to interact with them and the other viewers with questions and comments.
Business goes on, and people need to make new connections! So in addition to the talks, you’ll also be able to search and connect with other attendees. You can find people, connect, discuss, do deals and make plans using the MeetToMatch online meeting platform. It enables you to search by a range of professional criteria and automatically schedules one-to-one video meetings.
Additionally, we’re running online versions of these fringe events so you can connect through multiple avenues:

Investor Connector
MoneyMaker
Publisher SpeedMatch
The Big Indie Pitch (Mobile Edition)
The Big Indie Pitch (PC + Console Edition)
Journalist Bar
Discord server

So book your tickets now and join us in November for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT.
Also if you book a ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT, you’ll get access to Beyond Games on 18 -19 November.
We’re also allocating a limited amount of free passes solely for small indie developers, enabling them to meet with investors and publishers, and learn from the industry’s biggest names. If you think you qualify, sign up here.
IGDA members save 20% on tickets by using the discount code here.

WN Seattle’21
2021-11-16 - 2021-11-17
Sessions of the WN Conference are business events for the game industry that take place on all continents of the world.
WN Seattle’21 (16-17 November, in Seattle, WA) is a gathering for decision-makers in the video game industry with over 500 publishers, service providers, investors, game platforms and studios representatives on-site.
Game studios and teams can apply for the developer showcase (till 7 November) and get a free booth in the Expo Zone and up to 3 free Premium Passes per team.
The event hosts live lectures from Ed Fries, Dean Takahashi, Phoena Pang, Kate Edwards, Mihai Pohontu, and other leading industry experts.
If you can’t go to Seattle — welcome to the WN North America Online’21 (showcase application deadline is 12 November).

Get your tickets today!

DevGAMM Fall 2021
2021-11-17 - 2021-11-19
Join DevGAMM Fall 2021 online conference that will take place on 17-19 November! No flights, quarantines or hotel reservations — everything is right on your laptop. These three days include: the best content, game activities and pitches, online meetings and expo.
Moreover, starting from 20 October, each Wednesday, watch Public Pitch live streams with pitches of game developers on DevGAMM YouTube channel. There will be 4 live streams in total. The finalists will join a live stream during the event on 19 November!

The developers will be able to watch streamers playing their games during the Streaming Showcase format, and get inspired by the review sessions in public by experts in the field of game design, art, or marketing. In addition, the best games in 9 nominations of DevGAMM Awards will be named on 19 November. The prize fund is $40,000 from Xsolla, tinyBuild, GEM Capital and Green Gray.

To top it off, there are free tickets, with which you can freely watch all lectures, games and job offers. And with PRO tickets you will get unlimited access to networking and gaming activities. Get your ticket on the website.

Beyond Games
2021-11-18 - 2021-11-19
Beyond Games is a two-day conference exploring the future of interactive entertainment. Explore the frontiers where games meet music, film, sport, social media, art, influencers, fashion and more…
18-19 November, 2021

What is it?

A professional conference with talks, panels and meetings
Dedicated to the intersection of games technology and other media: film, music, TV, comics, art, fashion, sport
A knowledge- and contact-sharing event for people across the entertainment verticals

The lines are blurring between games, social networking, online communication channels and traditional entertainment formats. We’ll help you make sense of this new digital landscape and plot a vision of the future with a five-day online conference dedicated to the emerging opportunities in the interactive entertainment sector.
Beyond Games will bring together thought-leaders and decision-makers from across all the entertainment verticals for two-days of debate, knowledge-sharing and networking. The theme is the convergence of games and other entertainment and lifestyle experiences. We will unite experts from traditionally different sectors – TV, comics, art, sport, social media and more – to explore how games technology is bringing them together.
It will feature speakers, panels and round-tables so you will hear unique points of view and learn from the best in the business and a dedicated meeting platform enabling you to search for attendees from other sectors and arrange to meet one-to-one. Who knows where those opportunities may lead?

Who is it for?

People working in the creative, entertainment and lifestyle industries AND people working in games
All welcome: from junior designers looking to educate themselves, to C-level execs looking for insight to help with decision making – what unifies them is the need to think outside their current field for inspiration
Creatives from all disciplines are particularly welcome and we have subsidised tickets for them
There will be plenty of strategic overview content for thought-leaders and decision-makers
If you work in film, TV, music, fashion, sport, comics or any of the lifestyle and creative industries, the conference will explain why everybody seems to be talking about games, game tech and gamification at the moment
If you work in the games sector, the conference will present you with case studies from companies that are working with the most exciting intellectual properties and breaking ground on new entertainment formats across other media types

How can I get involved?

Tickets for the event are available now, and we’re also open for final speaker submissions as well as suggestions for editorial content for the site.
If you’d like to associate your company more closely, there are also opportunities to sponsor both the event and the site (contact chris@steelmedia.co.uk)
More details at https://www.beyondgames.live/

Reuters Next
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-03
This is an opportunity to see and think differently.
No country, company or community can tackle the future alone. To build a better world, thinkers and doers must come together to share ideas, collaborate and act.
REUTERS NEXT draws on Reuters global reach to host diverse voices from around the world who will examine topics from different perspectives, bringing their passion, experience and expertise to find new ways forward.
This December, it is your chance to be a part of the world’s largest movement to tackle change, head on.
Register for FREE!

Backtrace GameJam #3
2021-12-03 - 2021-12-05
Welcome to the latest Game Jam hosted by Backtrace! Compete with fellow game developers, designers, and artists to make an awesome game and win $2500 USD (and $500 goes to most creative)! Join our community and see how Backtrace helps game developers identify, prioritize, and debug errors across all devices!
What You Need to Know
When does the jam take place? The jam starts at 2 PM EST on Friday, 3 December and ends at 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, 5 December.
What is the theme? The theme will be announced via the Vimeo channel when the game jam starts.
Who can participate? Anyone 18 years or older! You can work alone or in teams of 6.
How do I win the prize? The prize will go to the game jam entry who scores the highest ranking from our Backtrace judges! Our judges will be rating games based on 1) 30% Creative use of the jam’s theme, 2) 30% Gameplay Fun 3) 30% Visual Presentation and 4) 10% Sound/Music. The second prize of $500 will go to the team whos community rank is the highest in the “Creative use of the jam’s theme” category!
What do I need to do in order to be eligible for the prize? Backtrace judges will consider you eligible for the prize if you have integrated Backtrace into your game jam entry and follow our rules / code of conduct. For a full list of rules, links to our integration guides, and more detailed information, see below.
What assets can I use? The game should be created during the jam’ time frame, but you are free to use any assets (Sound, Music, 2D or 3D Art, Fonts) which you have the legal permission to use. See the full rules below for more details.
What is the best way to engage with the community and ask questions? Join our Discord!
What engines can I use? You are free to use any engine as long as you create a build that can run on Windows or browsers. However, Backtrace has fully supported SDKs for Unity and Unreal so those will be the easiest to fulfill the Backtrace integration requirement for prize eligibility. See the detailed rules for more on this below.
I want to join the jam with a team but all my friends are busy! What should I do? Our Discord server has a channel dedicated to helping you find a team. Get in there and make some new friends!
How will I know if my team won? Public voting will close down two weeks after the game jam ends. After this, Backtrace judges will finalize their picks within one week, at which point we will announce the winner!

Register today!

Houdini Game Jam 2021
2021-12-03 - 2021-12-10
Houdini Game Jam will take place over the course of one week from 3 – 10 December, 2021. The game jam will begin when the theme is revealed via livestream on SideFX’s Twitch channel at 11am PDT on December 3rd. Game jammers will then have one week to build their games and submit them to the ITCH.IO page before the deadline of 5pm PDT on 10 December.
Game jammers are encouraged to use the hashtag #HoudiniGameJam21 for social media posts about their game development. The eligible game entries will be played by the judges and prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning teams.
Find out more and register here.

Remote Game Development Webinar
2021-12-07 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Create amazing, interactive gaming experiences from anywhere!
Description: Game development requires desktop performance with high frame rates, low latency, and amazing responsiveness. Teradici CAS, powered by PCoIP® technology is widely adopted in the media and entertainment industry, with leading studios realizing the capability of build-to-lossless and unmatched color accuracy and provides the best performance and support for Wacom pen tablets and displays.
Work remotely, accelerate game production, and secure sensitive assets within Microsoft Azure and use the any application and device for creative and development work.
Join this webinar to see a demo of 2D concept art and 3D modeling from a remote desktop connected to a Wacom device and learn how game developers can access secure, flexible, high-performance remote desktops at the studio or from home.
Speakers:
Darin Shapiro, Principal Azure Global Black Belt – Gaming, Microsoft
John McVay, Director of Strategic Alliances, Teradici
Kyle Runciman, Product Marketing Manager, Wacom

Register here!

Art and Animation Summit
2021-12-14 - 2021-12-15
Join us at the devcom Art & Animation Summit on December 14 & 15, 2021!

For the next summit, devcom will create a 2-day program packed with talks, panels, fireside chats, and workshops.
Renowned international games industry experts and artists will be sharing insights into their work and their approach to topics like 2D and 3D animation, character design, environment building, UI, visual effects and more.
Register today!

Hyper Games Conference 2022
2022-02-03 - 2022-02-04
Hyper Games Conference walks the planet to find out where the main hyper-casual enthusiasts are located 🚀
We invite you to join HGC India & Asia Edition, which will be held on 3-4 February 2022 in the online format, participation is free!
The conference will be held for 2 days with 2 stages, with speaking slots and panel discussions with industry leaders on various specialized topics:

Development basics and methods;
Games publishing & marketing (ad networks);
Success and failure cases;
Panel discussions by industry experts;
Market features for game development and publishing in India and Asia
NFT market and their prospects

The purpose of the event is to unite game developers companies with publishers and advertising platforms.
That’s why participation in the conference for development companies is absolutely free — tickets, speeches, activities.
The conference plans to bring together about 2500 participants from more than 90+ countries, about 700+ gaming brands and about 250+ HC Game Studios.
Everyone who is involved in hyper/hybrid-casual games: game studios, publishers, ad networks and platforms — hurry up to participate in the biggest event in hyper-casual niche!
IGDA Members save 20% using the code here.
