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Game Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP) 09

Melbourne, Australia

6 - 8 December 2009

 

GCAP 09 will take place from Sunday 6 December through Tuesday 8 December 2009 at the Crown Promenade Hotel, which is part of the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, Australia.

 

GCAP 09 is the premier conference, exhibition and networking event for the Asia Pacific Games Industry.

 

Some of the main topics that will be covered during GCAP 09 include core games, online, mobile, casual and serious games, along with new developments in art, technology and design.

 

The GDAA Industry Awards will be presented at the GCAP Annual Awards Dinner in Melbourne on Tuesday 8 December, 2009.


For further information about the conference or to register interest as a conference speaker visit
www.gameconnectap.com

 


 

GCAP 08 Videos

Souri at Tsumea has done a great job of putting videoed sessions up on Tsumea's YouTube channel and in their website's media section. You can view them at YouTube here.  Thanks Souri!!

 

GDAA Industry Awards 2008

The Annual GDAA Awards Dinner was held on Friday, 21 November 2008 and the nominees and winners were:

 

Best Game

De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue
MX vs. ATV: Untamed, Sony PSP - Tantalus Media

Winner: De Blob

Best Console Title

De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue
Monster Jam, Nintendo Wii - Torus Games

Winner: De Blob

Best PC Title

Monster Jam - Torus Games

Space Chimps – Redtribe

Winner: Monster Jam

Best Handheld Title

Zoo Hospital, Nintendo DS - Endgame Studios /Torus Games
MX vs. ATV: Untamed, Sony PSP - Tantalus Media

Winner: Zoo Hospital


Best Mobile Title

Dung – Firemint

Pink Slip 3D - Firemint

Winner: Dung

Best Gameplay

De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue
Monster Jam, PS2 - Torus Games

Winner: De Blob

Best Graphics

De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue
Monster Jam, Microsoft Xbox360 - Torus Games

Winner: De Blob

Best Audio

De Blob, Nintendo Wii - Blue Tongue
Zoo Hospital, Nintendo Wii - Torus Games

Winner: De Blob

 

Independent Game Awards 2008

The finalists and winner for the 2008 Awards are:

Finalists:

 

Sphire

AIE Canberra

Zompocalypse

Paul Greasley/Wes Clarke

Shear Factor

Media Design School (NZ)

Affliction

Media Design School (NZ)

Happy Traps

Media Design School (NZ)

State of Rage

Qantm College Brisbane        

Debug

Qantm College Brisbane/Fighter Creative

Battle Scarred

University of Ballarat, Finite Productions

         

Runners up:

Zompocalypse

Battle Scarred

 

Winner: Debug

   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Speaker's Papers

Download and read the papers and presentations delivered to Games Connect Asia Pacific 2007.

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Formed in 2003, and based in Richmond, Melbourne, Endgame Studios develops innovative video games. We develop licensed properties, such as Rayman 3, Spider-Man, and MX vs. ATV, as well as our own original titles. We've developed titles for PC, digiBLAST, GBA, and DS over the last five years, and we're currently working on games for the DS, Wii, and iPhone. Please contact info@endgamestudios.com for further information.

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                          Advertisements & Notices

 


 

Griffith University is seeking to fill a position for a Senior Lecturer / Lecturer, Games Design within the Griffith Film School.

Click here to read the full job adverstisement

Applications for the position close 10 July 2009


Multinational games company in Singapore is seeking to fill a position for Senior Game Designer

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Emotiv SDK including an SDK headset is now available for immediate license for developers and researchers and educational institutes

The Emotiv SDK- Standard Edition includes an SDK Headset and proprietary software toolkit that exposes Emotiv's APIs and detection libraries.  This is now available to developers and researchers for only US$500. To license the SDK, please visit http://www.emotiv.com/corporate/1_0/1_6.htm.


 

Bond University is currently seeking to fill 2 positions in the area of Multimedia and Games:

  • Senior Teaching Fellow - Multimedia and Games
  • Assistant Professor – Multimedia and Games

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Applications for both positions close 5.00pm, Friday, 17 July 2009


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