New Year and Gamehotel

Wow 2007 started warm and cozy, at least here in central Switzerland!

Last year there was the Gamehotel event in Zurich and I thought it would be a good idea to start this new year with a look back to that event. Spot@nothing had to say this about Gamehotel (in German, ask Babelfish for a translation):

http://blog.nothing.ch/2006/10/gamehotel-2006-grosse-namen-an-einem-kleinen-event/

Now that things are slowing down again from the end year run in late 2006, I look forward to an interesting 2007 and more interesting IGDA chapter meetings.

Posted by AdrianWiesmann on January 21, 2007 06:07 PM | Comments (0)

How to announce a conference

Since the beginning of 2007 I received about 10 emails telling me that there will be an "Electronic Entertainment Expo" in Australia somewhen end of March 2007. All the emails contained tons of pictures and the text that I should not "MISS OUT ON BEING A PART OF THE BIGGEST SHOW IN 2007".

If the expo is as big as the amount of mails sent, they are definitely right about "the biggest show". Now this is what I call marketing. :)

Update (24.1.2007)
Another email from the same event. They really are working on getting an entry in my blacklist.

Posted by AdrianWiesmann on January 15, 2007 06:19 PM | Comments (0)

EA and TakeTwo are coming to Geneva!

I just learned today, that EA and TakeTwo are opening offices in or around Geneva!

http://www.geneva.ch/_electronic_arts_headquarters_geneva_location.htm

Electronic Arts today announced plans to create an international headquarters for its publishing business in Geneva, Switzerland.

And

http://www.geneva.ch/take-two.htm

Take-Two, a leading worldwide publisher, developer and distributor of
interactive entertainment software, hardware and accessories, establishes its international headquarters for publishing in Geneva.

What a nice surprise!

Posted by AdrianWiesmann on October 12, 2006 10:19 PM

Woah woah what a meeting!

The second meeting of the new Berne chapter of the IGDA was held up as police and rioters clashed out front ... oops sorry wrong article ...

(See the complete report in the extended entry)

Continue reading "Woah woah what a meeting!"

Posted by AdrianWiesmann on March 11, 2006 06:57 PM | Comments (0)

Reminder - 2nd IGDA Berne Chapter Meeting about Mobile Game Development

Hello all

This is just a quick reminder that the second IGDA Berne Chapter meeting will take place this

Thursday 2nd of March at 18:30

at the

Musig Bistrot Monbijou.

Here are the details again:

MUSIG-BISTROT Monbijou
Mühlemattstrasse 48
3007 BERN
http://www.musig-bistrot.ch/lc_map.htm

Adrian Naegeli will present a demo about Mobile Game Development. I hope there are at least one or two other commercial mobile game developers attending as well (I hope you can make it). So plenty of informations and discussions to follow.

To introduce you to the topic, here are some links for your reading pleasure:

EA anticipates growth in mobile gaming
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=374295

John Carmack on Mobile Development
http://www.mobileindustry.biz/article.php?article_id=971

And to see where the money hides:
http://www.handango.com/marketing/Yardstick/Handango_Yardstick_Year_End.pdf

I look forward to see all of you.

Posted by AdrianWiesmann on February 27, 2006 07:18 PM