De partners van het Vlaams-Nederlands samenwerkingsproject Manoeuvres nodigen je uit voor het kritisch discussieplatform:

DIGITALE MEDIA, EEN OPENBARING VOOR DE ERFGOEDSECTOR?
Op deze interactieve studiedag zal gedebatteerd worden over de toekomst van erfgoedontsluiting.

Programma

In de voormiddag worden je ogen geprikkeld, want je krijgt de kans om het Paleis op de Meir te bezoeken, een indrukwekkende locatie die de geschiedenis van België, Vlaanderen en Nederland in zich draagt.

In de namiddag delen specialisten en erfgoedbeheerders hun ervaringen en kennis over ICT en erfgoed met jou. Hun voordrachten leveren voer voor discussie in enkele kritische panelgesprekken. Gastheer en moderator van dienst is Olav Grondelaers (BE, Radio Klara).

Panelgesprekken (deel 1) met erfgoedbeheerders & -specialisten

Praktisch

Wanneer? Op maandag 14 mei 2012
Waar? In het Koetshuis van het Paleis op de Meir, Wapper 2, 2000 Antwerpen
Meer info en inschrijven? Gelieve online in te schrijven op de website van het IBBT vóór maandag 7 mei. Hier vind je ook het hele programma en meer praktische info. Deelname is gratis.

Hopelijk tot dan!

http://events.ibbt.be/studiedag-digitale-media-een-openbaring-voor-de-erfgoedsector/programma

GriN gave two presentations at the GameHUB closing event. After 2 years, GameHUB combined the research results of PHL, UHasselt, KHLim and Groep T (several of Belgium’s leading educational institutes). The ultimate goal to link gaming companies to the industry.

Our talk were about two very different subjects.

• FLEGA (Flemisch Game Association)
  First public confirmation of the birth of a new association  the will unity the Flemisch game industry. How did it start, what are the goals, how can you participate?
• Toyota Forklift Simulator ( the aftermath of one year developing a lifesaving simulator).
  Technical talk about the lifecycle, research, features and pitfalls of developing a real simulator.

http://www.gamehub.be/eindconferentie

The concept is simple, we share some stuff we’re working on at the moment… mostly this is classified stuff, so we can’t add any relevant extra information, just to tease you a little!

Play this 3rd person shooter online in your browser on http://www.underdog.be/encounter/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8_KwmT11R8

We were in invited to get a booth at Frag-o-Matic, the largest LAN game event in Belgium. This time there was room for 800 gamers. For us this was a good oppertunity to push our own limits by getting the BETA version of a game done we’ve been working on in secret for the last few months.

It’s official we’re working on: Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre.

This is actually a multiplayer successor of Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood, a game developed by Sakari-Indie. For this new release we have joined forces to get the job done!

In august 2008  Sakari Indie launched their first indie game: Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood. A funny, gory cartoon shooter that was very much welcomed by the Steam community.

That very community begged for a multiplayer version of this game. They supported the team so much from all over the world. Helping with translations and spreading the fun of the Game.

And now after 3 years, they still get daily mails from fans hoping for that new version.

So there is only one thing to do.. Lets make that multiplayer… we shall call it Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre. And with no more than 2 people we can do this within 2 months..

All the best to you and thanks in advance!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hZxQRoe_qU

Bringing together the worlds game developers!

Goal is to come together and make a video game, or non-digital game like board game or card game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and hopefully inject new ideas to help grow the game industry. We share a common theme and constraints. We ask participants to create a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (48 hours). The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.

Although having computer skills is helpful, code experience is not necessary. Designers, developers, artists and anyone is welcome to try their hand at making a game during a game jam.

We only have room for maximum 60 participants…

INFO AND REGISTRATION ON: www.GAMEJAM.be

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYOh2FnRYi0

Client – This one we developed ourselves. That’s right: no client to tell us what to do!

Challenge – Develop a series of small games and puzzles for toddlers and older children to train their basic abilities. This time not for the web, but for iPad.

The GRIN-solution – We try to keep 3 things in mind when creating games for young children. Educational, Intuïtive and Creative. Explore the forest to find all kinds of animals and mini games. Ideal to play with your children or let them discover the fully interactive world by themselves! With designs by Frieda Van Raevels, a Belgian published Children’s book illustrator.

ATTENTION: When looking for KLEUTERSPEL in the English AppStore, you should look for FOREST PALS instead.

DOWNLOAD FOR iPAD ( http://itunes.apple.com/app/forest-pals/id480941217 )

DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID TABLETS ( https://market.android.com/details?id=be.grin.kleuter )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpCuY77whMw

UNDER CONTROL APP & CUSTOM INPUT MANAGER

2 great products for the price of one!

- UNDER CONTROL APP let’s users play your games using their mobile device as game controller.
- CUSTOM INPUT MANAGER adds an in-game menu to your game so users can customize their keys for your game. Great for localization.

Our new UNDER CONTROL concept transforms a user’s iPhone / Android smartphone or tablet into an intuitive controller for single and multi-user installations. Using our wifi enabled software we can provide fully immersive experiences on any display, ranging from personal computers, internet enabled TV’s, kiosks and large billboards.

How does it work? Simple!

• Step 1: Download and install the app on your smartphone or tablet.
• Step 2: Enter uniek code displayed in the game.
• Step 3: Start playing!

GO TO: www.underdog.be/undercontrol for more info, links and games.

Inputs overview:

• Simple buttons
• Swipe input
• Static and Dynamic  virtual joysticks
• Gyroscope detection
• Touchpad input

October 13, 2011 @ Central Station in Antwerp.

Belgium Unity3D Day is an event for developers, publishers, enthusiasts and others interested in Unity to come together to learn more about the market-leading platform for creating high quality video games, training simulations, medical and architectural visualizations and other 3D interactive content – and how to get the most out of it. Belgium Unity3D Day is a day of learning including basic and advanced technical sessions and lectures.

Unity Evangelist Carl Callewaert will give an overview of the award-winning Unity platform for creating games and rich 3D applications for the desktop, web, mobile devices and consoles. The session will cover how to create a 3D game and a 2D game from start to a final cross platform version for the iOS, Android, Facebook and Standalone.

More information and tickets here.

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Challenge – Create an easy and fun to play game focused on multi-touch and multiplayer usability.  The game must work online in a webbrowser, on iPhone/iPad but also on the multi-touch surfaces of the university during the festival.

The GRIN-solution – Always dreamed of working behind the scenes at Pukkelpop? Starting today, you can practice your mad skills on the small screen. You have full control on your smartphone or computer! Hasselt University and Pukkelpop developed The Pukkelpop Game especially for you.

Playing on three different levels (Dance Hall, Marquee, Main Stage), you manage all the Pukkelpop stages to make sure everything goes smoothly. The aim of the game is to get all the musicians (vocals, guitar, bass and drum) on their stage at the right time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDCoLa-DrS4

Watch out for the obstacles! Make sure you don’t bump into fans or other musicians who are also on their way to their own stage. The game gets more challenging as the day progresses. The later it gets, the more fans are hanging around and trying to get an autograph or drag you along into a mosh pit. Once your musicians are all safe and sound on their stage before their slot starts, you can start on the next level. A nail-biting challenge!

Need some help or extra tips to play the game? Check out the Wablief?! It offers a short user manual to introduce the game.

You can play The Game here, but what’s even more fun: this free game is also available for your smartphone. Download the iPhone version here and the Android version here. Share your high scores on Facebook and check out how well other people did. Which of your friends is the ultimate Pukkelpop stage manager?

PUKKELPOP WEBGAME: http://www.pukkelpop.be/en/game/

PUKKELPOP iPHONE: http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/pukkelpop-the-game/id442421121?mt=8

PUKKELPOP Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=be.grin.pukkelpop