Join us for Games Now! Event Week, a two-day series of engaging talks on current gaming trends, coupled with a week-long cross-cultural game jam and an exhibition. You can participate either in-person or online, and the event is completely free and open to all.

Join the talks in person at Marsio, Aalto University Otaniemi campus (Otakaari 2, Espoo) or online at www.twitch.tv/gamesnowaaltofi & GN! Discord https://discord.gg/YsgagHX

Join the GN! Game Jam #15! Register to the jam at: https://forms.gle/Hn6SK5M6JgZcKXQD8

GN! Event Week Schedule


Monday 11th November @ Twitch & Marsio

10:00 -16:00 (EET) / 9:00 – 15:00 (CET) / 8:00 – 14:00 (UTC) / 3:00 – 9:00 (EST) / 0:00 – 6:00 (PST) / 16:00 – 22:00 (HKT) / 17:00 – 23:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)


Tuesday 12th November @ Twitch & Marsio

10:00 -16:00 (EET) / 9:00 – 15:00 (CET) / 8:00 – 14:00 (UTC) / 3:00 – 9:00 (EST) / 0:00 – 6:00 (PST) / 16:00 – 22:00 (HKT) / 17:00 – 23:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)


Wednesday 13th November @ Twitch & Discord & Marsio

12:00 -15:00 (EET) / 11:00 – 14:00 (CET) / 10:00 – 13:00 (UTC) / 5:00 – 9:00 (EST) / 2:00 – 5:00 (PST) / 18:00 – 21:00 (HKT) / 19:00 – 22:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)

  • 12:00 GN! Game Jam – Set your team (deadline for the jammers), update and share your first game idea or concept art on Discord
  • 14:00 GN! Game Jam live stream – Watch live stream (public presentation), at https://www.twitch.tv/gamesnowaaltofi

Thursday 14th November @ Twitch & Discord & Marsio

12:00 -15:00 (EET) / 11:00 – 14:00 (CET) / 10:00 – 13:00 (UTC) / 5:00 – 9:00 (EST) / 2:00 – 5:00 (PST) / 18:00 – 21:00 (HKT) / 19:00 – 22:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)

  • 12:00 GN! Game Jam – Set your game ideas and team roles (deadline for the jammers), update and share your refined game idea, game working title, concept art, etc on Discord
  • 14:00 GN! Game Jam live stream – Watch live stream (jam progress update by teachers), at https://www.twitch.tv/gamesnowaaltofi

Friday 15th November @ Twitch & Discord & Marsio

12:00 -15:00 (EET) / 11:00 – 14:00 (CET) / 10:00 – 13:00 (UTC) / 5:00 – 9:00 (EST) / 2:00 – 5:00 (PST) / 18:00 – 21:00 (HKT) / 19:00 – 22:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)

  • 12:00 GN! Game Jam – Submit your first game image (deadline for the jammers), update and share your game’s screenshot, characters, assets, etc on Discord
  • 14:00 GN! Game Jam live stream – Watch live stream (jam progress update by teachers), at https://www.twitch.tv/gamesnowaaltofi

Saturday 16th November @ Twitch & Discord & Marsio

12:00 -15:00 (EET) / 11:00 – 14:00 (CET) / 10:00 – 13:00 (UTC) / 5:00 – 9:00 (EST) / 2:00 – 5:00 (PST) / 18:00 – 21:00 (HKT) / 19:00 – 22:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)

  • 12:00 GN! Game Jam – Submit your first gameplay video (deadline for the jammers), update and share your game’s first gameplay recorded video on Discord
  • 14:00 GN! Game Jam live stream – Watch live stream (jam progress update by teachers), at https://www.twitch.tv/gamesnowaaltofi

Sunday 16th November @ Twitch & Discord & Marsio

12:00 -22:00 (EET) / 11:00 – 21:00 (CET) / 10:00 – 20:00 (UTC) / 5:00 – 15:00 (EST) / 2:00 – 12:00 (PST) / 18:00 – 18th November 2024, 4:00 (HKT) / 19:00 – 18th November 2024, 5:00 (KST, JST)

Schedule in Finnish time (EET)

  • 12:00 GN! Game Jam – Submit your almost-ready playable game (deadline for the jammers), upload your first game build on your itch.io game page, and share on Discord. (You can update it later on!)
  • 14:00 GN! Game Jam live stream – Watch live stream (jam progress update by teachers), at https://www.twitch.tv/gamesnowaaltofi
  • 22:00 GN! Game JamFinal submission (deadline for jammers). Upload your final game build on your itch.io page and submit it to Games Now! itch.io. https://itch.io/jam/gn-game-jam-15