Partners

Accredited Language Services

Since 1983 Accredited Language Services has provided quality translation and localization in more than 150 languages and dialects. We have particular expertise in localizing voiceovers, subtitles and multimedia presentations, as well as the development of marketing materials for simultaneous product launches in multiple markets. Among our clients are Fortune 500 companies, top technology firms and start-up ventures that benefit from our personalized services and attention to detail. ALS also provides interpreting, transcription, graphic design and conference services as supplements to our translation and localization services.

“I am personally excited about our partnership with the IGDA and the international game development community. I look forward to a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas and the opportunity to facilitate the continuing growth of this exciting industry,” writes Victor Hertz, CEO and founder of Accredited Language Services.

A K Peters, Ltd.
A K Peters publishes the journal of graphics tools, bridging the gap between new research ideas and their use as tools by computer graphics professionals. Our books for game developers cover real-time rendering, real-time shading, digital audio, realistic image synthesis, animation, digital color, artificial intelligence for games, and more.

"As the game industry continues to evolve we believe that a close relationship between business, industry, and academia are vital to a strong, successful game community. A K Peters is proud to be a part of the IGDA, an organization that supports this mission."

Alice and Klaus Peters, Publishers

Alliance Numerique

Since its creation in 2001, Alliance numérique (AN), a non-profit organization, has served as the business network for Quebec's new media and interactive digital content. AN counts 200 members issued from the game, eLearning, education and Internet services and applications sectors.

Alliance numérique supports businesses and facilitates their development in a variety of ways:

• Services
• Activities
• Programs (financial aid, commercialization, exportation, or training)

In order to favour the growth, competitiveness and success of businesses, Alliance numérique multiplies partnerships, meetings and exchanges on both the national and international level.

Alliance numérique also acts as a privileged speaker for public powers

Algoma University
Algoma University is a vibrant and close-knit school that is rich with opportunities for gaming professionals and gaming students alike. For the individual that is looking to truly take their knowledge and skills to the next level in games programming and coding, we (in partnership with the University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland) offer one of the only Master of Science degrees in the field of Computer Games Technology available in North America. In addition to offering this unique and internationally recognized degree, we’re also the founder and co-host of one of Canada’s largest international gaming conferences, Future Play. Future Play is where industry and academia collide, sharing ideas and concepts that shape the future of gaming.

"The IGDA is all about professionalism, support and education. These are values that we at Algoma University encourage and seek to inspire in our students, staff and faculty, as well as in industry and academic leaders around the world. It’s natural that we would support an organization that also works to advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers."

Nicole Muskaluk, CGT Promotions Coordinator

Autodesk Media and Entertainment
Today's game development facilities are being pushed to shorten their development cycles and contain costs; all while delivering polished, immersive games. Fortunately, Autodesk digital entertainment creation technology empowers game artists and developers with tools for efficiently building innovative game experiences. Autodesk is helping turn game artists' and developers' dreams into immersive games-with high-performance middleware, best-of-breed art creation tools and industry-standard interoperability technology.

"It’s the de facto standard. 3ds Max is the Photoshop® of game development."

Kevin McDowell, Lead Artist

AMD
ATI Developer Relations focus is on education, technical support and coding assistance driving graphics feature adoption in software applications.  A core mandate is the support of open standards and tools, assisting to ensure research and innovation quickly make its way to the end user for the ultimate gaming experience.

With IGDA's strong commitment to developer education, community building, and support we find there is a lot of synergy between our organizations. It is only natural that we support their efforts as much as possible.  ATI is pleased to help to ensure IGDA is successful in all their endeavors.

Mike Smith, Technical Developer Relations Manager

Cogswell Polytechnical College
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cogswell Polytechnical College is an accredited, private institution offering B.A. and B.S. degrees in programs that fuse digital arts and engineering. Our alumni are building careers in the converging global industries of video games, animation, digital audio and engineering.

"Cogswell Polytechnical College supports IGDA because we take its mission statement to heart. Through our Game Design Program, we prepare our students to succeed in the video game industry and we see IGDA as an extension of our support in our students' collegiate and professional careers."

Bonnie Phelps, Dean Institutional Advancement

 Columbia College Chicago
In the Interactive Arts and Media Department students learn to create interactive art, media, and games that are innovative and compelling. They work with faculty who are accomplished professionals to achieve several goals: thinking critically, solving problems creatively, and developing an individual and imaginative voice in their work. Students study aesthetics, theory, technology, cultural and ethical issues in preparation for entering diverse and successful careers in interactive arts, multimedia, web design, interaction and interface design, and game design.

DePaul Game Dev
The Game Dev Program at DePaul University in Chicago offers undergraduate and graduate study in Game Development: Game Programming, Design, Production and Animation, with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary team project courses. We have strong ties to the Chicago game community, including our Industry Advisory Board and sponsoring the Chicago IGDA chapter.

"As our students become game developers, it is only natural that we should seek to support the IGDA, which will help them to further their careers. We are also pleased to contribute towards IGDA's many academic initiatives."

Robin Burke, Associate Professor

DeVry University
One of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America, DeVry University offers flexible scheduling and convenience with 80+ locations, online classes, or a mixture of both. Earn respected associate, bachelor's or master's degrees from an accredited university. A career-oriented education from DeVry helps you begin or advance in the workplace when you graduate.

"We are very excited to partner with the IGDA. Both DeVry and the IGDA seek to advance careers and enhance the lives of game developers. We look forward to working closely with IGDA to help meet the needs of the game industry with graduates who can hit the ground running in their first job and be an immediate asset to the game development community."

Catherine Wyman, Acting Program Director, Game and Simulation Programming

Online Colleges

Getting ahead in today's competitive job market requires a strong educational foundation. eCollegeFinder helps students find the best accredited online degrees, offering a wide range of Associates, Bachelors, Masters and online PhD degrees, as well as specialized certificates and diplomas from accredited online colleges and the top online schools.

DuArt Film and Video

DuArt is an Academy Award winning creative services organization dedicated to bringing the visions of artists, producers and developers to fruition. Our seasoned team of professionals creates dialogue, music and sound design for your games. We have a talented staff of directors, writers, composers, producers and technicians dedicated to voiceovers, localization services, original music scoring and recording, sound effects, Foley and final mixing. We have access to a vast array of New York City actors and other talent.

We love working with both large and small game developers. We have done major games for large clients such as Nintendo but we also like working closely with boutique developers. We own and occupy a twelve-story Manhattan building filled with state of the art video and digital equipment and a sound department spanning two floors. This wealth of resources allows us to offer an intimate and creative environment for our clients. Be it a co-production or straight up work for hire, DuArt brings the best to every project.

Charles Darby, Chief Operating Officer

Emergent Game Technologies
Emergent Game Technologies has one goal: innovation in game development. Through our state-of-the-art software platforms, Gamebryo LightSpeed and Gamebryo, we help developers fulfill their maximum creative potential by giving them the power to endlessly – and efficiently – iterate development. From prototype to final product, Emergent fuels creativity while reducing risk.

"Emergent is delighted to support IGDA's efforts to advance the state of the art of game development and IGDA's community of game developers."

John Austin, VP Emergent Game Technologies

Full Sail University

Full Sail's mission is to provide students with an  innovative style of education - delivered by a staff of dedicated individuals - that addresses the career opportunities available in the ever-growing and constantly-evolving fields of entertainment media.

We do this by developing unique curricula that combine elements of creativity, art, business and life skills, technical prowess, and academic achievement. Our education is delivered via immersive teaching methods, both in Full Sail's real world production studios and classrooms, as well as through our online learning environment.

Every one of our degree programs is designed to provide students with knowledge and real world experience that will help them realize their career goals in the entertainment and media industry.

Funcom Canada

Funcom was founded in 1993 and has since then developed and published over 25 game titles across several gaming platforms. Most notable of these are the MMOs 'Age of Conan' and 'Anarchy Online', as well as the adventure game 'The Longest Journey'.

There are currently over 300 talented individuals from over 35 different nationalities working at Funcom, spread out across offices in Norway, China, Switzerland and the US. This makes Funcom one of the most multi-cultural game development studios in the world, and is after 16 years of operation one of the largest and most influential independent MMO development studios in the business.

Funcom is also one of the most experienced developers of massively multiplayer online games in the world, having launched critically acclaimed titles such as 'Age of Conan' and 'Anarchy Online'. The latter has served over 200 million hours of entertainment or more than 8 million days of playtime thanks to almost two million gamers who have set foot on the virtual world of Rubi-ka. The former was released in May 2008 and has shipped over 1.2 million copies, making it the best selling new MMO of 2008. One of the key reasons for Funcom's success in the MMO segment is the development of a proprietary MMO engine called 'Dreamworld'. This engine gives the developers the flexibility and power needed to create some of the most advanced virtual worlds on the market.

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Green-Ear

Green-Ear is a fully managed and hosted Tier-1 communication network that leverages voice and data for game developers to simply and affordably socially connect games. Green-Ear commands can be easily plugged into your existing gaming code for immediate access to all the features the network has to offer; including everything from text chat to dynamic channels, voice morphing, text to voice messaging and friends' lists to status updates and voice fonts!

Hansoft

Hansoft, winner of the Best Tools Provider-category in this year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards, 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 Europ, 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.

“IGDA has a great network of engaged developers and local chapters around the world, and being able to contribute to this community has meant a lot to Hansoft. We are very happy to be working with IGDA and are excited about future collaborations.”

Patric Palm, Hansoft CEO

IGN Entertainment /FOX
ModCenter is IGN Entertainment's newest, developer-focused website that brings the power of SourceForge Enterprise Edition to indie game and mod developers. ModCenter's purpose is to provide development tools that are normally extremely expensive to projects for free as a method of building relationships between developers and the IGN/FIM network.

"The IGDA's mission to provide aspiring and established developers with the knowledge and resources to create one-of-a-kind development projects aligns directly with why IGN created ModCenter in the first place. Partnering with the IGDA builds on IGN's commitment with ModCenter to support the creation of new and unique game concepts from within the gaming community."

Jill Albin Macfarland, Sr. Director, Consumer Products

Image Metrics
Image Metrics provides superior facial animation solutions to some of the best-known game and film studios in the entertainment world, including Rockstar Games, Sony Computer Entertainment and Digital Domain. The company has offices in Santa Monica, California and Manchester, U.K.

"Image Metrics is proud to be part of the IGDA's invaluable educational and community building efforts, and looks forward to helping them continue their success as the game development community grows and evolves."

Kelvin Duckett, Executive Vice President

Intel Corporation
Intel platforms make your great games possible, whether they run on your servers, in your living room, or in the palm of your hand. The Intel AppUpSM developer program offers great distribution opportunities for game developers on multiple devices and runtimes. Learn more at appdeveloper.intel.com.

"Intel proudly sponsors the IGDA as part of our continuing efforts to support game developers. Great games use the full potential of our platforms and get distributed through AppUp to provide fun to players around the world. You, Intel, and the IGDA all make great games possible."

Scott Crabtree, Tech Strategist, Intel AppUp Developer Programp

Jones and Bartlett Learning
Founded in 1983, Jones and Bartlett is a world-leading provider of education solutions for the post secondary education and professional markets. By combining authoritative content and innovative learning performance applications, Jones and Bartlett empowers professionals, students, and instructors with curriculum-based and continuing education solutions that foster academic, professional and personal success.

"The IGDA is the organization that has consistently represented the needs of developers, game publishers, and everyone involved in the game industry. Jones and Bartlett, a developer of quality educational and reference materials, will work closely with the IGDA community to guarantee the delivery of timely content for the professional and higher education markets. "

Dave Pallai, Publisher, Jones and Bartlett Publishers

LaSalle College
LaSalle College Montréal is the core of an international network of 21 schools with campuses and installations in North and South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. The College provides a unique training experience that is highly regarded and in huge demand on the job market. In addition to offering both online and international campus-wide video game training programs, LaSalle College strives to train the industry’s future leaders.

"LaSalle College is a proud supporter of the IGDA, whose community and activities enable us to offer the best training programs, while supporting tomorrow’s game developers."

Felix Tremblay, e-Learning Program Director

Mary-Margaret Network works with a diverse clientele in the game, mobile, web, multimedia, IT, TV and film industries. We successfully fill positions in every department at all levels, including production, engineering, design, art, marketing, sales, operations and executive management. Building connections to create stronger careers, companies and industries. Company History Mary-Margaret Network was founded by Mary-Margaret Walker and Robin Chenoweth McShaffry in 1996. The two enterprising women developed the business as a turn-key staffing solution for game industry companies. Mary-Margaret Network quickly grew into a powerhouse organization with a full roster of reputable clients in the game industry and a strong group of experienced candidates. With a keen understanding of the industry, and innate sensibilities about the hiring practices of their clients, Mary-Margaret and Robin continue to build a leading recruitment business with a forward-thinking vision. To uphold this vision, they work carefully to develop lasting relationships with their clients and candidates, and to select recruiting specialists to join their team.

Morgan Kaufmann and Focal Press
Morgan Kaufmann has published the finest technical information resources for computer and engineering professionals since 1984. We publish in book and digital form in such areas as databases, computer networking, computer systems, human computer interaction, computer graphics, multimedia information and systems, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. Many of our books are considered to be the definitive works in their fields. Focal Press has been a leading publisher of Media Technology books for over 70 years. We provide essential resources for professionals and students, filled with hands-on information from the experts in the fields of photography, film and video production, animation, game design and more. You will find practical solutions to problems, examples you can apply to your work, and valuable insights that will help you highly competitive.

"We're excited to work together with the IGDA to advance your career within the game industry. There are great synergies between the work that the IGDA does and the work that Morgan Kaufmann and Focal Press (imprints of Elsevier, Inc) do, as the leading publishers in the areas of game development and game design. We're proud to offer the IGDA sponsored Morgan Kaufmann game development and design books for your trusted library."

Laura Lewin, Senior Acquisitions Editor

The National Center for the History of Electronic Games™ (NCHEG) collects, studies, and interprets electronic games and related materials to document how electronic games are changing the way people play, learn, and connect with each other. The NCHEG collection is the largest and most comprehensive public collection of electronic-games and game-related historical materials in the United States and includes supporting peripherals, publications, marketing materials, development documents, business records, and other materials that illustrate how the games have been inspired, conceived, developed, sold, and used.

NCHEG is proud to be an IGDA Partner supporting the important work of its members. We provide a unique resource and will share in meaningful exchanges about the history and future of the industry.

Jon-Paul C. Dyson, Director

Nokia Products Ltd.
Nokia is the world's number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of devices for all major consumer segments and offer Internet services that enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

Offerpal Media

Offerpal Media is the leader in virtual currency monetization for online games, virtual worlds and social networks. The company's turnkey payment platform gives consumers the opportunity to earn virtual currency for free by taking part in targeted advertising offers, shopping at big-brand retailers, completing online surveys, watching videos or otherwise engaging with brands.  Since its launch in 2007, Offerpal has issued more than 1 trillion virtual points to over 200 million consumers across 2,000 publishers. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California. Investors include Interwest Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, and D. E. Shaw Ventures. For more information, visit www.offerpalmedia.com.

"Offerpal is proud to support the IGDA and game developers everywhere. We're looking to network with smart and innovative people who are building games that amuse, entertain and delight people who play games online, on their mobile phones and through consoles - and we know that the IGDA is the place to find them." George Garrick, Chairman and CEO, Offerpal Media.

Rasmussen College

"Rasmussen College's Game & Simulation Production Bachelor's degree program is currently one of the fastest growing programs in our School of Technology and Design.  It's vitally important for us as an institution to stay connected with the IGDA as a partner  in order to say on top of all the news and development taking place in the game industry.  We highly value this relationship for what it brings to us, but more importantly, for what it brings to our students."

- Hap Aziz, School Director for Rasmussen Technology & Design
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REEA

A solid argument in favor of our competence and reliability in project approaching and development is the fact that most of our customers continued the collaboration with Reea for many years. Even more, these customers recommended the Reea team to their business partners and friends

-Dan MASCA
CEO www.reea.net

Savannah College of Art and Design
The Savannah College of Art and Design is an international university for the arts offering B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. degrees in 23 majors, including animation, broadcast design, film and television, interactive design and game development, sound design and visual effects. For more information please call 800.869.7223 or visit the college Web site at www.scad.edu.

Scaleform Corporation
Scaleform Corporation is the leading provider of user interface (UI) middleware and tools for the video game, mobile, embedded, and desktop markets. Its signature product, Scaleform GFx, is a rich media vector graphics and UI engine that plays Adobe Flash®-based content using modern 3D GPU technology. High performance and lightweight, Scaleform GFx is used by hundreds of developers and integrated with leading game engines for rapid, artist-driven UI and casual game development on PC and console systems.

"As a source of professionalism and industry development, the dialog created by the IGDA is vital to the growth of a healthy game industry. Scaleform Corporation is proud to be part of the discussion and we hope to contribute additional insight to the community."

John Moon, Vice President of Product Development

Seven Computação Gráfica

Seven is a specialized school in the qualification of professionals for the market for computation graphics.Our objective is to enjoy emerging technologies and implement them in the qualification of our students, seeking solutions competitive with profile dynamic and innovative.Now We are recognized nationally as the best school computational graphics. This position us proud but also we fulfill our guidelines, investing in the continuous improvement of our courses, products and the team, in addition to the productivity of our training.Creativity and determination are remarkable characteristics of our activities in school, where the risks are made and challenges, with effective and innovative solutions.The success of Seven believes and invest in the potential of humans and integrate on the making of technology, always valuing the development of a solid and lasting relationship.

Jamerson Barreto

Texas Film Commission
As a division of the Governor's Office, the Texas Film Commission supports the state's media industries, including the video game industry. Whether it's a list of qualified vendors from our Production Directory, a custom package of reference photos, or information about sales tax exemptions, our office can provide your game studio with helpful tools. Additionally, Texas now offers Production Incentives for film and video game projects!

"The IGDA plays an important role in the national, as well as Texas game industry, and offers invaluable support to our local developers. The Texas Film Commission is proud to be a part of the organization, and it's continued efforts to raise the bar for the game community."

Leah Smith, Animation & Game Industries Liaison

Course Technology PTR

Charles River Media/Course PTR (Thomson Learning) is a premier publisher of professional game development books, including the Game Programming Gems series. The newly published Journal of Game Development (JOGD) also provides a vehicle for disseminating cutting-edge research from industry and academia, and will help garner further acceptance of game development by the academic community.

"The IGDA's mission to provide the industry and its members with timely information, tools, and support is critical to the continued growth and advancement of the field. Charles River Media/Course PTR supports this mission and the many community-building and educational efforts of the IGDA." -Jenifer Niles, Publisher

The University of Derby

Derby’s first digital entertainment degree was successfully launched in 1996. Since then we’ve built our course offering, and our national reputation, to become a first choice university for gaming degrees.

We pride ourselves on our student support. Small class sizes mean we get to know you, and you have the personal attention you need to get the most out of university.  We’re at the heart of the gaming sector, and our facilities are the envy of industry.  Our close links with leading games companies mean that you’ll be learning what’s going on in the industry right now. You’ll learn industry relevant games development practices ready for a successful career in games.

"The University is happy to support the IGDA. The IGDA's role in bringing together industry and academia is key for the future talent of games developers; proposals such as the Curriculum Framework can only help ensure that academia meets the needs of its students and the needs of the development community. We're now looking forward to being active members of the IGDA."

Matthew Birkin, Senior Supervisor

Tipperary Institute
Tipperary Institute is a dynamic higher education, development and research centre. TI offers a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing (Games Design & Development) focused on platform games design and development including console, PC, handheld, mobile and set top. Students complete modules in electronics, embedded & OO programming so that they become fully familiar with target platforms.

"We are delighted with the support and encouragement the IGDA gives to community events, such as the annual Games Fleadh which takes place in Thurles, Ireland each year."

Phil Bourke

UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts Center
The Casual Game Development program at the Digital Arts Center is designed to provide comprehensive professional training within a creative studio environment. During our 12 month program, students produce a prototype or a complete casual game for Windows, Mac, Web, and/or mobile platforms. Our convenient evening classes are a great way to learn how to combine the artistry of game design, interactive storytelling and creative vision in order to choreograph endless hours of infectious game play. Whether it is designing game play mechanics and game flow, or animating characters, it is a rewarding experience to work within a team of incredibly smart, creative, passionate and friendly professionals.

"As a leader in continuing education, we are proud to sponsor IGDA in its mission to advance and enhance the careers of game developers through professional development and training. "

Susan Varnum - Director, Digital Arts, UCSD Extension

Walkthru Inc.
Walkthru is an independent, Finnish localization company specializing in video game translations and language testing. Academic training, years of experience and a passion for languages and video games - that's what we're all about. Our goal is to ensure that everyone can enjoy skilfully localized versions of their favourite games.

"All players are entitled to enjoy a flawless gaming experience in their native language. We're happy to work together with the IGDA towards that goal"

Tuomo Karvonen, CEO

xaitment inc.
A partner of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, xaitment has served customers with AI and game design tools since 2004. Their mission - to create lifelike AI for games and simulations - led to the development of the xaitment AI game tools: highly customizable and highly modular development solutions that save production costs while helping development teams effectively reach their creative potential. All modules come with an intuitive, graphical interface to ease the learning curve. Also included are features for the control of game as well as application logic and animation. Each module is stand-alone and can be purchased separately easily to be integrated into an overall AI solution for demo or full product and application projects. xaitment supports small and large development teams with cost-effective licence-based models and instruction services.

"xaitment is very proud to be supporting the activities of the IGDA with our corporate membership because we strive for the same goal: Making fantastic games."

Markus Schneider Executive Vice President Americas & Asia

The IGDA extends its sincerest thanks to all our Partners! Without the support of these Partners the IGDA simply would not survive - let alone thrive. Check out our Partner Program if you would like to become a Partner of the IGDA.