http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/news all the latest news about serious games Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:58:47 GMT en http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/seriousvirtualworldsconference08coventry Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Corporate REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Keynote Speakers Confirmed: Christian Renaud, Claus Nehmzov, Bruce Damer and David Wortley Feedback from last years event included; 'Extremely informative!', 'Exceptional speakers!', 'A flawless event!' We have created this years conference to be our finest yet! http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/advergaminglondon-date(tbc) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Corporate Advergames are the latest 'serious' games being used by advertisers to build brand reputation/recognition... The Interactive Digital Media project will host an informative and fun reception for brand managers/new media directors who are interested in the world of AdverGaming. It will be held at the Birmingham W1 offices in London, Charlotte Street: www.birminghamw1.co.uk. (Date TBC) Speaking at the event is Marialena Zinopoulou who works for The CAM Foundation, part of The Chartered Institute of Marketing who will describe whats happening in the world of Advergaming. We will also have 2 industry representatives; Big Future Ltd and Fish in a Bottle (see below). Proposed Agenda: 4:00 - 4:30pm: Coffee & Registration 4:30 - 5:30pm: Presentations (20 minutes each) Presentation 1. Speaker: Marialena Zinopoulou from The CAM Foundation Presentation 2. Speaker: Eamonn Barr from Big Future Ltd., titled ' Advergaming, staying in touch with your demographic' Presentation 3. Speaker from Fish in a bottle 5:30 - 7:00pm: Drinks, Canopays, Networking and Game Demos Nintendo DS Lite to be won!! Attendees will also have the opportunity to demo a game, with the winner being awarded a Nintendo DS Lite. If youre interested in attending this event, please email Munish Sharma at: munish.sharma@bcu.ac.uk http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/womeningames Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Corporate The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote careers for women within the games industry. http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/seattleseriousgamestrademission Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Corporate The West Midlands is sending a Serious Games delegation to Seattle to meet with those organisations interested in this emerging industy. They have a combination of events and meetings arranged for their visit of the 21-23 of May, 2008. The organisations attending and schedule are listed below. If you would like to join us for any of the events or to arrange an individual meeting with one of the organisations involved, please contact dan.licari@bcu.ac.uk. http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/egamesthestateofplayknowledgeoasismuscat Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Corporate eGames is the premier conference for the Gulfs gaming community. With speakers from leading operators, developers, publishers and academics worldwide, eGames 2008 will focus on Mobile and Serious Games. Attendees will walk away having shown, discussed and seen state of the art innovation in the mobile and serious games industry. http://www.seriousaboutgames.co.uk/southbysouthwest2008texasaustin Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Corporate (March 7 - 16, 2008) South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc.) is a private company based in Austin, Texas, with a year-round staff of professionals dedicated to building and delivering conference and festival events for entertainment and related media industry professionals. Since 1987, SXSW has produced the internationally recognized Music and Media Conference & Festival.