4.4.2021

Why to join as Partner with Digi & Game Center?

Partnership awaits You!

Digi & Game Center is a wide wave of companies, educational institutions, startups, entrepreneurs, students, projects around digital business and digital services and game industry. The ecosystem consists of various players partnering up in the network.

Check out the ingrediens of the Digi & Game Center Co-Development Ecosystem

The Digi & Game Center Operator: Peliosuuskunta Expa – IGDA Jyväskylä

Peliosuuskunta Expa – Jyväskylä Game Industry Hub is a co-operative game company that’s established an open community for everyone interested in game industry, game business and game development. Our goal is to advance the game industry in Jyväskylä and Central Finland. Providing a network for the active game developer scene, connecting individual game developers and game companies, as well as bring together game industry workers, talents, students, researchers, lecturers, entrepreneurs..
www.expa.fi

Cooperaton with Educational institutions like JAMK University of Applied Sciences & University of Jyväskylä and many more

JAMK & Ticorporate

Ticorporate

TPL is a business simulation course part of business information technologies but its open for everyone to apply through JAMK UAS open studies. Purpose of this course is to develop concept ideas to successful games or software products. You may come with your concept and group or alone without any well defined idea. Everyone is welcome to apply!

www.digigamecenter.org/ticorporate/

Ever growing Partners network and community

With You and and the other partners like Business Jyväskylä, Fingersoft, AWS Game Tech, DeskMe, Universities etc just to name a few. We can make difference and impact that shows the power of the community.

Everyone is welcome to apply!

Join With us!

Learn more about Digi & Game Center:

Digi & Game Center at our website:
https://www.digigamecenter.org

Learn more about Digi & Game Center parnerhips:

Co working with amazing people and network!

https://www.digigamecenter.org/for-investors/

31.3.2021

Words from the Mayor of the City of Jyväskylä, Timo Koivisto – DGC, 1 year old!

Words from the Mayor of the City of Jyväskylä, Timo Koivisto
– Digi & Game Center is now over 1 year old already!

Here is a small recap from year back and wise words from Timo Koivisto, Mayor of Jyväskylä – Digi & Game Center.

Digi and Game Center is now already over 1 year old and we been so busy that we did not even notice it “time flies when it is fun” even with the pandemic making problems to everyone lives at the moment. We all shall keep on rockin and be safe and we will enjoy each other’s company again soon.

As a great result during 2020 even the COVID-19 with us we managed to help 12 companies to established and 8 of them during pandemic time.

We at Digi & Game Center value this close partnership with Business Jyväskylä and City of Jyväskylä very much to grow new business success stories in Central Finland together.

Business Jyväskylä brings together Jyväskylä success stories, the city’s top sectors and development projects. They provide information about services to help expand business operations and we lend a helping hand to support growth companies in Jyväskylä. Business Jyväskylä helps you to reach the right people and shares information about interesting business developments.

Together We aim to lower the barrier between different industries and cultural actors towards digital world like digital services, esport, game technologies such as game engines and simulation, gamification, XR, education and also the research on these fields.

Digi & Game Center can be the “to your next living room or the coffee maker spot” where any company, association or person can come or send messages to just ask freely how can we help or do cooperation via digital world.

So be active and contact!

Learn more about Business Jyväskylä, its services and if your company wants to locate to Jyväskylä, Central Finland.

Business Jyväskylä at their website:
https://www.businessjyvaskyla.fi/en/

Learn more about Digi & Game Center parnerhips:

Co working with amazing people and network!

https://www.digigamecenter.org/for-investors/

15.3.2021

Amazing Partnership Announcement: Digi & Game Center and Fingersoft

Digi & Game Center is excited to announce new partnership with Fingersoft

Fingersoft is one of the most northern game studios in the world, chilling out (literally and figuratively) just 170km south of the arctic circle in Oulu, Finland. The company is best known for the mobile smash hits Hill Climb Racing and Hill Climb Racing 2, which have a combined total of over 1.5 Billion installs.

“Digi & Game Center is doing a good job in building an exciting, growing hub in the games industry in Jyväskylä, where they facilitate excellent opportunities for coworking, networking, partnerships and recruitment under one roof. This partnership is an investment in the future of the Finnish games industry, and we look forward to exploring all the possibilities together,”

says Ville Rauma, COO at Fingersoft.

We at Digi & Game Center value this partnership very much to make even better connection between game industry professionals, students, companies, research and most of all to be in direct contact with one of the leading mobile game companies in Finland to grow new talents and success stories together.

Learn more about Fingersoft:

Fingersoft at their website:
https://www.fingersoft.com

Learn more about Digi & Game Center parnerhips:

Co working with amazing people and network!

https://www.digigamecenter.org/for-investors/

12.3.2021

Explore DGC Van Demo in 3D

This demo was done with Matterport -platform and shot with RICOH THETA Z1 -360 camera. Matterport is a platform for making immersive virtual 3D tours. It took 2-3 hours to make this demo. The service can be used for example to sell a property or to show premises in a remote meeting. The 3D tour can be embedded in a website or be shared via a link. The 3D tour can also be secured with a password.

Digi&Game center has virtual tours made with Matterport and you can find them here: https://www.digigamecenter.org/check-new-360-3d-view-from-dgc-and-its-sauna-too/

Interested?

Ask for more information from our contact page:

https://www.digigamecenter.org/contact/

6.3.2021

New Partnership Announcement: Digi & Game Center and DeskMe

Digi & Game Center is glad to announce new partnership with DeskMe

DeskMe is an IoT-enabled desk reservation system for hot-desking offices and co-working spaces. Easily find a working desk or a meeting room in your own office or in the DeskMe network!.

Any organization and person can now lower office or “home office” costs by switching to Digi & Game Center membership via premises sharing like social premises, desks, meeting rooms. phone booths, XR green screen studio etc and relying on local co-working spaces as an extension of their own office and building new network and client relationships same time when remote working or when new ideas or inspiration are needed

During this pandemic, nearly everyone has tried working from home / remote and learned about its great advantages. As a result, many organizations made a permanent work from home / remote policy, this completely changes how offices are used. A much greater flexibility is expected now.

With the DeskMe partnership we want to give a safe and flexible way of working at Digi Game Center – Join us!

Learn more about DeskMe:

DeskMe at their website: https://www.deskme.com

DeskMe at their Facebook page: https://fb.com/deskme

Learn more about Digi & Game Center membership:

DGC Membership

– 150 euro + vat 24%.

Co working with amazing people and network!

https://www.digigamecenter.org/services-co-working/

10.2.2021

Check and explore New 360 / 3D view from DGC and its Sauna too!

If you want a similar virtual tour ask for more information from our contact page:

https://www.digigamecenter.org/contact/

30.12.2020

Happy New Year from DGC! – DGC picture book year 1

New adventures are around the corner. Happy New Year to all from Digi & Game Center, Jyväskylä, Finland!

We are so proud of all our accomplishments this year — and we just can’t wait to see what we can do together in the next year.

Feast your eyes on this Digi & Game Center picture book 2020.

link to the picture book:

https://share.ifolor.fi/view/dFW1Yjxh

25.11.2020

Virtual realities and digital words in Digi & Game Center

The Visit

Our School of Professional Teacher Education (JAMK) and it´s MOBVET -project visited Jyväskylä Digi & Game Center in 28th of September. MOBVET -project, coordinated by Tarto University, has been a project to make students and teachers better equipped to work in international environments, both at home and abroad. The project created a specific tool for internationalization – a digital Learning Object to assist Vocational Education teachers, trainers and students to develop their intercultural competences and reflection skills before, during and after a period of mobility. https://mobvet.ut.ee/avaleht.

When planning MOBVET -project´s dissemination and possible next steps JAMK´s School of Professional Teacher Education searched possibilities to include AR/VR elements in digital online learning to emphasize the learning experience and sense of presence. Co-operative learning and working with peers are in the heart of teacher education and we sought ways to include immersive elements to distance and online learning as well. During our visit to Digi and Game Center, we were introduced to various means and equipment’s on how to implement AR/VR and noticed that Digi and Game Center has a truly unique approach to digital world. It is a platform that brings together companies, students, teachers, and researchers in the digital and gaming industry to work and develop products and services together. The parties responsible for the centre’s operations include the JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä Game Industry Hub – Peliosuuskunta Expa and Jykia Oy. Expa Game Business Co-operative serves as the operator of Digi & Game Center.

The companies operating there represent industries such as gaming, programming, graphics, animation, 3D and XR/VR/AR production, robotics, ICT, and music and culture production.

We were very much inspired by our encountering with Digi & Game Center.

Unfortunately due to project schedule, MOBVET was not able to utilize these premises any further, but we did receive some good advices for the future! Our visit there was a good steppingstone on a path to more immersive and co-operative online learning. Continuing learning is a never-ending ride, we just have to hold on and enjoy the journey!

Go and check the premises!

Check Digi & Game center premises through a virtual tour link to the 3D, 360 camera model:

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=tGEm1yhqJ6t

Digi & Game Center,
Matarankatu 2, 40100 Jyväskylä

Google maps:
https://g.page/DGCJKL?share

Quest writer:

Milla-Maarit Salo

Education Planner, International Coordinator

JAMK School of Professional Teacher Education

Project manager in MOBVET -project (Coordinated by Tarto University)

https://mobvet.ut.ee/avaleht

jamk.fi/aokk

www.facebook.com/opettajakorkeakoulu

Twitter: @JAMK_AOKK

3.7.2020

Welcome to Digi & Game Center – Expa – Swag Shop!

Boom! 💥

Now the much asked Digi & Game Center and Peliosuuskunta Expa Swag products are available in our Shop. (+ Expa, IGDAJKL and other cool stuff)

Use the opening discount -15% SALE!

Welcome to Digi & Game Center – Expa – Swag Shop!

Find your Awesome Digi & Game Center ecosystem Fan Swag like T-shirts, Hoodies, Bags, Mugs, Caps etc here..

Here you will find cool products that can help You to support the development of the digital and gaming ecosystem in Central Finland.

These products can be used to represent the Digi & Game Center ecosystem of Jyväskylä and Central Finland. 💖

https://www.digigamecenter.org/shop

1.6.2020

Vieraskynästä: Yhteisöllistä toimintaa digi- ja pelialan edistämiseksi

Nice ICT Jyväskylän kevään 2020 viimeinen tapahtuma järjestettiin virtuaalisesti 19.5. Etävierailun kohteena oli Jyväskylän Digi & Game Center. Tapahtumassa saimme kuulla ensin yleiskatsauksen DGC:n toiminnan taustoista. Tämän jälkeen pääsimme tutustumaan tarkemmin pariin DGC:n yhteydessä toimivaan yritykseen.

Mistä DGC:ssä on kyse?

Onko se joku pelijuttu? No ei pelkästään, vaikka eSportsiakin toimintaan kuuluu. Mutta kuten jo vihjasin, kokonaisuuteen liittyy myös erilaisia yrityksiä sekä muita digialan toimijoita. Tarkemmin ajatellen kyseessä on kokonainen ekosysteemi ja toimijoiden verkosto, joka antaa esimerkiksi yritystoiminnalle hyvän pohjan kasvaa ja kehittyä. DGC:n taustalla tällä hetkellä on muun muassa EU-rahoitusta, Keski-Suomen Liitto, JAMK, Business Jyväskylä, Fingersoft sekä Peliosuuskunta Expa.

Esimerkkejä koko palveluvalikoimasta:

Tapahtumatuotanto (erikokoiset pelitapahtumat, bizdev, työpajat, seminaarit, webinaarit, hackathonit)
Game Business konsultointi
Pelillistämiseen liittyvä konsultointi
eSport konsultointi
AR/VR/XR konsultointi
PR ja markkinointipalvelut
Rekrytointipalvelu
Tilavuokraus ja neuvottelutilat tapahtumiin, koulutuksiin, eSporttiin. Lisäksi hot desks, fixed desks..

Mukana on monenlaisia yrityksiä pelinkehityksen, kulttuurin, mainonnan sekä erilaisia digitaalista toimintaa edistäviä tahoja. Toiminnan laajuus yllätti meidät kuulijat täysin! DGC tarjoaa yrityksille mahtavan kumppaniverkoston, tiloja, koulutuksia sekä muuta toimintaa ja näin mukana olevat tahot saavat uusia mahdollisuuksia, kasvua, synergiaa sekä vaikkapa sparrausta arkipäivän ongelmiinsa. Yrittäjien keskuudessa vallitsikin valloittava huumorilla höystetty yhteishenki!

Erilaisia yrittäjiä

Saimme kuulla tarkemmat esittelyt kolmelta mukana olevalta yrittäjältä: Heidi Säntti (Family Creatives), Teemu Ollilainen (WeSolve Oy) sekä Suvi Liukkonen (W1llou Agency).

Heidi pyörittää mainostoimistoa, jossa hänen lisäkseen on mukana myös hänen sisaruksiaan. Heidän palveluitaan ovat erilaiset graafiset työt kuten logot ja ulkoasut, kuvitukset, sarjakuvat sekä animaatiot.

Teemulla on tulessa useampikin rauta ja hänellä on rautainen kokemus erilaisista ICT-alan kehitysprojekteista. Yritys tarjoaa digitaalisia työkaluja liiketoiminnan kehittämiseen. Ratkaisut liittyvät nouseviin teknologioihin, esimerkiksi AR/XR/3D-tuotantoon ja 360° kuvauksiin.

W1llow Agencyn Suvi edustaa useita suomalaisia taiteilijoita, kuten sarjakuvapiirtäjä Milla Paloniemeä (esim. Kiroileva siili). Lisäksi hän toimii esimerkiksi tapahtumatuotannon parissa.

Monipuolisuus yllätti

Nice ICT:n tapahtumissa aiemminkin aktiivisesti käynyt Enni Stylman Jyväskylän yliopistolta kertoo, että DGC:n monialaisuus yllätti positiivisesti. “Oli mukavaa, että tapahtumassa oli esittäytymässä monenlaisia toimijoita eikä pelkästään it-alan yrittäjiä. DGC on hyvä esimerkki siitä, kuinka myös it-alan toimijat voivat hyötyä monialaisesta työyhteisöstä ja verkostoitumisesta” Enni kommentoi.

Toivotaan, että voimme järjestää virtuaalisen vierailun lisäksi myöhemmin Nice ICT -tapahtuman ihan paikan päälle, vaikkapa eSportsin merkeissä. Tätä odotellessa tiloihin pääsee jo tutustumaan Wesolven tuottaman 360° mallin avulla.

Vieraskynä:
Competence & Culture Specialist Ilona Lapinkylä työskentelee Cinia Oy:n ohjelmistoliiketoiminnan rekrytoinnin sekä osaamisen kehittämisen parissa. Vapaa-ajallaan hän toimii TIVIA Keski-Suomen hallituksessa sekä vetää Nice ICT Jyväskylä -verkostoa

Why to join as Partner with Digi & Game Center?

Partnership awaits You!

Cooperaton with Educational institutions like JAMK University of Applied Sciences & University of Jyväskylä and many more

Ever growing Partners network and community

Words from the Mayor of the City of Jyväskylä, Timo Koivisto – DGC, 1 year old!

Words from the Mayor of the City of Jyväskylä, Timo Koivisto – Digi & Game Center is now over 1 year old already!

Amazing Partnership Announcement: Digi & Game Center and Fingersoft

Digi & Game Center is excited to announce new partnership with Fingersoft

Explore DGC Van Demo in 3D

New Partnership Announcement: Digi & Game Center and DeskMe

Digi & Game Center is glad to announce new partnership with DeskMe

Check and explore New 360 / 3D view from DGC and its Sauna too!

Happy New Year from DGC! – DGC picture book year 1

New adventures are around the corner. Happy New Year to all from Digi & Game Center, Jyväskylä, Finland!

Virtual realities and digital words in Digi & Game Center

The Visit

We were very much inspired by our encountering with Digi & Game Center.

Go and check the premises!

Welcome to Digi & Game Center – Expa – Swag Shop!

Boom! 💥

Welcome to Digi & Game Center – Expa – Swag Shop!

Vieraskynästä: Yhteisöllistä toimintaa digi- ja pelialan edistämiseksi

Mistä DGC:ssä on kyse?

Erilaisia yrittäjiä

Monipuolisuus yllätti

Words from the Mayor of the City of Jyväskylä, Timo Koivisto
– Digi & Game Center is now over 1 year old already!