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Flega Neder-Over-Heembeek 20 juni 2013

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FlegaNeder-Over-Heembeek

20 juni 2013

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Current state of Serious Games in

Flanders

FLEGA presents

by Nico Verplancke (iMinds/FLEGA co-chair)

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But first, what is FLEGA?

Official Flemish Games Association

Founded on June 29th 2012 by 6 Flemish game developers and HOWEST with support from iMinds

www.flega.be

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What does FLEGA do?FLEGA supports the Flemish games industry as

a whole by creating a beneficial political, economic and cultural climate for videogames

FLEGA groups all Flemish organizations and individuals active in or connected to the Flemish games industryDevelopers, service providers, educational

institutions, researchers, resellers, freelancers, local publishers…

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What does FLEGA do?FLEGA defends and proactively promotes the

interests of it’s members

FLEGA advises it’s members and encourages them to share info and knowhow

FLEGA represents it’s members in communication with government, non-gaming businesses, international organizations…

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FLEGA Members47 member

organizations23 member users

• For all companies and freelancers boasting official company number (“BTW nr”)

• Right to vote at statutory assembly

• Additional services such as• Free access to FLEGA

events• Free consultancy eg. for

subsidy filings• …

• For all students, enthousiasts… without official company number

• No right to vote

• Services: • Newsletter• Event invites• ...

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Today’s topics1. The Flemish gamer

2. The Flemish games industry

3. Serious Games in Flanders

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The Flemish gamer

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Source: Digimeter 5 Aug-Sep 2012 (vs 2011)

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Source: Digimeter 5 Aug-Sep 2012 (vs 2011)

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Source: Digimeter 5 Aug-Sep 2012 (vs 2011)

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Source: Digimeter 5 Aug-Sep 2012 (vs 2011)

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The Flemish games industry

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Source: Antwerp Business School & FDC study creative industry

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IssuesSmall no. of companies

Eg. 330 companies in The Netherlands Human capital fleeing abroad

Flemish devs unknown to other industries

Not enough collaboration

Limited knowledge about government initiatives

No tax shelter

High salary costs > freelancers

Small Flemish market > international focus

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And now... The good news

Incubators!

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SupportVAF- Gamefonds

Games 2012-2013 goedgekeurd afgewezen

onontvankelijk

totaal

I. Leerplicht-onderwijs

6 5 1 12

II. Andere Serious Games

8 14 1 23

III. Entertainment Games

9 20 0 29

TOTAAL I+II+III 23 39 2 64

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‘New’ Support Organisations

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Serious games in Flanders

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Serious games in Flanders

Not much research available for our regionMost research focusses on educational games iMinds - MICT (UGent) is conducting new research

on the effectiveness of educational games, first results expected end of 2013 (G@S project – together with Larian, Die Keure and Grin)

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Toyota Forklift Simulator

Developed by GriN, based in Antwerp

Initially for a buyer’s fair in Germany

Big success

Toyota ordered additional units for training purposes

Version 2.0: instructor can design environments and lessons himself using an editor

Next? Stereo 3D, force feedback…

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FundelsDeveloped by PlayLane, based in Ghent

First for pc, as of 2011 also on iOS mobile and tablet

Picture books Interactive children’s books (kids aged 3 to 7)Available in more than 130 libraries

AVI-leesboekenDigital reading tools (kids aged 6 to 10)Used in Flemish classrooms

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CM Ben de Bever

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CM Ben de BeverDeveloped by Bazookas, based in Brugge

For kids aged 10 to 12

Research by UGent in 2011 learns thatKids not only like Ben, they believe what he preachesAlmost all kids (97,5%) like playing the games95% of kids want to play again62% of kids recognize the goal of the game: “Learn

how to best brush your teeth”Games are a great tools in class, especially when

combined with the more traditional approach

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The FutureImpressive pipeline (in part due to Game Fund)

of games in development

Support network present...

New gaming companies...