Last week, GAME Developers Session (GDS) Prague 2024 brought together indie developers and other game industry professionals for Central Europe’s oldest and largest game development conference. Held on 13–14 December, the event featured presentations, discussions, an expo area, and an…
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Gamebadges at a game jam
Gamebadges project started at the beginning of February 2024. In our first 11 months, Gamebadges has been visiting events like Devcom, Game Industry Conference (GIC) and Game Developers Conference (GDS), but our partners have also been introducing our projects in…
Next stop: Game Developers Session in Prague Dec 13-14th!
On GDS Prague we will have a panel discussion, the first evaluator workshop, and a booth. Join us to define the game industry competences!
Greetings from GIC24
Gamebadges crew, Saija & Ria (from Metropolia), participated at Game Industry Conference in Poznan, Poland and hosted a workshop on Saturday 26th of October. In our workshop, game design, production & business and game art and audio professionals gathered up…
Would you like to help define competences in the game industry?
Now’s your chance! Gamebadges is conducting focus group interviews in November to update the competence goals for bronze, silver, and gold levels. The Competence Map, originally published in 2020, is being updated, and we need to redefine the competence goals…
Next workshop: Game Industry Conference 26th of October!
Workshop on Game Industry Conference on Oct 26th, 11 AM – 1 PM (UTC +2). Join us to define the game industry competences!
Greetings from Devcom!
Gamebadges held an Expert Insights workshop at the Europe’s biggest game developer conference, Devcom, in August. Aim of the workshop was to reach industry experts and collaboratively, between different experts, define and write competence descriptions for the upcoming competence map and open badges.
Devcom 2024 and the Expert Insights Workshop approaching!
We’re thrilled to announce that the Expert Insights Workshop is taking place shortly at devcom Developer Conference 2024. Thanks to the support of devcom organization, we are able to invite game industry experts from all fields and levels of experience…
Competence Map prototype 1.0 is ready for commenting!
During the first half of 2024, Gamebadges has evaluated the existing version of the Game Industry Competence Map through surveys and interviews. Based on this information, a new prototype has been built, and it’s now waiting for comments from industry…
Updating the Competence Map
Gamebadges is updating its Competence Map to align with the evolving needs of the game industry. This update includes new categories like green skills and entrepreneurial skills, based on feedback from game professionals and educators. The revised Competence Map will be published by the end of 2024.