ESA Still Loves Games and is Co-Initiator of Spaceship Game Jam
At the end of August, Finnish Game Jam and the European Space Agency are hosting the first Spaceship Game Jam. Developers outside Finland are invited to participate digitally.
Stephan Steininger02.07.2025 08:28
Game development is not rocket science, but the passion with which people work in both worlds certainly has parallels. Perhaps this is why the European Space Agency has turned its attention to the gaming industry in order to find potential employees. In any case, it has been seeking closer ties with the industry for several years. The video message from ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from the ISS, which was shown at gamescom ONL in 2022, was unforgettable. Now ESA is launching a new project in collaboration with Finnish Game Jam (FGJ).
Game development is not rocket science, but the passion with which people work in both worlds certainly has parallels. Perhaps this is why the European Space Agency has turned its attention to the gaming industry in order to find potential employees. In any case, it has been seeking closer ties with the industry for several years. The video message from ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from the ISS, which was shown at gamescom ONL in 2022, was unforgettable. Now ESA is launching a new project in collaboration with Finnish Game Jam (FGJ).
