_admin_

Gamefonds and Letterenfonds subsidize two literary games

Entertainment, News / By

Literary games Puzzling Poetry and Winter are subsidized by Gamefonds and the Dutch Foundation for Literature (Letterenfonds). Game developers collaborate with writers to make these games. Flemish writer Joost Vandecasteele is working with indie game studio Happy Volcano on the game Winter, in which the story’s dark narrative is determined by gameplay. In Studio Louter […]

Gamefonds and Letterenfonds subsidize two literary games Read More »

Research and development

Research / By

Dutch gaming companies are natural allies of researchers and knowledge centers in several fields of interest. Research is a given for applied games, but entertainment games aren’t lacking academic attention either. Games as a medium have been the subject of research ever since the birth of commercial video games in the 1970s. Academics have published

Research and development Read More »

A closer look at the Dutch games industry

Applied, Education, Entertainment, Research / By

Dutch companies earn money through games. The Netherlands has a sizable games industry, but what does it look like? What is the Dutch games industry? If you ask the average gamer, they’ll probably mention Guerrilla Games, the studio behind first-person shooter franchise Killzone. If you press on, perhaps provide a few hints – Ridiculous Fishing?

A closer look at the Dutch games industry Read More »

Scroll to Top