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"Richard Larcombe, Director of Advertising and Sponsorship at Virgin Media, said the company is "excited" to be able to provide a space where anyone can come and play games all day long, but also where visitors can learn or be inspired by experienced developers from across the industry. "The digital world is creating incredible job opportunities as well as entertainment for people and the rise of the British gaming industry is something to be proud of," he commented. "This is going to be a unique place for people to use who've got the same passion for gaming we have. Whether it's to debate, develop, or push the boundaries of new technologies, Virgin Media Games Space will provide something for everyone no matter their gaming abilities." David Hayward, Curator and Event Producer at the centre, said it is "immensely exciting" that London is getting its first game space this month. "Games are such a diverse thing now, and I think the Virgin Media Games Space will be an excellent way of supporting that," he commented."

A main cheerleader at Malmo edition of Global Game Jam. Interested in GameRaid TV, might let us stream from their crazy lab in the cellar of Malmo Uni, where they build game controllers out of bananas and alike. Nice guy, chatty.

A main cheerleader at Malmo edition of Global Game Jam. Interested in GameRaid TV, might let us stream from their crazy lab in the cellar of Malmo Uni, where they build game controllers out of bananas and alike. Nice guy, chatty.

Would like to stream from the event, or get some participants on one of the podcasts. Met many participants at the GGJ Malmo. Most of them are unofficial organisers, as the project manager from Media Evolution has no clue about games or gamejams. Though the best way to collaborate with them is to contact the woman who is an official project manager. Kids I met are organising it, but don't make any decisions. The are same people organising GGJ in Malmo. Most of them IxD students.

Would like to stream from the event, or get some participants on one of the podcasts. Met many participants at the GGJ Malmo. Most of them are unofficial organisers, as the project manager from Media Evolution has no clue about games or gamejams. Though the best way to collaborate with them is to contact the woman who is an official project manager. Kids I met are organising it, but don't make any decisions. The are same people organising GGJ in Malmo. Most of them IxD students.

"witch says philanthropic streaming has been huge for its network, which currently boasts 45 million monthly active users. In the last year, Twitch users have raised $8 million for different charitable causes, one of which is Extra Life. In the last year, Twitch users have raised $8 million for different charitable causes, one of which is Extra Life. Others include AbleGamer, which raises money adaptive equipment for gamers with disabilities, and Speed Demos Archive, which has raised $700,000 for cancer research this year by streaming their marathons of running through games as fast as possible."

mobile game charity tournaments sponsored by companies. didnt find out about them much, bookmarking

mobile game charity tournaments sponsored by companies. didnt find out about them much, bookmarking

"David Griffiths, is an award winning game designer, creative coder and livecoding artist, and part of FoAM - an independent arts and research organisation. After studying at the National Centre for Computer Animation at Bournemouth University UK, he worked in the games and film industries for 10 years (Moving Picture Company, Sony Eyetoy R&D) and has credits on films including Troy and Kingdom of Heaven."

No other sector has experienced the same explosive growth as the computer and video game industry.

No other sector has experienced the same explosive growth as the computer and video game industry.