From gamer to game developer - DGC Podcast

In this episode Expa's chairperson Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) and Jamk's Business Information Technology, Game Production senior lecturer Mika Karhulahti discuss together with Niko Autio, founder of Hanki Games, about how one can evolve from a gamer to a professional game developer with an emerging business. All in all, this is a fourth DGC podcast, brought to you by Expa Game Business Cooperative and Jamk University of Applied Sciences. The umbrella of this entire podcast series revolves around similar topics; making the games industry accessible and reviewing games’ education from the point of view of professionals to keep it relevant and up to date with industry needs. In three previous episodes there have been discussions about junior career paths, and how universities and game companies can work closer together to solve the current challenges in the supply and demand ratio of young workforce in the industry. In this episode there is a totally new perspective to this discussion with Niko, who is pursuing to employ himself and others through a passion project without formal games industry education. Puhujat / Speakers Haastattelija/Host: Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) Asiantuntijat/Specialist: Niko Autio (Hanki Games) & Mika Karhulahti (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) Käsikirjoitus / Script Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti), Hanna Hauvala Tekninen toteutus / Technical implementation Veerti Pekonniemi Julkaisupaikka ja -aika / Place and time of publication Jamk University of Applied Sciences Kustantaja ja tilaaja / Publisher and Client Game Production, Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Jamk University of Applied Sciences Jakson tekstivastine / Alternative text https://www.jamk.fi/fi/media/41497