Team SGDA Seit Juli dieses Jahres amtet Luca Cannellotto als Generalsekretär der SGDA. Er ist unter anderem für Kommunikation und Medienarbeit verantwortlich und steht den Mitgliedern für alle ihre Anliegen zur Verfügung. Luca ist ein gaming native und mit Herz und Seele den Games verbunden. Er hat in Zürich Geschichte studiert und ein Buch zur Kulturgeschichte der … Read more
Im Bestreben, die Professionalisierung der Schweizer Gamebranche voranzutreiben, eröffnet die SGDA das Atelier, einen Hub für kreative Köpfe, die an der Entstehung qualitativ hochstehender Spiele mitwirken wollen. Die neu geschaffenen Arbeitsplätze dienen dem Erfahrungsaustausch und der Förderung von relevanten Fähigkeiten, die in der dynamischen Gamebranche benötigt werden. Ab sofort können sich Interessierte für einen Platz … Read more
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
Exhibit your game at E-Games: Suisse Toy / SwitzerLAN 2016 in Bern! The event will once again combine the best of many worlds: Swiss games and international games to play with, astonishing cosplay, and a gigantic LAN party with 1’000 participants. The SGDA will also be present, therefore we are looking for exhibitors who want to … Read more
Feist by SGDA member Bits & Beasts will soon be published on PlayStation 4. Thanks to the cooperation between Sony PlayStation Switzerland and the SGDA, a development version of the game was shown during the Open Air Gampel from August 18th-21st, where players could take an exclusive look at the game running on Sony’s latest console. With Dreii already released and … Read more
Don’t forget to get ready for Numerik Games in Yverdon-les-Bains from September 2nd-4th. It’s a great event in a nice little town. You just can’t miss it! SGDA Members will have the opportunity to get a special discount of 50% on tickets! Just present yourself at the reception of Maison d’Ailleurs (not the official ticket office). … Read more
Cosmic Hare by SGDA member Simon Broggi from studio Insert Coin has been released for iOS and Android. The puzzle game is a brain teaser which is simple in principle, but can get difficult in practice. Players need to eliminate all hares in each level by hopping over them with the first hare they start with. In later levels … Read more
In cooperation with Switzerland Global Enterprise, the SGDA has organized a meeting between a high ranking delegation of Chinese game publishers, distributors, and developers, and exponents of the Swiss game industry. The event took place on August 18th. The guests from China were keen on getting to know Swiss game developers to seek opportunities for cooperation, and to … Read more
#SwissGames will be again at Gamescom this year. An impressive Swiss delegation has travelled to Cologne presenting a selection of 21 games and technologies developed by 10 independent studios and start-ups as well as 3 major art and design universities (Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne, Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design de Genève and Zurich University of the Arts). … Read more
Thanks to a cooperation between the Swiss Game Center (SGC) and the Swiss Game Developers Association (SGDA), this year’s edition of the Swiss Game Academy will have a full program in French as well as in German language The Swiss Game Academy 2016 is the second edition of the annual campus, where the participants will … Read more