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Below, you'll find a list of companies that will be participating in SIEGE 2008. We're very thankful for our sponsors without which SIEGE would not be possible. Even the smallest contribution helps assure the growth and continuation of SIEGE from year to year.
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 | The videogame development industry is fast becoming a major component of the entertainment mix in Georgia. The Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office (GFMD), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), is leading the way and becoming a “hot spot” in the thriving and powerful videogame development industry. The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state's sales and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, locating new markets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and promoting the state as a location for film, television, videogame and music projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development. |
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 | CCP is recognized internationally as an industry-leading pioneer of the single-server persistent universe architecture as the developer and publisher of EVE Online, the critically-acclaimed, science fiction-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) . Utilizing a cross-discipline approach combining cutting-edge technology and artistic excellence, CCP is dedicated to providing vibrant, compelling products that transcend the boundaries of conventional MMOGs and facilitate social networking through virtual worlds. Founded in 1997 and privately held, the company is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, with offices in Atlanta, London and Shanghai. More information about CCP is available at the company's website, ccpgames.com |
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 | The Art Institute of Atlanta is a college of creative professional studios with a solid tradition of excellence in career-focused education. In 1999, The Art Institute of Atlanta celebrated fifty years of commitment to students and their success in their chosen fields. In that same year, the college moved to a new, five-story, 115,000-square-foot facility. |
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 | Hi-Rez Studios was founded in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment. Hi-Rez, short for Hi-Resolution, refers to "images of the finest sharpness, detail and quality." As the name implies, our goal is to create games and virtual worlds at that highest level of quality in terms of both graphics and game-play. Hi-Rez is an independent studio. We are therefore able to work with any publisher, on any platform, and to establish game design, art, and production schedules in support of our vision. Our current project is a spy-fi, action MMO titled Global Agenda™.
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 | Turn a passion for video games into a challenging and profitable future! The video game industry generates revenues in excess of $10 billion each year and continues to grow. The simulation industry is even more massive, with the U.S. Army alone planning to invest $100 million in training games and simulations over the next two to three years. With a gaming degree you can be poised to cash in on a booming market where exciting new jobs are created every day! Learn more about DeVry University's Bachelor's Degree Program in Game and Simulation Programming, click our logo our call 404.292.2645. |
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 | About the Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett
Named one of the top three large chambers in the United States by ACCE, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s membership varies from FORTUNE 500 companies to innovative startups, and stretches across the Atlanta region, from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to UGA in Athens. The Gwinnett Chamber, named the third top chamber the nation by ACCE (American Chamber of Commerce Executives), focuses on creating and growing quality job opportunities while enhancing the community’s quality of life. Partnership Gwinnett is Gwinnett’s economic and community development initiative. Led by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and a host of public and private partners, the initiative targets the retention and expansion of existing Gwinnett businesses in addition to the development of new business. Partnership Gwinnett’s five-year goal calls for the creation of 65,000 new jobs and $5.8 billion dollars in new wealth. |
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 | SCAD is the university for creative careers. Named one of Kaplan’s “25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future,” the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered online through SCAD-eLearning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts and Master of Urban Design degrees. For more information about the college, visit www.scad.edu. |
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| Alston & Bird provides “one-stop shopping” for the full range of services required by companies in the electronic-entertainment business. Our experiences include: negotiation of rights for existing properties, in all media; development and negotiation of form agreements and project-based agreements for the creation and publishing of electronic games; development and negotiation of agreements for platform manufacturers, including SDK agreements, third-party and first-party agreements; provision of the complete range of legal services necessary for the exploitation of wireless rights and of multiplayer rights, in all electronic media; and completion of transactions relating to all other aspects of the gaming business, including porting, merchandise rights, sequel rights, and rights in connection with the development of complete game franchises.
In addition to its internationally recognized expertise in game content and software development, Alston & Bird has the added benefit of being a comprehensive full service law firm including one of the world’s leading patent practices. Wherever new technology is introduced into the equation Alston & Bird can meet the challenge with a complete team of patent lawyers who dedicate one hundred percent of their time to the electronics field. Alston & Bird fields a team of internationally recognized lawyers skilled in all aspects of electronic games, internationally respected electronic-patent lawyers and attorneys skilled in all aspects of intellectual-property rights, corporate law, immigration law and the law of all other fields related to the work of companies in the electronic-entertainment sector. That’s the winning Alston & Bird formula. |
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 | Chris Rickwood is an award winning composer known for creating dramatic musical scores for video games, film, and television. Rickwood’s work can be heard worldwide on a variety of mediums for clients such as Activision, THQ, Microsoft, Cartoon Network, Capcom, and Nintendo. He began his career by composing intense orchestral cues for several game titles including Evil Dead: Hail to the King, BloodRayne, and Maximo: Ghosts to Glory. Since then, Rickwood has composed over 20 scores for Cartoon Network New Media, contributed music and sound for several PC games including Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Civil War: Bull Run, and The Apprentice: Los Angeles, and experimented with other gaming mediums such as mobile phones and video poker machines. |
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 | C. Allen Lowe & Associates (CALA) provides venture consulting, executive production, project management, and tax credit brokerage services for digitial entertainment and game industry clients. Whether you're a new entrepreneur bootstrapping a business or an executive manager preparing an existing business for investment or acquisition, CALA can help navigate and push through the most difficult tasks of start-up, financing, acquisition, or strategic planning.
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 | Blue Heat Games is a highly-qualified development team. We understand the attention to detail and design considerations needed create products that have sold over 1 million units. Our members have over 40 years of professional experience in the electronic entertainment industry with a core competency of console, PC, and mobile development. Blue Heat maintains a highly competent, specialized game development studio, where the employees are passionate about their games and the unique environment in which they work. |
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 | The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University is the premier graduate video game education program in the US. Many of the school’s founders are industry icons, and classes are run by industry veterans. Our program has a 95% placement rate with more than 180 graduates working at 70 of the leading video game studios around the world. Our program offers a Master’s degree in Interactive Technology and a graduate Professional Certificate. |
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 | Gwinnett Technical College is your workforce specialist providing relevant knowledge for career advancement and improved quality of life. Our programs focus on real-world education for real-world jobs and help you gain the knowledge you need to realize your dreams.
Serving the region for over 20 years, Gwinnett Tech is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and has a long history of providing quality education for citizens and the business community.
Seize the opportunity to further your education and enroll at GTC. It’s pertinent. It’s real-world. It’s relevant. The more you learn about GTC, the more assured you’ll be this is the place for you! |
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| Southern Polytechnic State University is a member of the University System of Georgia. Located on 193 acres of naturally wooded landscape in Marietta, we are just 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Through its School of Computing and Software Engineering, SPSU offers degrees in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Information Technology. Additionally, SPSU plans to offer a Bachelors of Science in Game Design and Development beginning in the Fall of 2009. Please visit http://cse.spsu.edu and http://games.spsu.edu for more information. |
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| The Computer ArenA is a large 13,000 sq. ft. facility in Roswell, Georgia revolving around the best aspects of computers & technology. Although computers are not new, the concept of combining so many uses for them in one place is a brilliant idea whose time has arrived. The Computer ArenA is made up of four complementary areas--Computer Sales & Service, Computer Gaming ArenA, Computer Classroom, and Good Time Café-- each playing its own unique role in the customer's experience. The Computer ArenA offers great value & entertainment for the entire family in a beautiful clean setting surrounded by the best technology has to offer! |
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| At Battle & Brew we are committed to bringing you the best gaming experience possible. Whether you choose one of our top of the line PCs or one of our awesome Xbox 360 setups, you and your crew will enjoy the latest games on the latest equipment at blazing fast speeds at all times. All of our games run on a gigabit network to ensure that there is no lag in your gameplay. We take a great deal of pride in offering the best gaming setup possible, but we are much more than that. Battle & Brew is far from your typical "room full of computers, geez I feel like I'm still at work" LAN geek fest. We go the extra mile to provide a relaxed comfortable atmosphere where it is just as much fun to chill out and have a beer in as it is to duke it out in an intense CounterStrike deathmatch with your buddies. So, if you are tired of the run of the mill babysitting LAN center, then come to Battle & Brew and experience gaming the way it was always meant to be played. |
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 | Emergent Game Technologies has one goal: innovation in game development. We provide game developers with all the tools they need to make games that break new ground in every field. Emergent’s flexible technology integrates easily with other tools and applications in today’s game development pipelines. Our signature product Gamebryo is a complete platform for creating next-generation games, visual simulations and other 3D experiences. Gamebryo has been proven in over 200 games across 15 genres and all major platforms, with 100 additional titles in development. |
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 | Visioneering Games is an advergame developer dedicated to production of interactive online games and advertising platforms. Our vision is to build technologies that enable the creation of a large, well-profiled consumer community by providing compelling online games and interactive entertainment with tangible rewards.
We take pride in our unique approach to advergame development by including loyalty programs, pride programs and rewards system components in our core architecture. We use these incentives to glean consumer demographic and interest information thereby enabling highly targeted and relevant advertisements.
Further, our advanced technologies combined with an engaged, interactive consumer, enable an unprecedented measurement of online marketing effectiveness using inventive advertising campaign capabilities and novel brand awareness feedback and research programs. |
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 | The Mary-Margaret Network encompasses a diverse clientele in the games, electronic media, and entertainment industries. We place outstanding candidates - from individual contributors to C-level executives - in positions in every department: from art to engineering, production to sales, and graphics to operations. Since 1996, our focus on superior service to employers and candidates has earned us an unsurpassed reputation for recruitment services and career management. |
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 | GamesBizWire, a wholly owned subsidiary of ClearImage, was created to help interactive entertainment companies publicize news about their products and services to publications across North America and Europe.
Similar to Business Wire and PR Newswire, GamesBizWire is a cost-effective way for game companies to send their updates (news releases, trailers, screenshots, demos, etc.) directly to hundreds of gaming and entertainment publications and online sites. GamesBizWire guarantees exposure to industry editors, analysts, writers, editorial directors and freelancers. We help independent developers, publishers, tool providers and professional service providers in the video game industry gain additional exposure for their messages.
To learn more about GamesBizWire's cost-effective solutions for promoting your company, please visit our services page. |
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 | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. TBS, Inc. is based in Atlanta, GA, and employs more than 9,000 people worldwide. Philip I. Kent oversees TBS, Inc. as chairman and CEO. |
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 | Adams Capital is a business valuation services firm located in Atlanta. Started in 1996, Adams Capital provides valuation and business advisory services for audit and tax compliance, transaction advisory and dispute resolution. Adams Capital is known in the market as a high-end valuation services provider that excels at complex valuation assignments requiring rigorous computational processes, in-depth market knowledge, and creative problem-solving skills. Adams Capital’s clients include many well-known venture-backed companies in Atlanta and a number of high-profile, publicly traded companies throughout North America. |
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 | StartupLounge is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate early stage venture growth and investing in Georgia and the Southeast. The all-volunteer organization provides educational programs, networking opportunities, and introduction opportunities for early stage investors and business owners. StartupLounge’s podcast that addresses early-stage entrepreneurship Georgia has over 10,000 listeners, and StartupLounge’s quarterly signature event, CapitalLounge, has become a leading event in Atlanta where investors and entrepreneurs can meet one another in a distraction-free environment. All of StartupLounge’s services are absolutely free, and the organization has been credited with playing a key role in closing 6 investments in the last year. |
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 | Play Grip, Inc. is an Atlanta-based company, which designs, manufactures and markets innovative accessories for video games and electronics. We emphasize safety, to protect gamers, and property, and help ensure a positive game playing experience for individuals and groups. |
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 | Licensed 2 Thrill, LLC an Atlanta area Intellectual Property Licensing and Merchandising Company was founded by Bob and Pam Howard and Les Wilson in 2006 to provide services to independent animation and gaming studios. Since its inception it has amassed an impressive list of clients including Animated Family Films, Eternal Pictures, Deos Animation Studios, EPL Interactive, The Toney Watkins Company and Cinema Scene Marketing. L2T’s role is to provide branding and licensing services to owners of marketable content that can support brand extensions to other desirable products while providing revenue and visibility to the Client’s brand. In some cases L2T assists the client in funding development, distribution and product integration opportunities. For additional information please contact Les Wilson at 770-664-6430 or
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 | SillyMonkey LLC is a boutique training company specializing in innovative games and activities. We design custom board games, card games, electronic games, video games and other interactive multimedia training components for instructor-led sessions, as well as, eLearning, mobile learning, social networks and virtual worlds. We offer high quality training services to an impressive list of global clients that includes manufacturing, insurance, telecom, health, retail, software, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and financial services.
Our team has over 25 years of experience using proven training methodologies including ADDIE, constructivist, cognitivism and behaviorism. We use mind mapping, memory techniques, improv and storytelling for our unique game-based learning approach. Learn fast, remember more and have fun doing it!
www.sillymonkeyinternational.com |
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