Join the first PGDA call of 2026 as the new board will answer questions from the community. When: Tuesday, January 20th, 20:00-21:00 Where: Twitch & PGDA Discord www.twitch.tv/pioneersat Read More: pgda.at/2026/01/13/p...
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We are the Austrian Game Development Association, representing and supporting game studios in Austria. 🇦🇹 Join our Discord community 👾 https://pgda.at
Applications for the PGDA Digital Mentorship Fall 2025 are now open! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Further information can be found on the PGDA website: pgda.at/mentoring/ The application period will conclude on 09.10.25 and the final match-ups will be announced on 12.10.25.
The Gamescom 2025 was amazing! Check out the Winner of the PGDA Talent award 2025: store.steampowered.com/app/3774130/... Thanks to everybody who visited the Austrian booth! ❤️🤍❤️ #PGDATalentAward #Gamescom2025#GameDevTalent #CelebratingCreativity #NextGenGameCreators
The Austrian game industry grew by 71% since 2018 according to the latest study. More data: 🏢 150 companies 📈 €188 million in total revenue 🧑💻 Increase from 474 jobs in 2017 to 1080 jobs in 2024 Read the report and download the booklet: pgda.at/2025/09/04/a... #gamedev
We are happy to announce the shortlist for the PGDA Talent Award! 🎉 Congratulations to the 3 Teams who have made it this far. We look forward to celebrating your achievements at the Talent Award ceremony during LevelUp. Thank you to everyone who submitted. #PGDATalentAward #LevelUp #GameDevTalent
Check out all nominated student games for the 2025 Talent Award! 20 games from universities all over Austria: Salzburg, Vienna, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Carinthia and Styria. Our jury is enjoying playing all of them and we'll announce the shortlist soon! pgda.at/talent-award...
Talent Award 2025 - Pioneers
The nominees of the Talent Award 2025.
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Join us for this month's PGDA Call on IP protection with experts from the Austrian Patent Office. Mag. Gudrun Strasser and DI Georg Gamauf will discuss benefits and usage. Note the early start at 18:00. When: Tuesday, May 20th, 18:00-19:00 Where: Twitch & PGDA Discord www.twitch.tv/pioneersat
The Austrian Talent Award 2025, in its 3rd year, showcases outstanding student game projects. In 2025, the event features successful Austrian developers with global careers. The Judges are Chris Chiu, Katrin-Anna Zibuschka, and Lukas Meindl. pgda.at/2025/05/01/p...
PGDA announces Judges for Talent Award 2025 - Pioneers
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Get ready, students and scholars—it's award submission time! Visit pgda.at/2025/03/22/p... 1. Submission 2. Shortlist Nominee 3. Level Up - The Gaming Festival 4. Gamescom We can't wait to see your amazing projects in 2025. #InnovationShowcase #GamingFestival #PGDA
PGDA announces Talent Award 2025 - Pioneers
PGDA is proud to present the first Austrian wide Talent Award for student & scholar projects
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Exciting opportunity for future game industry experts! Apply for the Spring 2025 PGDA Digital Mentorship Program by March 26, 2025. Connect with seasoned mentors for invaluable career advice from March 31 to late May. Don’t miss out! Visit pgda.at/mentoring/ for more info. #GameDevelopment
For this month’s PGDA Call, we’re untangling the web of laws and regulations, focusing on Intellectual Property. Resident Attorney Erik Steiner joins us to answer questions like: Who owns IP, and what can or can’t you do with it? 📅 Tuesday, February 18th, 20:00-21:00 📍 Twitch & PGDA Discord
As every year, @wkowien.bsky.social is supporting game developers who would like to attend gamescom, the world's largest digital games trade show, in Cologne in August. The call ends on 10 March. Don't miss this chance to build and expand your network!
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With "Content Vienna Connecting - gamescom", we are offering three games developers from Vienna the opportunity to take part in the world's largest trade fair for digital games, gamescom in Cologne,…
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Austrian devs! 🇦🇹 I created a Austrian Games Industry starter pack for all companies and individuals from Austria! Comment if you wanna be added👇 go.bsky.app/EGNkGVn #gamedev #indiedev