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ActionXL - website
ActionXL sits at the epicenter of the emerging market for motion-aware products. We develop concept content and hardware and collaborate with independent developers, established videogame corporations, movie studios and other content owners to bring motion awareness to a broad array of consumer products through a variety of channels, with particular near-term focus on videogames and the rapidly growing casual gaming market. The primary products developed and marketed by ActionXL are a wired and wireless motion-based controller for the Windows PC. |
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Blender Institute - website
The Blender Institute is a studio for Open 3D animation, game or visual effects projects. It has been established in Amsterdam in 2007 as a spin-off of the Blender Foundation. On the wings of the successful launch of the Foundation's first Open Movie "Elephants Dream", the Blender Institute explores ways to commercially organize projects that exclusively use open source tools, and to realize and publish openly licensed content. The Institute recently published the 3D cartoon movie "Big Buck Bunny", and now works on completing a 3D game derived from this movie short. |
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Control Magazine - website
Control is the only magazine serving the Dutch games industry. By targeting the news, events and issues, that directly effect all levels of the market, Control magazine has successfully created a sense of community and an active forum, where everyone from the largest companies, to the individual students and professors at universities, can reach and speak with the whole community.
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Dutch Game Garden - website
The Dutch Game Garden helps to accelerate the growth of the Dutch games industry. The foundation provides wide-ranging support for starting and established game developers. In our Game Development Clubs students of various game design, media, arts and IT courses in the Netherlands collaborate on game development projects. The Game Company Incubator helps young entrepreneurs to set up their game development businesses and in our Game Development Business Centers we provide top-class facilities for existing and growing game companies. |
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E-Semble bv - website
E-Semble Simulation Technology designs and develops simulation tools for training and education of safety and security professionals. With our "serious gaming" simulation software, rescue professionals and security teams from public and private safety and security services are exercised and tested. E-Semble provides two simulation software solutions: DiaboloVR and TabletopVR virtual reality exercises and the ISEE Crisis Simulator logistical simulation software. Rescue professionals at over 50 exercise locations throughout Europe use E-Semble's software in their daily education routine. |
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E-sportbond - website
The mission of the Dutch E-sport Association (E-sportbond) is making E-sport, the actual usage of video games in a professional and athletic way, an official sport, and organizing nationwide E-sport events such as the Dutch National Championship Gaming (NK-Gaming). They promote E-sport in various ways, but always by emphasizing the many positive aspects of E-sport. |
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EVD - website
International Business and Cooperation
The Agency for International Business and Cooperation (EVD) is part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. As a State agency and a partner to businesses and public-sector organisations, the EVD aims to help Dutch entrepreneurs to achieve success in their international operations. With its wide-ranging knowledge, the EVD is able to develop products and services that meet the needs of its customers and clients. Doing international business without the EVD is a lost opportunity! |
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FourceLabs - website
FourceLabs is a young Dutch gamestudio that designs social-physical games. Our aim is to create playful, immersive game experiences by combining innovative gamedesign with a physical component in the real world. We're looking for a unique marriage between the virtual and the real world where players have to intuitively define how they relate to the game and other players. |
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Grendel Games - website
The idea for Grendel Games originated in 2002 from an ambitious plan of three friends. The core business of the company is the development of entertainment software of a high quality. Their products are unique because of the logical construction of a game and the creative content. Grendel Games develops games for various purposes: - entertainment games - education games Grendel games is an knowledge intensive company based in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. |
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Khaeon - website
Since 1999, Dutch based and privately owned company Khaeon has rapidly grown from a start-up game development outfit into one of the leading game creators in the region. With work wrapping up on the soon to be released Unreal™ Engine based MMORPG “The Chronicles of Spellborn”, Khaeon is now focusing on new projects including Japan GameJam competition winner “Water Power” and a yet to be announced triple A next-gen console project. |
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Municipality of Leeuwarden - website
Leeuwarden is the capital city of Friesland. Together with institutes like Multimedia design, Media and Entertainment and the Academy of Popculture Leeuwarden is stimulating new creative industry. Leeuwarden offers an incubator with financial and other facilities. In due time unique studio facilities with a motion capture studio will be opened. These facilities can be used by young companies as well as students. |
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Moven - website
Moven is a flexible, camera-less full-body human motion capture solution. A portable system for indoor and outdoor MoCap under any lighting condition. The results of a Moven MoCap session need minimal fine-tuning as there is no occlusion nor lost markers. Moven is a 3rd generation, cost efficient MoCap system based on state-of-the-art miniature inertial sensors, biomechanical models and sensor fusion algorithms. Moven was created by Xsens, leading expert in inertial sensor technology. |
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Nintendo Europe - website
Nintendo is known for manufacturing and marketing hardware and software for its Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, and has created industry icons like Mario™, Donkey Kong®, Metroid®, Zelda™ and Pokémon. The company continues to strive to bring different kinds of players into the world of videogames, with its innovative interfaces for Nintendo DS™ and Wii™. Recently, the company also launched WiiWare™, a digital distribution channel allowing developers to release the games they always wanted to make with the lowest possible barriers. Nintendo attends the NLGD to talk to game developers about the possibilities of bringing their software to the Nintendo platforms (only on appointment basis).
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NOKIA Benelux nv/sa - website
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks |
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Ronimo Games - website
Ronimo games is a promising young game developer that specializes in innovative game design. Ronimo Games originates from developing the award winning game “De Blob”, which was purchased by world renowned game publisher THQ and will be released in Q3 2008 for the Nintendo Wii. Currently Ronimo Games is developing new innovative IP for the Nintendo Wii. |
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Shingo - website
Shingo is a quality assurance and testing company focussing on the entertainment and serious games industry. Shingo was founded by the world’s best QA engineers with years of development experience combined with a top notch QA and test track record. Shingo uses a structured testing approach that allows for faster and more efficient testing with better results. Reducing risks for both developers and publishers and increasing development speed and game quality. |
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Socrates - website
Socrates Digital Video is a specialist in editing , 2D and 3D animation software with Maya complete, Maya unlimited, 3ds Max and Kaydara motionbuilder from Autodesk. Besides software we also deliver complete workstations on Windows, Apple and Linux. Socrates is also the exclusive reseller of high-end compositing and editing systems from Autodesk. Being in the business of Video, HD, 3D and 2D animation for many years we have become the specialist that has a focus on good service. |
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TNO - website
TNO is a prominent, independent knowledge company whose expertise and research contributes significantly to the competitiveness of businesses and organisations, to the economy and to the quality of life as a whole. Versatility and capacity to integrate this knowledge makes TNO unique. TNO employs some 4300 professionals.
Five core areas:
- TNO Quality of Life
- TNO Defence, Security and Safety
- TNO Science and Industry
- TNO Built Environment and Geosciences
- TNO Information and Communication Technology
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Triangle Studios - website
Triangle Studios has been creating new and innovative games and multimedia applications since 2005. With the release of our latest project “Stratego: Next Edition” for Nintendo DS, Triangle Studios has positioned itself as one of the leading Nintendo DS developers in the Netherlands. As developer for Nintendo DS and Wii, we are creating new products and innovative game concepts for publishers and licence owners. For more information, check out our website. |
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uQudos - website
uQudos brings game developers and players together on a new social gaming network. Talented game creators, from amateur/home developers to (semi)professional game studios, can easily upload their own-created Flash games, in search of recognition and financial compensation. Gamers can play the user-generated games, create a profile, store their favorites, rate or comment on games and communicate with friends and other gaming fans. uQudos is a front-runner in the new generation of gaming platforms. |
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Virtual Fairground - website
Virtual Fairground is a publisher of online browser based Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) Games and Virtual Worlds. We target mass market gaming audiences in Western international markets. Virtual Fairground is managed and advised by top people in the interactive entertainment industry with years of working experience in the gaming and online space. Our expertise ranges from marketing, sales and strategy to development and exploitation. |
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White Bear BV - website
White Bear is a well known organization in the gaming market with 20+ years experience. Currently we focus on development of AAA titles and casual games but we are much more versatile. We also invest in worldwide third party and first party development. |
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Why Robbie Rocks (Your online avatar fashion store) - website
Robbie Networks spreads, develops and offers online solutions with personalization as key component, using avatars (online alter-ego's to present yourself online) as a marketing communications tool on the online avatar platform |
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Xform - website
Xform is a developer of 3D online and CD-ROM games. Recently Xform developed several online casual games for various worldwide platforms that went straight to a number one position. Their games were played more than a million times within the first weeks. |
