http://imga2010:81 All the news en Copyright IMGA Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:15:16 GMT Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:15:16 GMT 30 The GSMA today launched App Planet, a major new “event within an event” that will be held at the 2010 Mobile World Congress. Solely focused on the rapidly growing application developer community, App Planet will bring together the many critical elements of the broad mobile application ecosystem together in one location. The inaugural App Planet event will feature: · Application developer conferences focused specifically on the most influential mobile platforms in the market; · An interactive exhibition where attendees can preview the newest and most innovative application technologies; · The “App Lounge”, where networking and business development will help to further define the future of this exciting mobile segment; · A dedicated, day-long track of thought-provoking presentations and panel sessions on industry trends in mobile applications; and · The “Apps Garage”, which will showcase cutting-edge GSMA initiatives in the mobile applications space. Initial App Planet partners include Research In Motion (RIM), Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP) and the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), as well as more than 40 exhibiting companies who will be showcasing their technologies and solutions. “Mobile application development is perhaps the most exciting and rapidly changing segment in the mobile communications industry today,” continued O’Hara. “The creation of App Planet, which provides dedicated exhibition and networking facilities, as well as focused content, squarely addresses the demand we see in the market for greater resources, information and business development opportunities for the mobile application developer community.” For additional information on App Planet at the Mobile World Congress, visit www.mobileworldcongress.com. For additional information on the 2010 Mobile World Congress, please visit www.mobileworldcongress.com For information on the 2010 Global Mobile Awards, please visit www.globalmobileawards.com 2009-11-12 The International Mobile Gaming Awards (www.imgawards.com) is opening its sixth edition. In six years the competition has become the Mobile Entertainment Industry’s leading showcase for groundbreaking innovations, exceptional quality and new trends in mobile entertainment, whether made for Symbian, iPhone, Flash, Android, Microsoft, Java, Linux, BREW, or any other platform. Developers can submit their games on line NOW at www.imgawards.com and compete in an international arena with top studios and individual developers from all over the world. Awards will be given out in the following categories: • The International Mobile Gaming Excellence in Design • The International Mobile Gaming Excellence in Connectivity Award • The International Mobile Gaming Excellence in Game Play Award • The International Mobile Gaming Best Real World Game • The International Mobile Gaming Best Casual Game Award The following awards will also be presented: • The International Mobile Gaming Grand Prix • The International Mobile Gaming Operators’ Choice Award • The International Mobile Gaming People’s Choice Award Deadline for entries is 18 January 2010. The IMGA recognises the newest, the most exciting and the most innovative games so only those games published after 1 September 2009 are eligible. Concepts and demos for games are also eligible if the entrants can provide a playable demo or a finished game before February 8 2010 in time for the second judging round. The awards will be handed out at the Mobile World Congress and will be an important part of the newly launched App Planet, a new event at the Congress. “App Planet will create a great environment for our Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 17 February and it demonstrates both GSMA’s and the Mobile Eco System’s growing interest in developers. We are proud to have been asked by the GSMA to help them make App Planet a huge success” says Maarten Noyons, Founder of the IMGA. For the second year, the IMGA is looking for games using localisation technologies, such as GPS. “Last year’s launch of the new category Real World Games was clearly a success and will be continued. We think that these games have a great future. We expect many innovators to enter amazing games and demos in this category. Our collaboration with NAVTEQ and their Global LBS Challenge® will help us increase the number of entrants in this category.” NAVTEQ will return as a judge to the 6th IMGA as well as handing out the "Best Real World Game" award at the IMGA awards ceremony during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2010. As part of the collaboration with NAVTEQ, IMGA would like to encourage game developers to participate with their location-enabled games in both the IMGA and the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge 2010. In the last six years the IMGA has reviewed over 1,200 games originating from over 52 countries including the USA, Ukraine, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, China, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Belgium. Participants include PhD students, researchers, artists, individual developers and the top 10 leading mobile games publishers and developers in the world. The IMGA is now considered to be one of the most important competitions in the Mobile Entertainment Industry. The IMGA’s mission is to reward and recognize the best innovators and the most creative developers of mobile games in the world. The IMGA is expected to announce their sponsors and other partners for this year before the end of the year. 2009-11-05 Last year, the IMGA launched the category Real World Games. This will be continued next year. Moreover, IMGA is working on a large scale festival for mobile games using localisation technologies. The festival will be called PLAYGROUND and will take place in Marseille, France, in September 2010. More about this and our other activities soon! 2009-08-19 http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/PocketGamer.biz+Reports/news.asp?c=14468 Pocketgamer has recently launched a great initiative: The Pocket gamer Mobile Games Trends Report. The report contains interviews with industry leaders, charts and the numbers and figures you are looking for if you want to understand what is going on with the App Stores, Nokia, Android, etc.. 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