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👋 recovering multiple-airline-platinum-membership-holder here. I've put in well over a year of unpaid hard work into getting the Sustainable Games Alliance off the ground - not to atone for my business travel sins, many as they are, but because I think we in the games industry have to lead the way on sustainability in entertainment. Times continue to be challenging, which somewhat paradoxically means it's a great time to focus on sustainability. Becoming more sustainable boils down to understanding your value chain and doing things more efficiently across it, which results in concrete cost savings and happier players. The SGA team is doing extremely important work that benefits the entire industry, and the cost of membership for most companies is less than your flight tickets to GDC. Get on board at https://lnkd.in/e7jPPHhW . PS. We're actively tracking the EU's sustainability regulations, which are very much in flux. Join the session on the latest changes hosted by our very own Dr. Ben Abraham and the managing director of SGA member European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) Jari-Pekka Kaleva next Tuesday by signing up here: https://lnkd.in/efTmxhnz

✨IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN✨ Call for speakers and workshop facilitators for W Love Games 2025 is now LIVE! 🎉 Join us for the 7th edition of W Love Games and share your story though a talk or a workshop, we would love to learn from your experiences! You can submit multiple proposals though the submission forms on our website, if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact lead organizers https://lnkd.in/eAkeAFX8

W Love Games is thrilled to announce a new partnership with IndieDevDay from Spain and the upcoming new opportunities for the indie teams who are part of WLG Indie Alliance ✨🎉👏 If you want to know more about the WLG Indie Alliance and become a member, which is FREE, feel free to fill up this form: https://lnkd.in/dUFBasUD

Introducing the speaker of Keynote Panel by Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry (The Finnish Game Developers Studios Association) 💜 Kim Soares from Social First 💜 "With over 25 years of experience in the game industry, I am a passionate and innovative game development executive, board veteran, and regular speaker at industry events. I founded Social First in 2021 with a mission to create immersive and engaging social games that leverage cross-platform, MMO, UGC, sandbox, and real money digital asset trading features." Kim Join us for W Love Games 2024 in person at Oodi Central Library or online on October 3-4, free tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/dERAWSaN

Introducing the speaker of Keynote Panel by Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry (The Finnish Game Developers Studios Association) 💜 Atte Kotiranta from Greener Grass Company 💜 Atte Kotiranta is the CEO and co-founder of Greener Grass, a Tampere-based game development company with a decade of experience specializing in work-for-hire projects. Before founding Greener Grass, Atte co-founded Universomo, a notable success during the feature phone era, and led Rovio’s Tampere studio from 2012 to 2014. With over two decades of experience in the game industry, including time spent in California and Beijing, Atte combines leadership acumen with technical skills as a capable programmer. In his spare time, he is also pursuing a personal interest as a furniture carpenter. Join us for W Love Games 2024 in person at Oodi Central Library or online on October 3-4, free tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/dERAWSaN

Introducing the speaker of Keynote Panel by Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry (The Finnish Game Developers Studios Association) 💜 Elina Arponen 🔜 PGC Helsinki from Quicksave Interactive 💜 "I've been 19+ years in the gaming industry and a serial entrepreneur. I'm on a mission to define the emerging gaming market on the web. This market sector includes both embedded games on super apps and web3 platforms as well as many new screens where games are played. We have our Quicksave technology that helps us and our partners to reach this market efficiently. " Elina Join us for W Love Games 2024 in person at Oodi Central Library or online on October 3-4, free tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/dERAWSaN

🌈FINAL CALL for the teams to join W Love Games SHOWROOM!🌈 We wish to share the final call for the game development teams of all backgrounds and sizes, including the students teams and hobbyists, to present their games at the W Love Games Showroom 2024 on October 3-4 at Oodi Central Library in Helsinki! There are physical and virtual booths, and completely FREE of charge - we have no limitations on the number of virtual booths but there is limit to the physical ones so act fast 🤩 https://lnkd.in/dhDxXyDF

Introducing the host of Keynote Panel by Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry (The Finnish Game Developers Studios Association) 💜 Daniel Fischer from Fingersoft 💜 Producer at Fingersoft. Has worn quite a few hats over his years and witnessed the growth and climb of the company from 30 people to over 100. Current board member of Suomen Pelinkehittäjät and former board member of IGDA Finland. Join us for W Love Games 2024 in person at Oodi Central Library or online on October 3-4, free tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/dERAWSaN

Introducing our next speaker 💜 Jussi Loukiainen from Platonic Partnership 💜 Jussi Loukiainen wants to make sure that Finnish games industry stays the best in the world. He has been active in many associations, built a game incubator and is currently developing a new strategy for Finnish Game Development Studios association. He has worked as a CEO of Platonic Partnership since 2017. Join us for W Love Games 2024 in person at Oodi Central Library or online on October 3-4, free tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/dERAWSaN

Introducing WORKSHOP program! 💜 Creating the Best Game Country Together By Milla Pennanen, Game Makers of Finland and TOIVE Project 💜 Have you ever wondered what your dream job or dream work community in the game industry should be like? Take part in this inspiriting and interactive workshop, where we will focus on these themes together and as a result we will build the best game country in the world! Workshop is hosted by Game Makers of Finland and TOIVE-project. We´ll use Mentimeter, an interactive presentation software in the workshop. Join us for W Love Games 2024 in person at Oodi Central Library or online on October 3-4, free tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/dERAWSaN