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Category: Serious Games

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  • New Name, New Look, Bigger Conference

    By Wayne Watkins | Filed in: Serious Games | Comments (0)

    There have been some exciting changes regarding the successful Triangle Game Conference (TGC) , which is set to be held for the third year this April 13 – 14! The initial concept behind the TGC was driven by the desire of several local industry stakeholders to showcase what we had going on 'here' instead of always having to get on a plane and go 'there' to talk about local developments. The interactive digital media... Read More >

  • NC Governor Signs Legislation

    By Wayne Watkins | Filed in: Serious Games, Wake County | Comments (0)

    Today, after a private tour of the Epic Games facility in Cary, Gov. Bev Perdue sat down with a variety of the interactive digital media’s largest players and signed House Bill 1973 and Senate Bill 1171. The passage of these bills is important to economic development in the area because it shows that the local community and state are behind major efforts.Read More >

  • Wake Economy Showing Promise In 2010

    By Casey Cronce | Filed in: Defense, Morrisville, Serious Games, Technology, Wake County | Comments (0)

    The first quarter of 2010 showed promise in the slow but steady rise of the economy. During these three months, Wake County Economic Development saw a total of 21 new projects come in. These projects represent more than $100 million in investment and approximately 4,300 jobs.  Wake County has identified target industries and has developed a precision marketing plan to help existing companies grow and to bring new companies within these industries to the area.  Companies... Read More >

  • Live Blog: The Montreal International Game Summit

    By Wayne Watkins | Filed in: Serious Games | Comments (0)

    I’m live blogging today from The Montreal International Game Summit . Wake County Economic Development is here to learn more about the current state of affairs and future outlook of Quebec's impressive game development industry. They have a very robust cluster of companies up here – it’s very diverse and contains several world-class brands; Quebec Province is also very aggressive in it's efforts to... Read More >

  • Live Blog: Game Developers Conference, Austin

    By Wayne Watkins | Filed in: Serious Games | Comments (0)

    I am live-blogging today from the Game Developers Conference in Austin, Texas . Wake County Economic Development is here to keep Raleigh and Wake County plugged into a dynamic gaming industry. Despite the show being smaller than last year, the traffic flow at the event has been pretty good and I have been busy connecting with some folks who are bright stars in gaming. The Motus Digital team out... Read More >

  • Wake County a Leader in Business Recycling

    By Conni Tucker | Filed in: Biotech, Education, Leisure, Municipalities, Real Estate, Serious Games, Wake County, Work | Comments (0)

    If you lead or work for an environmentally conscious company and wonder how your recycling practices will be impacted by a move to Wake County, relax.   Wake is one of the state’s leaders in proactive business recycling programs. Read More >

  • Triangle Game Conference

    By Conni Tucker | Filed in: Technology, Wake County, Advanced Learning Technologies, Serious Games | Comments (0)

    To help attract, cultivate and retain serious games and advanced learning technologies firms in Wake County , the Read More >