Between Saturday the 20:th and Wednesday the 24:th march, about 50-60 people producing and working with film and games invaded Skellefteå, Sweden. And why you may ask?! It was high time for Film Arcs Master Class No IV. The topic was; Promotion, Financing and Distribution nr.1.
Oulu Game Developers own magazine, Pellaaja, was released during the GDC last week. From 12 game developer company based in Oulu, 7 companies were in focus this years magazine presenting their products.
MORNINGDEW MEDIA is a company working mainly with music and sound effects. Some of the clients include: Ice Game Studios, Thomson Media Interactive, Digital Art Media (India), Mind Juice (Canada)
It all began when Mattias Holmgren, the founder of Morningdew Media started co-working with a Canadian company called Evillusion (the game Eon of Tears) back in 2002. He produced music, sound effects and also did implementation of the audio content for a game trailer which was later shown on game conventions like E3 in Los Angeles.
Oulu based start up company Fantastec won the main award in “Innovative Business idea 2009″ competition. Company’s award winning game concept “Virtual Paradise” is developed with the support from Film Arc.
GDC, Game Developers Conference, Europe
August 17-19 2009, Cologne, Germany
Sean Kauppinen, International Digital Entertainment Agency – IDEA, on what is happening right now in the international gaming industry.
- There’s a lot going on everywhere and the media industries are evolving at a very fast pace.
Modern Society is a game about our time, the world we live in. It covers aspects from Equality to Organic Food, from War in Iraq to Torture Scandal, to Youth Culture, Women’s Priesthood and beyond.
