About the Organizers

About MEDIA Desk Denmark:
MEDIA Desk Denmark is a joint venture between the MEDIA programme of the European Union and the Danish Film Institute. MEDIA Desk Denmark informs and consults Danish Film, TV and Games professionals on EU audiovisual policy and how to obtain EU funding for projects. MEDIA supports development of interactive works with up till 100,000 Euro. MEDIA Desk Denmark is always open for information meetings.

About The National Academy of Digital, Interactive Entertainment (DADIU):
The Academy is the Danish computer games education. The educations is a specialization for students being trained in the field of computer games at various art schools and universities in all of Denmark: Visuel Arts, Animation, Audio Design, Direction, Programming and Project Management. At DADIU, the students complete two games productions over the course of two years - the productions last four weeks and eight weeks. The results are quite remarkeable - this spring, the Danish newspaper Politiken gave the graduation games between 3 and 5 stars. See demos with new and old DADIU games productions on YouYube here.

The organizers wish to thank the following:
Thomas Howalt, Editor of games at New Danish Screen
T.L. Taylor, Associate Professor at The IT University of Copenhagen
Miguel Sicart, Assistant Professor at The IT University of Copenhagen
Kjetil Sandvik, Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen
Chaim Gingold, Formerly a Game Designer, Spore
Asta Wellejus
Lars Henriksen, CEO, Apex Group