Marie Rumignani – Jury Member – Swiss Game Awards 2023

Marie Rumignani is a member of the independent jury of the SGDA Swiss Game Awards 2023. Marie Rumignani is managing the Trends Team at Ubisoft. Members of this team are keeping the company up to date on current and upcoming social, entertainment and consumer trends that already have or will have an impact on the … Read more

Thomas Frey – Jury Member – Swiss Game Awards 2023

Thomas Frey is a member of the independent jury of the SGDA Swiss Game Awards 2023. The fact that Swiss developers can compete in the global market is proven by Thomas Frey with his game development company Giants Software from Schlieren: His “Farming Simulator” is a blockbuster, selling millions of copies worldwide. The first version … Read more

Valentina Birke – Jury Member – Swiss Game Awards 2023

Valentina Birke is a member of the independent jury of the SGDA Swiss Game Awards 2023. Valentina Birke is a significant presence in the indie game industry, holding key roles in various capacities. As the Director of Indie Arena Booth, she has played a pivotal role in its growth. Valentina is also a curator, responsible … Read more

Selim Krichane – Jury Member – Swiss Game Awards 2023

Selim Krichane is a member of the independent jury of the SGDA Swiss Game Awards 2023. Selim Krichane is the director of the Swiss Museum of Games at La Tour-de-Peilz. Before that, he was a scientific collaborator at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (College of Humanities) and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of … Read more

SGDA elects new President following retirement of Founding President

Swiss Game Developers Association SGDA, renowned independent association representing the game creation industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alice Ruppert as its new President following the retirement of the founding President Matthias Sala and Board Members Robbert van Rooden and Reto Senn. The founding team has an impressive track record, upon which the … Read more

How to become a game developer

Do you have a passion for video games and want to turn it into a career? We have compiled for you the various training opportunities in Switzerland . Find here the complete overview.

SGDA-Members show their new games during Fantasy Basel

The SGDA offered its members the opportunity to present their games to a broad audience at Fantasy Basel. Twelve studios and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) took the chance to get in touch with the players of their games.

SGDA joins IT-Careers without boarders

World refugee day: Launch of job platform

The Swiss Game Developers Association SGDA joins the new platform IT-Careers without borders. In light of recent events, SWICO, twofold, and Powercoders have come together and launched this new job platform specially targeted at refugees in search of jobs in the IT industry in Switzerland. SGDA’s participation shall support the inclusion of game developers fleeing … Read more