This isn’t news as such given the links etc. on the forums but the contracts have been signed and as of the end of last week Havok is now an ‘Intel company.’ For those who don’t know Havok is one of the most successful Irish game companies. Established in 1998[...]
The conference itself will take place from 9am – 6pm in the North West Regional College (NWRC) in Derry, Northern Ireland on Friday 26th October 2007. The format will be that of a conference with a series of Speakers from the Serious Games industry, followed by a round table panel[...]
This coming Friday, the 21st, gamedevelopers.ie will be holding a shindig. If you haven’t been before this is an informal pub meet to discuss game development related gossip and meet people from the forums. The plan is to meet at the Pavilion bar in Trinity College Dublin at 6pm and[...]
Part of Counter Strike: Block H is currently on show in Dublin as part of the Game On festival in Dublin’s Digital Hub. Block H is an interactive installation set in Northern Ireland. It comprises of a Counter-Strike mod and a sound reactive television. Developed for an MA in interactive[...]
Saturday 15th Sept – Open House Event: Digital Hub Open House Venue: Digital Exchange, Crane Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8 Time: 3pm and 5pm Come visit CTRL where you can explore the close relationship between technology and creativity. Have a go at playing the latest games, singing karaoke, editing[...]
Creative Inspiration – How to Make a Living from the Arts will be held on Thursday 27 September 2007 in the Millennium Forum in Derry. They have secured Wayne Hemingway as the keynote speaker for the event and several other creative practitioners to participate in the event such as Terry[...]
Informal pub meet has been agreed for Friday the 21st of September. Yes we know the Ireland V France game is on at 21.00 so we will choose a suitable put – under discussion on the forums at present. All welcome, and bring along friends with an interest in game[...]
The 2007 edition of MIGS, Canada’s largest gathering of video game creators, developers and producers (consoles, PC’s, mobile devices, online games), will feature some of the most influential creative talent in the game industry worldwide. It takes place on the 27 and 28th of November in Montreal, Canada. Among the[...]
The 2007 edition of MIGS, Canada’s largest gathering of video game creators, developers and producers (consoles, PC’s, mobile devices, online games), will feature some of the most influential creative talent in the game industry worldwide. It takes place on the 27 and 28th of November in Montreal, Canada. See http://www.sijm.ca/en
The Digital Hub in Dublin, is hosting GAME: ON, a Cyber Games Festival, from the 8th to the 15th of September and which includes the Irish Final of World Cyber Games. Events include – Monday the 10th at 1pm Industry Seminar Talk Digital: “Social Networking in Games” Panel: John Breslin[...]
This should be of interest to those interested in getting into the industry. Aphra. ************* Organizers have announced that the London Game Career Fair will take place again this October, following the inaugural event last year, which was attended by more than one thousand visitors. The 2007 fair, which is[...]
The Digital Hub in Dublin, is hosting GAME: ON, a Cyber Games Festival, from the 8th to the 15th of September and which includes the Irish Final of World Cyber Games. For full listing of events see www.worldcybergamesireland.com/gameon.htm For further details e-mail exhibit@thedigitalhub.com
Monday the 10th at 1pm Industry Seminar Talk Digital: “Social Networking in Games” Panel: John Breslin – DERI, NUI Galway, founder of Boards.ie Mark Taylor – Head of Content, Eircom.net Jamie McCormick – Operations Manager Xbox Live Gaming Centre Peter Lynch – CEO, Eirplay Games Joe Drumgoole – CEO,Putplace.com A[...]
– Sat the 15th from 10am – World Cyber Games Ireland – Final. Gamers from all over Ireland will meet in The Digital Hub to battle it out for an opportunity to represent Ireland in the Grand Final Seattle, USA. For full listing of events see www.worldcybergamesireland.com/gameon.htm For further details[...]
Clevercelt went to MIPTV 07 back in April and in this feature he muses on the games/TV/mobile/web convergence debate.
Early bird rate ends at Midnight GMT on Tuesday 31st July 2007 The Edinburgh Interactive Festival offers you the chance to join leading figures from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Eidos, SCi, BBC, Gamestation, Virgin, Rare, 19, Endemol, Ubisoft, Linden Labs and many others for two days of networking, conference, screenings[...]
Ludic Engagement Designs for All: LEDA 2007 29-30 November 2007 Aalborg University Esbjerg, Denmark
The 2nd qualifier for the world cybergames competition will be in conjunction with GameCon in Dublin. Date: Friday 17th – Sunday 19th August 2007 Time: TBC Venue: Griffith College Conference Centre, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 Capacity: 250 participants Event site: www.gamecon.ie Venue site: www.conferencecenter.ie
Ludic Engagement Designs for All: LEDA 2007 29-30 November 2007 Aalborg University Esbjerg, Denmark The conference will focus on user’s interactive, play and learning experiences in relation to toys and games discussing concepts and characteristics of aesthetics and design in relation to the ludic engagement. More info on the event[...]
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GC Developers Conference (GCDC) Leipzig, Germany: August 20, 2007 to August 22, 2007 See http://www.gcdc.eu/
Event Date September 14, 2007 Start Time 10 AM End Time 5 PM A one-day workshop on geometric algebra for computer games, computer animation and 3D computer graphics. Speakers: Prof. John Vince (Bournemouth University), Dr Chris Doran (Geomerics Ltd, Dr Joan Lasenby (Cambridge University) and Dr Hugh Vincent (Consultant) Venue[...]
British Academy Video Game Awards, London. http://www.bavga.co.uk//EnteraGame.aspx
18 July – 2pm-5pm – Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4 The IIA in partnership with iQ Content present a half day workshop on Accessibility 2.0. Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the web. An accessible website also means a better user experience for all visitors[...]
Interdisciplinary academic/industry event which takes place every two years. This year it moves to Toyko in Japan from the 24-28th of September, just after the Toyko Games Show. For more see http://www.digra2007.jp/
From 12th – 14th August, all the prototype games developed by the Dare to be Digital contestants will be on display for the public to play at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. It will be held alongside the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival during the Edinburgh festivals season in August. Visitors to[...]
Registration for the DIGRA conference, taking place in September 2007, just after the Toyko Games Show in Japan, is now possible. See www.digra2007.jp/ Two keynote speakers have been confirmed: Prof. Edward Castronova and Mr. Marc Prensky. Two prominent Japanese developers have also been invited. A summary of the program is[...]
The date for The World Cyber Games Ireland 2007 has been announced. The Irish Qualifiers will take place in The Digital Hub from 15th – 16th Sept 2007. The world event will take place in Seattle, later in the year. This year the World Cyber Games Ireland will be running[...]
Some of the following workshops lmay interest those working on modding and using games as a means of artistic and political expression. One workshop looks at 8 bit music. The location is also great, i.e. northern Spain! So if you haven’t booked your holidays yet take a look. Aphra. ****************[...]
This years Games:Edu conference will take place in Brighton in the UK on the 24 July just before the Develop conference and expo. Backed by Skillset, the UK government agency focussed on skills in industry, and a number of major game development companies the focus is on games education. Looks[...]
The programme for the 2007 Darklight Film Festival Symposium was unveiled in the Curved Café, Filmbase, Temple Bar today. Darklight Director, Nicky Gogan, introduced the programme, which includes a number of screenings, discussion forums, master classes and workshops and the YouTube Video Lounge. There are five key themes this year[...]
Brighton, UK 24 July Focus on games education Skillset and major game companies involved see http://www.gamesedu.co.uk/programme/
Brighton, UK 24th of July for more see http://www.develop-conference.com/developconference/develop_mobile.shtml
Brighton, UK All sorts of passes and prices but the expo is free. For more see http://www.develop-conference.com/developconference/index.shtml 24-26th of July
Rob Burke from Microsoft (Ireland) will be speaking at Cineworld in Dublin on Thursday the 7th of June at 6:15PM on Microsoft game developer technologies for Windows, the XBox 360, and Microsoft Robotics Studio. It’s all part of the Irish Microsoft Technology Conference, which is on all day. If you[...]