Join us as we celebrate this year's creative and technical achievements of Utah's video game creators.

Then join us for the Final Burn After Party!

It is time again for the biggest end-of-year party for game developers in Utah! This year we are excited to see SpyHop's new event space.

Please support our wonderful sponsors:

• • Thank you to SpyHop for hosting and providing volunteers. 
  • Thank you to UDEN for sponsoring the physical awards and for promotion support! 
  • Thank you to the volunteers from IGDA SLC for organizing and helping with setup and teardown.

We look forward to another wonderful evening to highlight and celebrate the work done by our community this year. It is a free event, and open to the public, but food and drink at the Final Burn after party is on your own. Many choose to dress up nicer for the main event. Feel free to invite friends and family!

Games worked on by people living in Utah from last December through this November are eligible.

The nominated games include:

Abyss of Neptune - Abyssmal Games, Synodic Arc - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562020/Abyss_of_Neptune/

AlUla Adventures - Manga Productions / Spark XR - https://www.alulaadventures.com

Auto Jump - Postmita - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Postmita.CarJump

Canvas Colors In the Moving City - UnfinishedCircl - https://unfinishedcircl.itch.io/canvas-colors-in-the-moving-city

Death Drive - Rose Gold Media - https://olivergallina.itch.io/death-drive

Dissolve - Baby Star Games - https://www.babystargames.com/landing

Harold Reborn - Lukewasthefish - https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/harold-reborn-3ds/

Salt Lake Stories - john d moore - https://twitter.com/jdm0079/status/1455207010035650560

Skillick's Bride - Rachel Helps - https://rwelean.itch.io/skillicks-bride

Solitaire Stories - Red Games Co - https://apps.apple.com/app/solitaire-stories/id1534193824

Super Totally Ultimate Dads Showdown - Sandaled Sox - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570730/Super_Totally_Ultimate_Dad_Showdown/

Tail of a Ghost Kitty - briakitten, plumepox, Luna, Zugai89, Michael Macapagal - https://itch.io/jam/wholesome-games-jam-2020/rate/777159

To Hell With It - Wimpy Imp games - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1567740/To_Hell_With_It/

Transformers: Tactical Arena - Red Games Co - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/transformers-tactical-arena/id1534035610

Yuligans: Christmas is Coming! - The Worst of Friends - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457990/Yuligans_Christmas_is_Coming/

• Try some of the games
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• After party - meet the nominees

Plus, Spark XR will be there, where you can try their XR-One 'teleportation' Pod and the nominated sensory virtual travel experience, AlUla Adventures, created in collaboration with Manga Productions. If you missed the opportunity to try it at the global launch last month at the Silicon Slopes Summit (it was fully booked both days), this is a rare chance to try it. See feedback from people that tried it, here.

It will be quite the event!  You don't want to miss this!

Organized by the Utah IGDA Chapter.

UDEN is a proud sponsor of this event

Final Burn After Party

This party is sponsored by Blue Gene's (who are providing a prize and hosting the location).  Invite your friends and kick back! NOTE: This is 21+ and you must bring ID!

Cost: food and drinks are on your own

Time: Saturday, Dec 4th, 9:00 pm

Place: BLUE GENE'S (formerly RYE)

239 S 500 E, Salt Lake City

RSVP: Notify Josh Jones [email protected] if you plan to attend (RSVP for each event).

Please join the Utah IGDA Mailing List at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/igda_utah for further announcements. 

This is a remote position, full-time with excellent benefits, working for a leading mobile video game developer. You can work from home!  

Our post-launch mobile life cycle is richer than ever with new content, features and updates being added continually to support each game’s community, gameplay and commerce ecosystem. We’re looking for a talented engineer to develop and maintain these flexible and highly scalable systems, and help our super-talented mobile programming team transition to a full games-as-a-service live operation.

Apply here - https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/ or click for more details.

If you are ambitious, highly skilled in network programming and have a passion for making outstanding mobile games, take one step forward! If you like a challenge and are ready play an integral role as part of a small but experienced and ambitious team, take another step forward! If your default is "I can do that, and if I can't I'll learn how to" and are not afraid to get your hands dirty, take another step forward! You've taken three steps toward a rare challenge for what promises to be a thrilling ride for the right candidate!

This is a remote position, full-time with excellent benefits, working for a leading mobile video game developer. You can work from home!  

Apply here - https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/ or click for more details.

Love living in Utah?  Want to work from home?  Looking for full-time with great benefits, for a leading mobile video game developer?

As a Tools Programmer, you should have a good grounding in computer science fundamentals and have excellent communication skills.  Experience with C#, Unity, mobile development on Android or iOS, ad SDKs, or free-to-play casual games is a plus.  

Apply here - https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/ or click for more details.

As a Data Scientist in our data team, you will work closely with our Game Designers & Business Analysts to formalize and answer questions related to our games, players, in-game behaviors & player value.

This is a remote position, full-time with excellent benefits, working for a leading mobile video game developer. You can work from home!  

Apply here - https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/ or click for more details.

Work from home position, full-time with great benefits for a leading mobile video game publisher.

Identify and develop mobile acquisition strategies for our leading mobile video games and work closely with external partners as well as internal data and engineering teams to further improve our internal tools. 

Apply here - https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/ or click for more details.

Love living in Utah?  Want to work from home?  Looking for full-time with great benefits, for a leading mobile video game developer?

An effective communicator, team player and planner, the Development Manager is a key position, a multiplier for the company who will work with our Central Technology team and help them deliver their goals on time and to the highest standards.

Apply at the website: https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/

Click for more details!

Love living in Utah?  Want to work from home?  Looking for full-time with great benefits, for a leading mobile video game developer?

The Director of Ad Monetization is responsible for owning the implementation and optimization of advertising in our games.

Apply at the website: https://www.gamecircus.com/careers/

Click for more details!

This month's newsletter aka “Not another cornonavirus email”, or

“We know what you did during lockdown”, or

“Everything you ever wanted to know about COVID-19 but were afraid to ask”, or

“Mummy what did you do during the time of Coronavirus?”

WildWorks, creators of Animal Jam are looking to hire a Marketing Manager for their talented team! 

Click for details on how to apply!

Spark XR is looking to add to our small founding team in the coming year and can offer a variety of working arrangements, including full-time, part-time and contract.  

Below is a summary of our art positions. To apply, please send your resume with covering letter and relevant links to [email protected].  We are excited to hear from you!

Spark XR is looking to add to our small founding team in the coming year and can offer a variety of working arrangements, including full-time, part-time and contract.  We are looking for engineers and artists, but designers and producers should also get in contact as we will open positions for them next year also and it doesn’t hurt to get ahead of the queue!

Below is a summary of our engineering positions. To apply, please send your resume with covering letter and relevant links to [email protected].  We are excited to hear from you!

This month - we ask what have we achieved together in 2017 so far?  What is stopping you from jumping into AR and VR?  Film makers or game makers, we make the case for action, inspired in no small measure by the excellent presentations at UDEN 16 last month, especially the live AR demo from WildWorks' Pat Carver, of Animal Jam using Apple's ARKit. Don't know any developers?  This is the community to ask! No more excuses!

The case for our community to focus on AR and VR technologies for economic success.

UDEN's first meeting of 2017 was held during the Sundance Film Festival on January 25th.  We were graciously hosted by our terrific partners the Utah Film Commission at their event space in Park City, UT.  

A panel discussion that addressed: 

• Lessons learned from startup accelerators like Tech Stars and Boom Startup;
• What VC’s are really looking for and their specific issues with funding digital entertainment innovations;
• Tips and advice for tapping into a range of resources including angel investors, venture debt, venture capital and strategic partnerships;
• How to present a compelling pitch;
• Resources in Utah that can help.

Read the full blog here: http://www.guv1.com/jonblogs/uden11