Abydos Entertainment is an independent game development/server tech studio. Our studio is based in Dublin at the GEC (Guinness Enterprise Centre). Most independent developers want to create, either a world, character or mechanic that brings people together. The concepts from games span many other platforms and genres. And we love that,[...]
Animation Skillnet is an industry led training network for the animation, games and VFX sectors in Ireland. They run subsidised, high-end training courses delivered by industry specialists and organise professional networking events and conferences for member company employees and freelancers. The following courses may be of interest to gd.ie readers.[...]
Hugh, Bryan and Brian from DIT have been rendering the video from the State of Play 2014 September Special that happened last month. They have kindly provided it now at this link, or you can enjoy it right here on gamedevelopers.ie tv :) The talks were to a packed house,[...]
spongeit, a small Cork based research company, are carrying out a piece of research into the digital content sector in Ireland and they are looking for our help here at gamedevelopers.ie to get in contact with game companies. The research has been commissioned by Honeycomb creative works, which is a European[...]
Welcome to the relaunched website. Over the past few months a team of volunteers from the games industry, academia and related areas have been working in their spare time to bring this day about. We have had a makeover which has added a number of improvements, including audiovisual and social[...]
As most of you know at this stage renowned game designer Brenda Romero is currently visiting many of the colleges in Ireland that have games related degrees. The visit was proposed by Bob Jackson, a lecturer at the Institute of Technology, Tralee and is funded under the Fulbright programme. As part[...]
For people who would like to put in an application for the Fulbright TechImpact Awards, you’ve about six weeks to get your submission in. Full details below. What Are They? The Fulbright TechImpact Awards are designed to respond to the potential and pace of ICT. The Fulbright Commission is interested[...]
So to kick off the final week of the Romeros in Ireland dubLUDO is hosting an event upstairs in Whelans at 25 Wexford St. in Dublin and Brenda Romero will be sharing some of her wisdom and experience of Design Documentation. This is a free to attend event and all are welcome,[...]
Over the past 3 years, The Women in Games conference has become the European forum for women working in and around the computer games industry.
The following was sent to us by Steve C in Trinity. ***** The Interaction, Simulation and Graphics Lab, School of Computer Science and Statistics, TCD, is delighted to announce, in collaboration with IBM Ireland and IBM T.J. Watson Research Centre, a workshop on the new Cell Broadband Engine (BE). The[...]
“Interactive direction of virtual actors” Professor Ken Perlin Media Research Laboratory Department of Computer Science New York University 7:00pm Monday 20th November Joly Theatre Hamilton Building 4, Trinity College Dublin For further details, please see the website at: http://isg.cs.tcd.ie/cosulliv/KenPerlin.html Presentation Abstract The Interaction, Simulation and Graphics (ISG) Lab in Trinity[...]
A freely downloadable game call 'NanoQuest' has been developed by Cando Interactive, Fable Interactive and Claire Fitch in association with CRANN, a nanotech research centre in Trinity College Dublin and the Discover Science and Engineering Project.
Some of the following podcasts from the Darklight festival in June 2006 will be of interest to people on this site. *In conversation with Gavin Kelly of Piranha Bar, multi-award winning animation wizards Alan Smith & Adam Foulkes gave a talk at the Darklight Festival Salon 2006 in association with[...]
Following the industry panel and a day of tiring game related presentations CGames are inviting folks to let their hair down at a ceile at the Bull and Castle, which used to be called the Castle Inn, beside Christchurch. Open to all and free of charge.
Part of the week of games related events in Dublin and the CGames conf., Ernest Adams will give one of his well-received workshops on Games Design in Dublin. For more details and to register contact the organisers via http://www.comp.dit.ie/cgames/program.html Saturday 25th November, 2006 09:00 – 10:00 Registration 10:00 – 12:30[...]
The David Perry Talent-lab event will take place on Thursday 30th November, 2006 at Queen’s University. Registration is via Cinemagic at http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/events_talent_lab.htm
Dave Perry - founder and CEO of gamesconsultants.com and formerly President of Shiny Entertainment.
The 17th Cinemagic World Screen Festival takes place in Northern Ireland from the 17th November- 3rd December. Packed full of premiere screenings, masterclasses and educational packages there is something for everyone. As usual there will be animation related events. For more see http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/events_special_events.htm or call 02890 311900 for more info.
Just received the following call for papers which may be of interest to some. ***** CALL FOR PAPERS “The Philosophy of Computer Games” An Interdisciplinary Conference http://www.fps.no/gameconference.html http://www.fps.no/cfp.html We hereby invite scholars in any field who take a professional interest in the phenomenon of computer games to submit abstracts to[...]
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS PROJECTED WEEKENDS: From November 2006 until March 2007, The Digital Hub will run a series of outdoor projections from their premises in Dublin 8. The projections will run for the entire weekend and each weekend a new piece will be shown. This is an open ended call[...]
We have been in touch with our friends in Upstart to find out more about the news that they have been 'bought out.' More details on this soon.
SEE URL http://www.digiworldsummit.com/pages/?all=journee&id=1&idl=22 Workshop / Seminar New dynamics in the video game industry
Call for Papers - Microsoft Academic Days on Game Development in Computer Science Education
This is a chance to show off your skills at Splinter Cell Double Agent. Tourno will be running at the XBOX Live Gaming Centre in Dublin on November 3rd. You need teams of three or we could have a gd.ie team. The grand prize is a trip to the Ubisoft Development[...]
From October 25-26 the 6th IT&T Conference will be held in the Institute of Technology, Carlow.
Following successful conferences in Utrecht and Vancouver this year DIGRA goes to Japan. Full details of call for papers below.
Agenda: > 2.00pm Doors open > 2.45pm Show reels & customer profiles > 3.00pm The latest news & update announcements > 3.30pm Maya 8 new features & workflow overview: Maya Application Specialist Nick Jovic will demonstrate the exciting new features within the 64-bit release of Maya 8. Including the Transfer Polygon[...]
The London games festival fringe is proud to announce Sense of Play 06, a one-day symposium that takes a long hard look at game design, and the role of the game designer.
Interesting press release this one - the combined computer flight simulator and aviation show at the Red Cow Inn. For hobbyists, pilots and anyone with an interest in planes I presume.
PC Pilots Ireland – Flight Simulator Show Sunday 1st October 2006 Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin. 10am – 5pm Entrance fee: €5.00 per person. Family €10.00 Full details are available on www.pcpilotsireland.com Contact: Terry McGee (PC Pilots Ireland) Email: tmcg@iol.ie. Ph: (H) 01 8405 105 (M) 087 257 0020[...]
More details on the forthcoming conference in DIT in November. Deadline for papers is 20th of September. There is a reduced student fee.
Top games developers, publishers and producers will be in Belfast on Monday 9th October as part of a week-long series of IDEASFACTORY masterclasses in association with Belfast City Council. They'll be discussing the latest developments in the world of consoles, mobiles and PCs.
“Computer Science and Illusion: A Computational View of the Interpretation and Manipulation of Images” A presentation by Prof. Andrew Blake, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge. 7:30pm Wednesday 6th September Ernst Walton Theatre Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin Please visit: http://isg.cs.tcd.ie/ for more details. Presentation Abstract The Interaction, Simulation and Graphics (ISG) Lab[...]
The 6th annual IT&T Conference is being held in the Institute of Technology, Carlow on October 25-26. A new addition to this year’s conference are technology workshops. One of the workshops is entitled “The Future of Games Development in Ireland” and will feature a moderated panel discussion on the topic,[...]
Ireland s only combined Computer Flight Simulator and Aviation show will be held on Sunday 1st October 2006 Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin. 10.00am to 5.00pm This is Ireland’s second combined Computer Flight Simulator and Aviation Show which will have exhibitors from the Irish, UK and European Flight Simulation[...]
The World Cyber Games are coming to Ireland for the first time in September 2006. The World Cyber Games is the world’s first ‘Cyber Games Festival’ designed to build a healthy cyber culture. The best gamers from around the world will gather in different cities to share the excitment and[...]
The Develop Conference is quickly approaching and I find that I am short a few volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to be a helper it doesnt pay but you get a free pass to the conference. We do expect you to work however, its pretty easy work (sitting in classrooms all day).:-}
If you fancy working at the GC Developer Conference this August in Leipzig there is a call out for helpers. More details below.
Dylan Collins, from Demonware has been nominated as a finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
CGames 2006 which will be held in DIT, Dublin this coming Nov. has just issued a call for papers.
Darklight is collaborating with Screen Training Ireland this year to present a Masterclass with animation wizards Smith and Foulkes.
Official launch of ‘The Business and Culture of digital games’ in the Irish Film Institute bookshop, Temple Bar Dublin at 7pm on the 15th of June – i.e. next Thurs. The book will be launched by Prof. Paschal Preston of DCU and introduced by Dr. Sean O’Riain from NUIM. This[...]
The Develop Conference & Expo is taking place at the Hilton Brighton Metropole which is centrally located on the seafront just a few minutes from the train station. Brighton Metropole Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2FU The Brighton Metropole offers a discounted rate for Develop Conference attendees and exhibitors. To take[...]
If you are involved in games education then you should be interested in know that Game Developer magazine is in the process of preparing Game Developer's Fall 2006 Game Career Guide, a special issue of the magazine directed at prospective and current university students.
Darklight this year is focussing on animation but will involve the usual mix of films, workshops and works from local and international artists.
Judging is on the 17th and the awards will be given out and projects showcased on the 18th of August in Dundee. for more see http://www.daretobedigital.com/about/importantdates.php
you know where… industry speakers, game screenings and the Edge award on the 21/22 August for more see http://www.eief.co.uk/
Hard to believe but the LUDO course in Ballyfermot College of Further Education is ten years old and this year students on the course will showcase their final work experience project as part of the wider Ballyfermot Senior College open day which will take place on the 1st of June between 2 and 8 pm in the Irish Film Institute (IFI).
at the Irish Film Institute from 2-8pm. screenings of game intro at 2, 4, and 6.30pm in cinema and playable demo upstairs. including animation and games.. Find the IFI – http://www.irishfilm.ie/location.asp Ballyfermot College of Further Education – http://www.scb.ie/
Well it is hard to keep up with rumours on the forums but here are more details on the Dare to be Digital Ireland winners this year. Doesn't gd.ie pick its newbies well! Well done to all!!