{"id":22692,"date":"2025-09-10T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkubaator.tallinn.ee\/?post_type=events&#038;p=22692"},"modified":"2025-09-23T19:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:40:58","slug":"how-to-enter-the-games-industry-with-no-experience","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/inkubaator.tallinn.ee\/en\/events\/how-to-enter-the-games-industry-with-no-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enter the Games Industry with No Experience?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether your background is in <strong>art, programming, music, writing, marketing, project management<\/strong>, or another field, your skills can play an important role in the world of games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the event <strong>\u201cHow to Enter the Games Industry with No Experience?\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>Andri Allas<\/strong> and <strong>M\u00e4rten Rattasepp<\/strong> will share their journeys and experiences of breaking into the games industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this event, <strong>Andri Allas<\/strong> and <strong>M\u00e4rten Rattasepp<\/strong> will share their personal journeys into game development, showing how many different paths can lead into the industry and what opportunities it can offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andri Allas <\/strong>has been immersed in the world of video games for nearly his entire life \u2013 founder of the Level1.ee community, main organizer of <em>M\u00e4ngude\u00d6\u00d6<\/em>, and Head of Esports at Postimees Group. While he has usually taken on the role of mentor and organizer at Game Jams, earlier this year he decided to step into the shoes of a participant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What began as a simple idea soon grew into a completely new game \u2013 <em>Grannies on Wheels<\/em>. In his talk, Andri will share what it\u2019s like to take part in a game jam without prior game development experience, and what surprising outcomes such an adventure can lead to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u00e4rten Rattasepp<\/strong> is a literary critic, cultural researcher, essayist, (pseudo-)academic, (game) writer, and narrative designer. He holds a Master of Arts degree in literary and cultural theory from the University of Tartu, specializing in postmodern\/amodern writing, metafiction, and historiography. After stepping away from the academic path, he unexpectedly found himself in the world of game development, contributing as a writer to <em>Disco Elysium<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past nine years, he has also written and designed for titles such as <em>Death and Taxes<\/em>, <em>Pentiment<\/em>, and <em>Broken Alliance<\/em>. He prefers to work on RPGs with strong literary ambition \u2013 often at the expense of his sanity. When not writing far too much text, he enjoys long and demanding countryside hikes and moving heavy objects from one place to another (otherwise known as volunteering at festivals and events).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a pre-event to the <strong>Game Jam: Estonian Folklore Edition (October 3\u20135)<\/strong>, it will inspire you with real stories of breaking into the games industry and show how diverse backgrounds can lead to unexpected opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 The event is open to everyone curious about the games industry \u2013 whether you\u2019re a beginner, a creative mind, or simply interested in how games are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The event will be held in English and onsite in Tallinn University in room A543.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00f5tled karj\u00e4\u00e4rile m\u00e4ngut\u00f6\u00f6stuses, aga kogemus puudub? V\u00f5i ei ole selle peale veel m\u00f5elnud, aga v\u00f5iksid? Olgu su taust <strong>kunstis, programmeerimises, heliloomes, kirjutamises, turunduses, projektijuhtimises<\/strong> v\u00f5i hoopis m\u00f5nes muus valdkonnas \u2013 sinu oskustel v\u00f5ib m\u00e4ngumaailmas olla suur roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00fcndmusel <strong>\u201cHow to Enter the Games Industry with No Experience?\u201d<\/strong> jagavad oma teekonda ja kogemuslugusid m\u00e4ngut\u00f6\u00f6stusse j\u00f5udmisest <strong>Andri Allas<\/strong> ja <strong>M\u00e4rten Rattasepp<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andri Allas<\/strong> on olnud videom\u00e4ngude maailmaga seotud pea terve elu \u2013 Level1.ee kogukonna asutaja, M\u00e4ngude\u00d6\u00d6 peakorraldaja ning Postimees Grupi e-spordi suunajuht. Kui seni on ta Game Jamidel (videom\u00e4ngude arendamise h\u00e4katon) olnud pigem mentori ja korraldaja rollis, siis selle aasta alguses otsustas ta astuda hoopis osaleja kingadesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See, mis algas lihtsast ideest, kasvas kiiresti t\u00e4iesti uueks m\u00e4nguks \u2013 <em>Grannies on Wheels<\/em>. Oma ettekandes r\u00e4\u00e4gib Andri, mida t\u00e4hendab osaleda game jam\u2019il ilma varasema m\u00e4nguarenduse kogemuseta ning milliseid ootamatuid tulemusi see v\u00f5ib endaga kaasa tuua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u00e4rten Rattasepp<\/strong> on kirjanduskriitik, kultuuriuurija, esseist, (pseudo)akadeemik, (m\u00e4ngu)kirjanik ja narratiivikujundaja. Tal on Tartu \u00dclikooli magistrikraad kirjanduse ja kultuuriteooria erialal, kus ta keskendus postmodernsele\/amodernsele kirjutamisele, metafiktsioonile ja historiograafiale. Akadeemiliselt rajalt k\u00f5rvale astudes sattus ta ootamatult m\u00e4nguarenduse maailma, panustades kirjanikuna m\u00e4ngu <em>Disco Elysium<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viimase \u00fcheksa aasta jooksul on ta kirjutanud ja disaininud ka m\u00e4nge nagu <em>Death and Taxes<\/em>, <em>Pentiment<\/em> ja <em>Broken Alliance<\/em>. M\u00e4rten eelistab t\u00f6\u00f6tada RPG-dega, millel on tugev kirjanduslik ambitsioon \u2013 sageli oma vaimse tervise arvelt. Kui ta parasjagu liiga palju ei kirjuta, naudib ta pikki ja n\u00f5udlikke matku maapiirkonnas ning raskete asjade \u00fchest kohast teise t\u00f5stmist (ehk vabatahtlikuna festivalidel ja muudel \u00fcritustel abistamist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Game Jam: Estonian Folklore Editioni<\/strong> (3.\u20135. oktoober) eel\u00fcritusena pakub see s\u00fcndmus inspireerivaid lugusid sellest, kuidas on v\u00f5imalik m\u00e4ngut\u00f6\u00f6stusesse siseneda, ning n\u00e4itab, kui mitmekesised v\u00f5ivad olla teekonnad selleni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 \u00dcritus on avatud k\u00f5igile, kes tunnevad huvi m\u00e4ngut\u00f6\u00f6stuse vastu \u2013 olgu sa algaja, loominguline hing v\u00f5i lihtsalt keegi, keda huvitab, kuidas m\u00e4nge tehakse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00dcritus toimub inglise keeles ning kohapeal Tallinna \u00dclikoolis, ruumis A543.<br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22680,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"event-category":[169],"class_list":["post-22692","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-category-erisundmus"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Enter the Games Industry with No Experience? - Tallinna Ettev\u00f5tlusinkubaator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/inkubaator.tallinn.ee\/sundmused\/how-to-enter-the-games-industry-with-no-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Enter the Games Industry with No Experience? - Tallinna Ettev\u00f5tlusinkubaator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether your background is in art, programming, music, writing, marketing, project management, or another field, your skills can play an important role in the world of games. 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