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Raising SGI’s Profile in South Korea and China
Mervyn Levin, SGI’s Asia Representative, Reports on attendance at two events in June on behalf of the Serious Games Institute – one in South Korea and two in China (Nanjing and Beijing), and also made a side trip to Shanghai.
Immersive Media: What's next in Creative Digital Content---3D Cinema
Mervyn Levin, Asia Representative, The Serious Games Institute reporting in ...
The Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2008 delf.cyberport.hk held on 7 April at Cyberport, Hong Kong's highly impressive digital content showcase.
This truly spectacular, USD 2 billion facility is positioned as Hong Kong's IT Flagship with a focus on digital content/entertainment. Cyberport is also an international award winning 'intelligent building' with a magnificent location on the ocean.
Muscat EGames Conference & Trade Mission
Sharing with you some links and information about the recent EGames Conference, Trade Mission and Launch of a Middle East Soft Landing Zone at Knowledge Oasis Muscat in Oman. The conference featured speakers from the UK and an interactive workshop focusing on the use of serious games and virtual world technologies to support culture, heritage and tourism. Both the launch of the Soft Landing Zone and the conference attracted senior Government ministers including Maqbool bi Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of PEIE.
Second life Science City
The Second Life Science City film shot at SGI has now been posted on the IFL website.
The video is part of a showcase of very valuable media resources.
Many thanks to everyone for all your help with the project, especially to David Burden for supplying me with his SL videos which after lots of angst my end, I managed to file convert so that Final Cut Pro could read them!
Using Virtual Worlds in Your Business
Leading experts in a range of digital media and communications technologies will be showcasing the use of advanced and innovative technologies to enrich the culture, heritage and tourism experience and make it globally accessible to the widest audience.
Culture, Heritage & Tourism Technology Workshop
Virtual World, Wireless, Mobile, Video, Sound, GIS and Augmented Reality Technology Showcase on March 4th 2008 at the SGI
Leading experts in a range of digital media and communications technologies will be showcasing the use of advanced and innovative technologies to enrich the culture, heritage and tourism experience and make it globally accessible to the widest audience.
Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens, Simon Stevens is chief executive of Enable Enterprises, which he started in 1998.
Having cerebral palsy, Simon has always defied conventions. He went to mainstream education when he was 11 and achieved a full education, going to Coventry University to gain BSc Manufacturing and Business Studies.
As a leading disability consultant, trainer, researcher, advocate and recently actor, Simon won the Community Category of Enterprising Young Brit in 2004.
Virtual Steering Group Meeting
The first virtual Second Life Science City steering group meeting.
Serious Seasonal Greetings
Serious Seasonal Greetings to all visitors especially those who are SGI People (Members of SGI Community). A Seriously Happy Christmas and New Year from the Serious Games Institute.
Experts Sign-up to New Network
Dozens of leading lights from the East of England’s computer games industry have signed-up to Games Eden, a new business network that will provide specialist support for the fast-growing sector.
Flying Visit to SGI
View a movie of flying visit to Serious Games Institute in Second Life. The video is streamed from U-Tube.
2007 G-Star Review
Mervyn Levin attended G-Star, Korea's largest video and computer game expo, earlier this month on behalf of the Serious Games Institute and had the opportunity to experience firsthand the Korean Game Wave, and specifically to assess the prospects for collaboration on Serious Games.
Coventry Conversation
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND - SERIOUS GAMES AT THE ELLEN TERRY BULIDING, COVENTRY UNIVERSITY, UK @ 1.00pm.
Local company Blitz Games of Leamington Spa make computer games for the world. Their product can be found in games consoles from Coventry to China, from Warwick to Warsaw -
What is the secret of this most twenty first century industry?
Come and hear founder Philip Oliver in a Coventry Conversation on Thursday November 22nd at 1.00 in the Ellen Terry Building.
Culturing Reputations
Culturing Reputations: how the West Midlands can use its cultural assets to improve its image in the run up to 2012. This event was hosted at SGI on 5th November 2007. In his first speech as Regional Minister for the West Midlands, Liam Byrne MP issued a number of key challenges to the region. One of these was to change perceptions of the region in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, with a particular emphasis on better utilising our cultural, sporting and heritage assets.
Mark McMahon
As an English ex-patriot, my expectations of returning from Australia were those of a 15 year old’s view of 80’s Thatcherite England. They were wrong!
Serious Virtual Worlds 2007
The extraordinary success of virtual worlds such as ‘Second Life' as virtual social spaces for play leads to the question ‘What is the potential for the serious uses of these worlds?'
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