holland, partner country for the italian game developers summit (igds)

 HOLLAND, PARTNER COUNTRY FOR THE ITALIAN GAME DEVELOPERS SUMMIT (IGDS) Milan, October 24th 2012 -­‐ AESVI, the Italian Video Game Industry Association, is pleased to announce that Holland will be partner country at the first edition of the Italian Game Developers Summit (IGDS). IGDS will take place on November 9-­‐10, 2012 in Milan as a parallel event of Games Week, the Italian video game industry’s consumer show. Last year Games Week attracted more than 30.000 visitors and 500 journalists. IGDS is meant to be a platform for the Italian video game developers’ community -­‐ companies, professionals and students -­‐ to exchange experiences and to build competencies. Day 1 will be dedicated to game development. Day 2, to workshops and tutorials for game developers who want to improve their professional activity. Being one of the most creative and innovative countries for video game development in Europe, Holland will be officially hosted at a special session of IGDS, called “Holland4Italy”. Four outstanding Dutch developers will share their experiences with the audience. In particular: • Michaël Bas, Board Member Dutch Games Association (DGA) and CEO Ranj • Jasper Koning, Co-­‐Founder and Game Designer Ronimo Games • Remco de Rooij, CEO Triangle Studios • Martijn Reuvers, Co-­‐Founder and Managing Director Two Tribes Holland is currently a main player in the global gaming industry. During the past five years the number of people employed in the Dutch gaming industry has more than doubled. Dutch educational institutes have responded to these trends by developing courses and curricula to support the development of the gaming sector. While the market for entertainment games is dominated by foreign companies, Dutch firms are performing well in specific markets such as serious and casual gaming. Spil Games is the largest online game platform with about 130 million unique visitors per month. Moreover Zylom, which was acquired by RealNetworks in 2006, is one of the European market leaders in casual games and won two European Innovative Games awards. In the field of serious games Ranj is one of the leading games companies in Europe. In the area of entertainment games Dutch companies have also produced some huge successes such as Overlord (Triumph) and Killzone (Guerilla). Thalita Malagò, Secretary General of AESVI: "We are pleased to have Holland as a partner in the first edition of the Italian Game Developers Summit. Choosing Holland means comparing ourselves with a country that plays an important role worldwide in the competitive scenario of video games. We are sure that the participation of Holland at IGDS will offer added value to our audience. That’s why I would like to thank both DGA and the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Milan for their support. Michaël Bas, Board Member of the DGA: “We were delighted when AESVI invited us to be a part of the first edition of the IGDS. By sharing our broad experiences during this exciting event we hopefully can inspire Italian developers for their future work. The IGDS also give us a chance to get a closer look at what is happening in the Italian games industry. Therefore, I do expect this partnership to be creatively benificial for both the Italian and the Dutch companies”. Games Week, 9-10-11 Novembre 2012, MiCo Milano Congressi, www.gamesweek.it
Promotore: AESVI
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Manuela Capra, Trade Officer at the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Milan: The Netherlands aims at becoming an international player in the field of serious and entertainment game research. Our ambition is to create virtual worlds with such a high level of realism, interactivity and intelligent behavior that the next generation of simulators and games becomes possible. Taking part to IGDS means both sharing our knowledge and helping others to build a bridge between creativity, the global market and research. Gaming is definitely a serious business! AESVI is the Italian Trade Association serving the public affairs needs of videogame platforms producers, publishers and developers operating in Italy. The Association was established in 2001 with the aim to represent, promote and defend the collective interests of its membership to the Italian public institutions, international organizations, academics, or the public opinion. At present AESVI has 24 members. It has a Board of Directors composed by 8 members, a President and a Secretary General. At international level, since 2002 AESVI is member of the European Association based in Brussels ISFE (Interactive Software Federation of Europe) and since 2005 is member of its Board of Directors. On the local side, since 2010 AESVI is member of Confindustria Cultura Italia, a federation of trade bodies gathering all the Italian entertainment and cultural industries such as videogame, music, cinema, publishing and theatrical. AESVI is also the promoter of Games Forum, the annual meeting between public Institution and video game industry by the Chamber of Deputies, and Games Week, the official Italian videogame consumer show that took place in Milan during November 2012. The Dutch Games Association (DGA) is the branch organization for the Dutch games industry. They offer a platform to everyone involved or interested in game development in the Netherlands. The DGA is a non-­‐profit organization that operates at the heart of various disciplines within the Dutch games industry. Its Board consists of people with extensive experience within this industry in areas such as entertainment games, serious games, education and research. The economic department of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rome and the commercial department of the Consulate General in Milan supports Dutch companies that want to enter the Italian market, to export to-­‐ or to invest in Italy. Information about fiscal and juridical aspects of doing business in Italy is given. Promotion of Dutch products and services mainly occurs by organizing promotional and matchmaking events and by taking part at fairs. We organize trade missions and we support Dutch incoming governmental and commercial delegations. For more information on doing business with the Netherlands: www.holland.it and www.olanda.it.
Games Week, 9-10-11 Novembre 2012, MiCo Milano Congressi, www.gamesweek.it
Promotore: AESVI
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel. 02 54117708
Segreteria Organizzativa: Digital Events s.r.l.
Gruppo Marketing Multimedia
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel. 02 49988.1
Ufficio stampa: Burson-Marsteller
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel. 02 721431