From September 26 – 28 an economic mission to South Korea led by prime minister Mark Rutte will take place for the top sectors Agri Food, Horticulture and starting materials, HTSM and the Creative Industries (specifically gaming, urban design & architecture). DGA chairman Horst Streck will join the mission to represent the Dutch games industry, […]
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A warm welcome to 2 new members: Big Bang Studio, a company focused on creating accessible games that help you rehabilitate and Capstone Beyond Limits, a specialized consulting company for the video game and interactive entertainment industry. Big Bang Studio Big Bang Studio creates simple accessible games that help you rehabilitate in a fun and
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We are proud to announce 6 new DGA Members. A warm welcome to AtHand, Curve Fever, Hulan Studio, iQU, Willow\’s Pillow and Qamez! AtHand For AtHand, gamification is about seducing people to learn, to change behavior and to perform better in real life and work, making it feel like a game. Using science, psychology, economics
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“Bridging research, creativity, entrepreneurship, and focus on talent development, upscaling, and to strengthen our international competetiveness”. This is the goal of the “Creative Manifesto” that was presented to Members of Parliament Michiel van Veen (VVD), Agnes Mulder (CDA), Jacques Monasch en Tanja Jadnanansing (PvdA). Politicians are called to action by the The Topteam Creative industry,
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DGA chairman Horst Streck responds to the discussion that arose around the recently revealed growth numbers of the Dutch games industry in the Games Monitor 2015. \”The opportunities were there, but we haven\’t been able to seize them.\” In an interview with NRC, DGA chairman Horst Streck responds to their previously published article on the
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Do you have experience with validation of health games or apps? What do you think about the need for validation and methods of validation in this sector? Read on to fill out the survey on validation of health games. This survey is part of the wrap-up of Growing Games, a support program (2013-2016) to promote
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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
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