Announcements - Swiss Game Developers Association SGDA

Enter the Game: Successful first edition of the career conference

August 6, 2018June 25, 2018

The first edition of the new career conference «Enter the Game» – a cooperation between the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) and SGDA – was a success. Among the speakers were representatives of schools such as EPAC, SAE, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Digital Ideation), and the Zurich University of the … Read more

Forward Festival: SGDA with talks about interactive storytelling at the new festival for creativity and innovation

August 6, 2018May 23, 2018

The SGDA has partnered with the Forward Festival, a cultural event promoting creativity and innovation. The SGDA presents a talk with OZWE and Sycoforge, two Swiss game studios at the forefront of the development of VR games. They will talk about the creative process involved in the production of their projects as well as the importance … Read more

SGDA at the UPC expert roundtable: «Culturally valuable: The Swiss gaming landscape between politics, science and business»

August 5, 2018May 22, 2018

UPC will be hosting and live streaming a roundtable focusing on the topic of the Swiss game industry. The guests are experts in their relative fields: Matthias Sala, President of the Swiss Game Developers Association SGDA and founder of Studio Gbanga, Vinzenz Kögler, former President of the Swiss Esports Federation, Sylvain Gardel, responsible for Culture & … Read more

Informatiktage 2018: SGDA offers game development workshops for kids

August 5, 2018May 20, 2018

After last year’s very successful edition, the SGDA once again partners with eZürich for the Informatiktage, an event aimed at promoting the local IT sector. On June 1st and 2nd the SGDA will offer game development workshops for kids. The participants will learn the basics of game development and create a small game. Dates: June … Read more

Junior Swiss Game Award – for the third time the SGDA awards the Swiss prize for young talents at the gameZfestival

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

As part of its support for young talents the SGDA confers the Junior Swiss Game Award already for the third time this year. Young persons up to the age of 21 can enter the competition until November 7, 2017. The award ceremony will take place during the gameZfestival in Zurich.

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The finalists of the 4th SGDA Swiss Game Awards

February 15, 2017January 5, 2017

SGDA Swiss Game Awards: Five finalists are running for the 4th edition of the industry prize for innovative Swiss games. For the 4th edition of the SGDA Swiss Game Awards the jury has nominated five finalists. Once again this year, they show the impressive variety of Swiss craftsmanship. They incourage to think about one’s own actions, show immersive VR … Read more

SGDA launches 2nd award edition to scout for young talent

February 15, 2017October 21, 2016

The second edition of the SGDA Junior Game Awards is right around the corner. In cooperation with the gameZfestival the Swiss Game Developers Association SGDA calls all children, adolescents and young adults who craft, invent and design their own games. Whether it’s a puzzle or action game, created for the Matura degree or a school … Read more

The SGDA has a new General Secretary

February 15, 2017September 28, 2016

Since July, Luca Cannellotto is acting as the General Secretary of the SGDA. He is responsible for communication and media relations, and is at your disposal for any questions you might have. Luca is a gaming native and devoted to games with heart and soul. He has studied history in Zurich and has published a … Read more

The SGDA Atelier space opens its doors: work on your game projects in a creative environment at a great location

February 15, 2017September 26, 2016

The Swiss Game Developers Association is proud to announce that from today, we accept applications for the newly set up SGDA Atelier. The Atelier is first and foremost a place where likeminded game creators share experience and exchange knowhow. A limited number of creators can become part of the Atelier programme with the goal to … Read more

Decodoku: Game development and quantum science – An interview with Dr. James Wootton

February 15, 2017September 16, 2016

Games as a versatile medium entertain us as much as they can contribute to scientific research as Serious Games. We had the great opportunity to talk about «Gaming for Science» with Dr. James Wootton, SGDA member and maker of the tricky puzzle game Decodoku, which aims at helping science to build a quantum computer by analyzing the player’s … Read more