The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and The Independent Game Developers' Association (TIGA) are non-profit trade associations that advocate for and support the game development industry. IGDA is a global organization that connects game developers through networks and communities. TIGA specifically represents UK and European developers, strengthening the industry through lobbying, media promotion, and helping members commercially. Both organizations provide resources, events, and programs to help developers improve their skills and careers.

1. IGDA & TIGA

2. International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

3. IGDA - What are they?
● The IGDA is a U.S.-based non-profit professional association that exists as a
global network of collaborative projects and communities comprised of
individuals from all fields of game development - from programmers and
producers to writers, artists, QA and localization.

4. IGDA - What do they do and with whom?
● The IGDA promotes public awareness and understanding of game
development as a profession.
● They connect worldwide game developers to peers with shared interests and
goals through a global network.
● They advocate issues important to the professional and personal success of
game developers.
● Studio Affiliates: EA, Frogmind, Fingersoft, Boomlagoon, House Marque, Big
Duck Games, Grand Cru.

5. Primary Goal
● IGDA's primary goals are to promote public awareness and advocate
information regarding the game industry and related careers.
● IGDA provides educational resources for students, game developers, and
game development studios the help solve game development's difficult
problems and promotes collaboration and groups projects.
● Helping to improve the game development and career quality of life, through
conferences and summits related to game development.

6. IGDA Involvement with Game Industry
● IGDA brings together developers in various conferences from 90 chapters and
special interest groups to improve their lives and their craft over game
development.
● Through the IGDA, game developers work collaboratively, and share
knowledge.
● People can learn from each other, and learn new skills while helping to grow
the community and culture helping to shape the future of the game industry.

7. IGDA - Conference and Events

8. IGDA - Benefits
IGDA Scholars Program -
● People who are part of the IDGA Scholars Program have access to all of the
conferences held by IDGA. In addition, there are professionals from the
game industry that mentor people who are part of the program. This helps
start their careers by providing a lot of opportunity.

9. IGDA - Benefits
General Benefits -
● Have logo and other contact information posted on the IGDA website
● Receive news and updates on the latest events
● Discounts on other products

10. The Independent Game Developer’s Association (TIGA)

11. TIGA - What are they?
● The Independent Game Developer’s Association
● TIGA is a trade association, representing the business and commercial
interests of some video and computer game developers in the UK and Europe.

12. TIGA - What do they do and who are they involved with?
● Their core purpose is to strengthen the games development and digital
publishing sector. TIGA achieves this by campaigning and rallying for the
industry in the corridors of power, championing the industry in the media and
helping members commercially and with the market.

13. TIGA - Public or Private Investor
● As a trade association, TIGA analyzes the UK game market for growth with
game studio jobs and analyzation of UK based regional video-game sales.
● They are part of the publishing process as well as being involved with digital
publishing in games and earn revenue from digital game sales.

14. TIGA - The Digital Process
● TIGA's core purpose is to strengthen game development and the digital
publishing sector in the UK video games market.
● TIGA achieves this by rallying for the game industry by working with the media
to help their members in the game industry commercially in the marketplace.

15. TIGA - Developers, Studios or Systems
TIGA University Accreditation System -
● This system is ran by TIGA. It accredits the top percent of both undergraduates
and postgraduates courses in the university. This assists others to spot which
courses have people who are developing industry level skills.

16. TIGA - Developers, Studios or Systems

17. TIGA - Benefits
Student Benefits
Grads in Game
● These are educational initiatives, supported by the industry, that aim to
develop more conversations or discussions with education and the
professional industry. They strive to strengthen the education for students,
especially for the courses related to games that are being taught. Finally, they
provide windows to the industry. They discuss about the expectations and
requirements that are set in the industry.

18. TIGA - Benefits
Current Initiatives
● Get in the Game
● Search for a Star & Rising Star
● Catalyst

19. IDGA versus TIGA
● Both IDGA and TIGA are strong organizations with multiple influences on the
game industry. They both strive to strengthen and assist the people,
companies and education in the game industry. They provide numerous
networking events to assists employers, employees and students to connect
with different companies. While IDGA is more focused on connections
worldwide, whereas, TIGA highlights many features to aid the game
development in UK, both these associations are striving to create the game
industry better.

20. Links
IGDA TIGA