Floor Plan
Exibiting at the Develop Expo 2008
amBX Chill Zone
Babel Media
CCP
Enzyme Testing Labs
NESTA
Universally Speaking
B22 - Amiqus
B30 - Cambridge Research Systems
B44 - Club Penguin
B40 - Dare to be Digital
B26 - DeviceAnywhere
B12 - Dolby Europe
B16 - Emergent Game Technologies
B24 - Firelight Technologies
B42 - Hansoft
B28 - Imagine Animations
B31 - iovation
B32 - Media and Game Technologies
B10 - Scaleform
B46 - Simul Software Ltd
B36 - South East Media network
C14 - Splash Damage
C10 - TechExcel
B20 - Wired Sussex
Company Profiles
amBX Chill Zone
Philips Technology Incubator, Cross Oak Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5HA, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1293 815000 Email: info@ambx.com Web: www.ambx.com
amBX is a new experience technology consisting of a scripting language, a software engine and architecture. amBX empowers game developers to create immersive experiences for gamers via amBX peripherals. Developers can obtain amBX SDKs by signing a licence agreement. amBX does not charge developers to become licensees and offers a range of implementation support and training. amBX licensees include all Ubisoft studios, Gearbox and Gas Powered Games.
Amiqus Ltd B22
3rd Floor, South Tower, Chadwick House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6AE Tel: +44 (0)1925 252588 Email: info@amiqus.com Web: www.amiqusgamestalentnetwork.com
Amiqus Games has a proven track record of recruitment delivery in the video games industry. Our reputation has been built on industry knowledge, exceptional delivery and quality of service operating across all role disciplines in the sector including production, programming, art, animation, design, test, sales and marketing, finance, HR and IT at all salary bands.
Babel
11-12 Hove Business Centre, Fonthill Road, Brighton, BN3 6HA
Tel: +44 (0)1273 764100 Email: sales@babelmedia.com Web: www.babelmedia.com
Babel is the leading provider of outsourced services to the games and interactive industry, offering a complete post production service for PC, console, handheld, and mobile content. Babel has facilities in Brighton, New Delhi, Montreal and Los Angeles, and a network of audio studios, employing more than 450 QA testers, and over 350 translators. Babel is a Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo partner, an approved Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony QAAP test house. Babel was voted Best Outsourcing Company in 2003, 2005 and 2007 at the Develop Awards.
Cambridge Research Systems Ltd B30
80 Riverside, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4BH, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1634 720707 Email: sales@hardingfpa.com Web: www.HardingFPA.com
The HardingFPA Flash and Pattern Analyser is recognised by developers and console manufacturers around the world as THE standard for protecting players from video sequences that could trigger epileptic seizures. The HFPA provides an efficient method of testing games and a wealth of information to help developers repair dangerous sequences.
CCP
Tel: +1 512 825 5196 Web: http://ccpgames.com
Founded in 1997, CCP is recognised as an industry-leading pioneer of the single-server persistent universe architecture as the developer and publisher of EVE Online, the critically-acclaimed, science fiction-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG). CCP's cross-discipline approach combines cutting-edge technology and artistic excellence, dedicated to creating products that transcend the boundaries of conventional MMOGs and facilitate social networking through virtual worlds.
Develop (Intent Media Ltd) B34
Saxon House, 6a St. Andrews Street, Hertford, Herts, SG14 1JA
Tel: +44 (0)1992 535646 Email: Michael.french@intentmedia.co.uk Web: www.developmag.com
Develop is the leading trade print and online publication for the games development sector catering for programmers, artists, musicians, designers, and producers - and anyone else active in the business of making games. Develop is published by Intent Media, which also publishes MCV, Mobile Entertainment, Toy News, PC Retail, MI Pro, Audio Pro and BikeBiz.
DeviceAnywhere B26
1730 South Amphlett Blvd, Suite #300, San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel: +1 650 655 6400 Email: jgalde@deviceanywhere.com Web: www.deviceanywhere.com
DeviceAnywhere is the award-winning provider of end-to-end solutions for mobile application development worldwide. The company's solution provides developers real-time interaction with more than 1000 real handsets connected to live global networks, enabling developers to bring better content to market faster than ever before
Dolby Laboratories Inc. B12
Interface Business Park, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 8QJ
Tel: + 44 (0)1793 842100 Email: info@dolby.co.uk Web: www.dolby.com
Dolby Laboratories is the global leader in technologies that are essential elements in the best entertainment experiences. It develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersing, in gaming, at the movies, at home, or on the go. For more information visit www.dolby.com.
Emergent Game Technologies B16
5016 N. Parkway Calabasas, Suite 210, Calabasas, CA 91302
Tel: +1 818 222 5355 Email: info@emergent.net Web: www.emergent.net
Emergent has one goal: innovation in game development. Our signature product, Gamebryo, is a complete platform for creating games, simulations, and other 3D experiences. Its cross-platform, flexible and integrates easily with other tools and applications. Gamebryo's been proven in over 200 titles across 15 genres, with 100 more in development.
Enzyme Labs
2775 Rolland, Ste Adele, Quebec J8B 1C9, Canada
Tel: +1 450 229 9999 (Canada); +33 1 70 61 57 20 (Europe) Email: info@enzyme.org Web: www.enzyme.org
Professionals dedicated to the science of game testing. Enzyme Labs is a dedicated ISO 9001:2000 certified multilingual game testing company that provides multi-platform world class pre-certification, functionality, gameplay, compatibility, focus groups and product evaluation, game balancing, MMOG and technical support services. We specialise in large-scale linguistic and game testing projects and have over 300 full-time testers.
Firelight Technologies B24
Level 12, 2-26 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 3000, Victoria Australia.
Tel: +61 3 96635947 Email: support@fmod.org Web: www.fmod.org
Firelight Technologies is the company behind FMOD Designer and the FMOD Ex Programmer's API, world-leading tools for the creation and playback of interactive audio. FMOD is widely used in the games industry and has gained a strong reputation for its ease of use, powerful software-mixed architecture and comprehensive cross-platform support.
Hansoft AB B42
Bredgrand 18, SE-753 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel: +46 18 488 1000 Email: solutions@hansoft.se Web: www.hansoft.se
Hansoft is a fast and easy production management tool used by a rapidly increasing number of studios worldwide for collaborative scheduling, Agile, bug tracking, resource usage, portfolio and document management. The tool builds on principles of team empowerment, increased communication, transparency, and collaboration.
Imagine B28
Unit 2.4 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3EH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 902 9977 Email: mail@imagineanimation.net Web: www.imagineanimation.net/2082
Imagine Animation encompasses an online community, a magazine and a directory dedicated to animation, post production, digital, gaming and convergent media. The portfolio is the largest media dedicated to animation in Europe. Its emphasis on user-generated multimedia content combined with informed editorial has made Imagine the key media resource for the animation industry.
iovation Inc. B31
111 SW Fifth Avenue, Ste 3200, Portland, OR 97204, USA
Tel: +1 503 224 6010 Email: info@iovation.com Web: www.iovation.com
iovation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, pioneered the use of device reputation for managing fraud and abuse for the online gaming community. iovation's patented device-based fraud management service exposes computers and online accounts with histories of fraudulent and abusive behaviour, and shares the reputations of tens of millions of unique devices across the Internet to protect online gaming sites from credit card fraud, account takeover, spam and viral attacks, virtual asset theft, gold farming, chat abuse, and much more. iovation's service does not impact the user experience, require software downloads, or collect any personally identifiable information (PII).
Media and Game Technologies B32
2nd Floor, 60 Cannon Street, London. EC4N 6NP
Tel: +(44) (0) 20 3031 4786 Email: steve.naylor@digitalgovernance.co.uk Web: www.mediagametech.com
Media and Game Technologies (MGT), a division of Digital Governance Ltd., is dedicated to providing e-payment platforms that integrate with online games and digital worlds. We are a rapidly expand_ing team of skilled professionals drawn from on-line retailing, banking and security backgrounds with extensive experience in operating secure mission critical systems.
NESTA
1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7438 2500 Email: Jackie.mckenzie@nesta.org.uk Web: www.nesta.org.uk/raisethegame
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. Our aim is to transform the UK's capacity for innovation. Our strategy is to experiment with a variety of promising approaches to fostering innovation in order to learn what is most effective. We are running a pilot programme in partnership with TIGA, Raise The Game, to support games developers through practical interventions of mentoring, funded internships and a resource sharing portal. Applications are now open on our website.
Scaleform Corporation B10
6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 310, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA
Tel: +1 301 446 3200 Email: Info@scaleform.com Web: www.scaleform.com
Scaleform Corporation is a leading provider of tools and middleware for the video game, embedded, mobile, and desktop markets. Scaleform licenses a suite of cross-platform, hardware-accelerated vector graphics engines and UI toolkits, which allow users to design, develop, and deploy a variety of interactive entertainment content across a wide range of platforms and formats.
South East Media Network B36
Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Bucks, SL0 0NH
Tel: +44 (0)1753 639211 Email: info@semn.org.uk Web: www.semn.org.uk
SEMN provides two-way communications between businesses, policymakers and support organisations. It informs local, regional and national strategies for the digital content sector. SEMN engages with organisations and key stake-holders from across the supply chain to ensure maximum support for digital content businesses SEMN is backed by the South East England's Development Agency.
Splash Damage C14
PO Box 830, Bromley, BR1 9WZ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)208 313 0538 Email: info@splashdamage.com Web: http://www.splashdamage.com
Based in London, England, Splash Damage Ltd is an independently-owned game developer that created the critically acclaimed Enemy Territory franchise for id Software, winning over 100 awards and nominations. Founded by Paul Wedgwood in 2001, Splash Damage is currently working on an as-yet unannounced multi-platform title with Bethesda Softworks.
TechExcel C10
Argyle House, Dee Road, Richmond, TW9 2JN
Tel: +44 (0)20 8322 7750 Email: emeainfo@techexcel.com Web: www.techexcel.com
Devtrack is the game developer's favourite bug tracking system and now TechExcel bring you DevSuite, the complete production management software for integrated requirements, planning, tracking and testing. Come and get a free copy from the stand!
Universally Speaking
Priory Chambers, Priory Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 2BH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1480 210621 Email: info@usspeaking.com Web: www.usspeaking.com
Universally Speaking is one of the leading providers of specialist games services to the global games sector. We provide the full suite of localisation, Quality Assurance and audio services across all platforms and genres with a focus on delivering the highest results, to deadline, and priced competitively.
Wired Sussex B20
Studio 8, Level 4 South, New England House, New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GH
Tel: +44 (0)1273 692 888 Email: info@wiredsussex.com Web: www.wiredsussex.com
Wired Sussex - Supporting digital media in Brighton and beyond. Wired Sussex works with digital media companies of all sizes helping them to develop and grow. If you are working in or running a business in the games, web, TV or mobile industries in Sussex - or if you'd like to be - find out how we can help you.
