games

Games, VR & UX

This evening event will investigate how UX and user research is implemented in the development of video games.

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Date: 10 May 2016
Location: Hotel du Vin (Dome Room), UK

VRTGO Contest sponsored by nDreams

Secret Sauce and VRTGO Conference are delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with nDreams to create a VR contest for students and start-ups in the VR space.

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Date: 15 October 2015
Location: UKIE, SE

Skills empowerment workshop for women working in the games industry

Don’t miss out to take part in one-off workshop next week lead by expert leadership and life coaches Jessica Farrel, Kathy Foy, Liz Rivers and Jon Torrens to sharpen your profile and define your future skills.

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Date: 2 February 2015
Location: UKIE, UK

Pocket Gamer Connects 2 Helsinki

After an amazingly successful first outing in London, Pocket Gamer Connects is coming back again, this time to sunny (honest) Helsinki!

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Date: 16 June 2014
Location: Wanha Satama, UK

Pocket Gamer Connects - East meets West

Brand new for 2014 comes Pocket Gamer Connects, a global mobile games conference from Steel Media, the publisher behind Pocket Gamer and PocketGamer.biz.

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Date: 20 January 2014
Location: Vinopolis, UK

The EdTech Hackathon 2013

To build educational apps suitable for classroom use by teachers and pupils.

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Date: 26 October 2013
Location: Google Campus, UK

Digital Innovation Contest – Games: Briefing Event

IC tomorrow has launched the £125k 'Digital Innovation Contest – Games' with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), Crytek UK, Intel, Google Chrome, ODEON Cinemas and Pinewood Studios. Winners retain their full IP and receive up to £25k in prototype funding. A briefing event will be held in London for potential entrants on 19 September.

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Date: 19 September 2013
Location: Rich Mix, UK

Luke Hohmann's Certified Innovation Games for Customer Understanding

Want to give your business an extra edge? Join Luke Hohmann at Skills Matter for his course on using serious games to maximise your success.

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Date: 28 October 2013
Location: Skills Matter, UK

Tenshi Two Day Bootcamp powered by Unreal Engine

Intense sessions and mentoring to prepare new studios for success in the modern games industry. Aiming at: o Early stage, or even pre-launch o Looking to explore new markets or new business models o Developing commercial knowhow and business development skills We recommend 2 attendees per company but welcome individual CEOs

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Date: 12 March 2013
Location: Grant Thornton, UK

PlayGen's Make Play Workshop

Come along to PlayGen's "Make Play" workshop to harness the power of play and improve your process, brand, product or service!

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Date: 3 October 2012
Location: PlayGen HQ, UK

Fanographie: the art & science of digital fan marketing

Fanographie Summit: 27 March 2012, London The Fanographie Summit is a gathering of digital media executives who work in sports & entertainment industries. Fanographie will bring together strategists, marketers, technologists, creatives, agencies, media entities, entrepreneurs and more.

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Date: 27 March 2012
Location: LBi, UK

Music 4.5 Mobile Music - the sound of the future

Music 4.5 Mobile Music will focus on the new innovative trends and technologies in the market place, explore the new interactive relationships between musician, music, audience and devices/service providers, going beyond the mere marketing role of an app and/or game.

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Date: 8 March 2012
Location: Lewis Silkin office, UK

Mobile Games - Current Trends and what are the lessons for other sectors?

Mobile games is arguably the most significant contributor to mobile content revenues - so there's plenty to learn from that sector if you're not in it - and plenty to think about from others' experience if you are.

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Date: 30 January 2012
Location: CBI Conference Centre, Centre Point, UK

SMW London Round-up: Game On! Games & Brands sponsored by Nokia and JWT

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Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it’s taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, tweets and speaker presentations from Game On! Games & Brands sponsored by Nokia and JWT.

Traditionally two separate industries, games and social media have meshing together in a variety of ways, providing opportunities for brands.

Traditional games companies are embracing social media, social gaming market is set to hit over $1bn this year and brands are combining game mechanics and social media to drive campaigns.

Opportunities exist, all are benefiting from targeting a wider demographic, increasing engagement and create rewards and status to drive behaviour both off and online.

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SMW London Snippet: Interview with Miguel Andres-Clavera, Head of Innovation for JWT

Miguel Andres-Clavera

We managed to grab Miguel Andres-Clavera, Head of Innovation at JWT, for a chat after the Game On! Games and Brands panel, sponsored by Nokia and JWT, on Weds 9th February as part of Social Media Week London.

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