Running alongside the conference is the Expo
The Expo is free for all visitors to attend and brings together some of Europe's most innovative companies from every sector of games development.
At the heart is the Develop Bar & Networking Lounge - sponsored by Unreal Technology - so you don't have to go far to buy colleagues a drink, have an informal meeting or just mix with other visitors.
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Autodesk Sponsor
CBL/The Register Books B40
Casualgaming.biz Media Partner
Intent Media, Saxon House, 6a St Andrew Street, Hertford, SG14 1JA
Tel: +44 (0) 1992 535 646
Web: www.casualgaming.biz/
Casual Gaming is the only trade news and community site for all professionals working within the international casual games business. It reaches everyone from retail store manager to portal CEO, covering the entire industry. Casual Gaming is published by Intent Media, which specialises in entertainment, leisure and technology markets.
Ciklum B29
Outsourcing IT, Insourcing Knowledge
Web: www.ciklum.net
Ciklum focuses on creating clients′ own dedicated nearshore software development teams in Ukraine and a community of knowledge sharing to help clients to market quickly with less risk and minimal investment. The IT outsourcing market is evolving, not only geographically, but with innovative new business models, services and methods in which we and our clients operate. Ciklum specializes in nearshore software development in Ukraine by employing a unique merge of technical expertise, human resources and administrative efficiencies in outsourcing.
Ciklum enriches the software development process because we do not follow the traditional IT outsourcing model of project-based services. We deliver an environment of outsourcing services that is designed for you to establish your own dedicated IT department in Ukraine or to outsource, completely or partially, your software development. This is equivalent to having your in-house IT specialists but for a significantly lower cost and less administrative nuisances.
Codeworks GameHorizon and Gateshead Council B26
St Peters Gate, Charles Street, Sunderland, SR6 0AN
Tel: +44 (0) 191 556 1116; +44 (0) 191 433 3931
Email: carri.cunliffe@codeworks.net; markcarrigan@gateshead.gov.uk
Web: www.gamehorizon.net; www.thehubgateshead.co.uk
GameHorizon and Gateshead are partnering to attract games companies and talent to the North East. The north-east of England is a major centre of games development and home to some of Europe's most innovative companies; GameHorizon is the business network for the Games Industry and actively supports and promotes the interests of this dynamic sector. Gateshead Council is offering new and mobile games companies the chance to join established studios like Eutechnyx, Ubisoft, Atomhawk and CCP Games in the north-east of England with a range of incentives including up to 12 months free studio accommodation.
Develop Media Partner
Intent Media, Saxon House, 6a St Andrew Street, Hertford, SG14 1JA
Tel: +44 (0) 1992 535 646
Web: www.develop-online.net/
Develop magazine is in a unique position at the games industry's heart, detailing the latest business, coding, art, sound and game design trends, and featuring interviews with the creative and commercial leaders in the field. The magazine is a community brand that allows people at all levels of the business to participate, from QA staff and would-be developers through to studio leaders and those in charge of the global development operations run by the world's biggest publishers.
Digital Reality Sponsor
Dolby Laboratories Audio Sponsor
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 8QJ
Tel: +44 (0) 1793 842159
Email: SDA@dolby.com
Web: www.dolby.com
Dolby® Axon is an integrated voice solution that delivers an immersive, high-quality 3D voice experience for all types of games and virtual worlds. Dolby Axon's server dynamically responds to game geometry, enabling gamers to experience voice communication that matches the game environment. Dolby Axon's flexible API enables creative integration and game play options. Developers can create new voice items in games, such as spy microphones, to enhance game play. As a recognised innovator in audio entertainment, Dolby is committed to delivering an enhanced audio experience. Dolby has a range of technologies that make your movies, music, TV shows, and video games sound amazing. So if you want the richest, most realistic experience available, make sure your entertainment comes with Dolby surround sound.
Emergent Game Technologies B16
Web: www.emergent.net
Best known for its industry-leading 3D game engines, Gamebryo and Gamebryo LightSpeed, Emergent's technologies have been selected by studios around the globe to bring nearly 300 titles across more than 15 genres to market. Emergent allows studios to focus on innovative gameplay by enabling rapid prototyping, rapid iteration and rapid production with real-time on-target updates.
Emergent invites you to stop by booth B16 for FREE coffee Thursday morning at Develop Brighton!
Epic Games Networking Lounge & Bar Sponsor
Gaikai Sponsor
GI.biz Media Partner
GamesIndustry.biz is the market-leading online resource for news and information about the global videogames industry, covering all aspects of the interactive entertainment value chain from development through to retail.
Hansoft B48
Dragarbrunnsgatan 39, 753 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel: +46 18 488 1000
Email: solutions@hansoft.se
Web: www.hansoft.se
Stand contact name: Julia Hallin
Hansoft is an integrated solution for agile and lean development, collaborative scheduling, real-time reporting, bug tracking / QA, workload coordination, portfolio and document management, used by the most demanding software developers in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. The tool is fast and easy and builds on principles of team empowerment, increased communication, transparency, and collaboration. Newly released Hansoft 6.1 also contains support for Kanban as well as new and improved release and sprint burndown charts.
IKinema B50
Surrey Technology Centre, 40 Occam Road, Guildford, GU2 7YG
Tel: +44 (0)1483 685030
Email: a.pechev@ikinema.com
Web: www.ikinema.com
IKinemaTM is a revolutionary new award-winning technology for fast and life-like animation that greatly reduces your development time and brings organic and believable characters to the screen with minimal effort, on any platform, from iPhone to PS3. IKinema animates any creature in run-time, instantly retargets animation and game controller data and uses its automatic balance function to bring movie-like realism to your game. IKinema also gives you full control of the characters at all times. IKinema is fast and compact and is also available as a plug-in for Autodesk Maya.
Infernal Engine B42
2274 Rock Brook Dr. Lewisville, Texas 75067 USA
Tel: +1 972 315 8089
Email: enginesales@terminalreality.com
Web: www.infernalengine.com
Founded in 1994 and based in Lewisville, TX, Terminal Reality Inc (TRI) is a powerhouse veteran game developer--one of the largest and most successful independents in the industry. TRI has produced over 30 titles for 9 platforms and more than 80 SKUs. Terminal Reality continues to develop and license its amazing cross-platform game technology, the Infernal Engine®, which powered TRI's highly acclaimed Ghostbusters: The Video Game and 20+ other titles currently on shelves or in production from 15+ licensed studios and publishers.
Intel Sponsor
Jagex C14
140 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0GF
Tel: +44 (0) 844 588 6607
Email: business@Jagex.com
Web: www.Jagex.com
Jagex Games Studio is a world-leading browser games developer and is the largest independent developer and publisher in the UK. Jagex has a long-standing reputation for creating the best online games by developing hugely popular, accessible, free-to-play games and for providing an unbeatable community experience for millions of players worldwide.
Liemur B31
25 Canada Square, Level 33, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LB
Tel: +44 (0) 870 620 8131
Email: sylvain.liege@liemur.com
Web: www.liemur.com
Liemur specialises in streamlining software development projects. For games studios, it specifically focuses on improving (1) team performance, (2) iterative process use (eg Lean, Agile & Scrum) and (3) how to manage the unique industry issues that exist between studios and global publishers. The Liemur model works to deliver greater studio efficiency, clearer requirements and faster outputs - all of which lead to increased profitability and competitiveness. Liemur is also offering a competition at the conference to win a free Snapshot worth £5,000. All you have to do is visit the stand (at B31) and drop off a business card or fill in an entry form.
MCV Media Partner
Nova Scotia Sponsor
Perforce Software B32
West Forest Gate, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AQ
Tel: +44 (0) 845 345 0116
Email: info@perforce.com
Web: www.perforce.com
You signed up to develop captivating and exciting games, not to chase down the latest version of an important file. With Perforce helping to track and manage your development projects, you're free to concentrate on the fun and rewarding stuff. Visit our stand to find out why 18 of Game Developer's Top 20 Publishers list use Perforce to manage their assets.
PlayStation Home Platform Group C10
Prism Media Products B20
The Old School, 49 High Street, Stretham, Cambs, CB6 3LD
Tel: +44 (0) 1353 648888
Email: sales@prismsound.com
Web: www.prismsound.com
Prism Sound will be showing SADiE 6, the software-only version of the world-famous SADiE editing system, which operates on any computer running Microsoft Windows, as well as all existing SADiE5 hardware platforms. The SADiE series of audio editors were developed to give Sound Designers, Audio Editors and Post Production engineers alike the most powerful and necessary tools available for today's audio requirements. Also on show is Prism Sound's world-class Orpheus Firewire audio interface, used in all recording, mixing, post-production, mastering, archiving and broadcast applications where the highest audio fidelity is a necessity. Now partnered with SADiE, Prism Sound is the one-stop-manufacturer for high-end creative audio solutions.
Scaleform Corporation B24
6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 310, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20770, USA
Tel: +1 301 446 3200
Email: info@scaleform.com
Web: www.scaleform.com
Scaleform is the leading provider of user interface software for the videogame and consumer electronic industries. Scaleform GFx leverages the power of the Adobe® Flash® tool set and enables developers to quickly create powerful and immersive user interface environments while stream lining workflow and improving time to market. Used in 600+ games across all major platforms ranging from AAA titles to casual games, Scaleform GFx provides an artist/design driven solution to create hardware-accelerated 3D game menus, HUDs, animated textures, in-game videos and mini-games.
SCEE Sponsor
TechExcel B46
Crown House, 72 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8TH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7470 5650
Email: emeainfo@techexcel.com
Web: www.techexcel.com
TechExcel specialises in application lifecycle management solutions. The open workflow lifecycle enables a unified solution for software product development. DevSuite is a complete ALM solution covering requirements management, project planning, implementation tracking, and QA testing. It provides a single unified platform for both agile and traditional development, and the industry's most comprehensive requirement traceability from concept through specification, planning, implementation, testing, and release.
Train2Game B10
University of Abertay Dundee B22
Abertay University's Institute for Arts Media and Computer Games is the UK centre of excellence in computer games education. The Institute is also the home to Dare to be Digital. The Institute's new business support project is being launched at Develop, providing grant funding to new start and fledgling game developers.
Vicon Gallery Level Demo Area
Academy Award®-winning Vicon is the world's largest supplier of precision motion capture systems, and match moving software. It serves customers in the CG animation industry, film, visual effects, computer games, and broadcast television, as well as engineering and life science industries. Clients include Rocksteady, Eurocom, Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega and Nintendo.
NEW for 2010 - FREE Expo Sessions
This year the Develop Conference is offering Expo visitors the chance to attend 8 new, work-shop style mini-sessions absolutely FREE. The 30-minute sessions will take place within the Expo in a specially built seminar theatre and run over 14 and 15 July. View Free Sessions
Want to Exhibit?
Stands and meeting spaces are available in different sizes to suit your needs and budget, together with a comprehensive range of sponsorship opportunities.
For full details and how you can get involved just call us on:
+44 (0)20 7405 4500 or email: andy@tandemevents.co.uk
