Announcing our first speaker
Trip Hawkins founded and led the first decade of Electronic Arts, while driving the creative and product vision for EA Sports. In addition to founding and leading four game companies that raised venture capital, he spent three years working with world leading experts to design and publish an advanced EQ game that teaches children the principles and practices of emotional intelligence.
The inventor of four patents, he created, designed, produced or directed several pioneering sports simulation games including John Madden Football and High Heat Baseball, invented and produced several other brands including the "E for Everyone" game rating and the Army Men franchise of games that generated over $300 million in revenue.
October 30, 2024
Registration for Games First 2024 is now closed.
Thank you!
The event is free, but spaces are limited.
We’ll let you know soon, if you got lucky with a ticket.
Accessibility
We will try our best to meet your needs for assistance and accommodations. You’ll have the opportunity to communicate your accessibility needs to us closer to the event as part of the ticket registration process. For guests using wheelchairs and other mobility devices, we have paid special attention to ensuring a safe and barrier-free experience, but please be advised that there are certain areas of the venue that are only accessible by stairs.
The event will be live-streamed (for free), allowing everyone to join in. However, due to the live stream, we can't guarantee anonymity for anyone attending in person. The show also requires minimal, dim lighting in order for the cameras to focus properly.If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please reach out [email protected].
From Developers to Developers.
Making games is a form of art that calls us to walk a murky path with courage as our guide. This creative journey begins with us individuals but is traversed together with our peers.
We created Games First in 2013 to celebrate this shared endeavour and the built-in collaborative nature of the Finnish games industry.
Games First is about sharing and learning – meeting familiar and new faces in a safe environment free of the dreadful corporate networking atmosphere and sales pitches.
- your friends from Supercell
What to expect?
Games First is a space to connect with peers in a friendly, non-salesy environment. There’s refreshments, food, games and conversation areas to help you connect with old and new friends.
During the day we enjoy talks from speakers aimed to spark inspiration and converastion.
While the anticipated Game Demo Session calls game developers to take the stage to share with the community what they are working.
Welcome to Meet, Share, and Learn!
Previous speakers include
John Romero, Romero Games
David Fernandez Huerta, UsTwo
Dr. Jo Twist OBE, Ukie
Brendan Green, PUBG
Camilla Avellar, Supercell
Jon Hare, Sensible Soccer
Mark Holmes, Pixar