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Go, Singapore game developers!

Boon Kiat
Last updated: June 24, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Boon Kiat
Published: June 24, 2008
1 Min Read

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Can Singapore be a buzzing computer game developer city? I was at a Media Development Authority’s (MDA) news conference yesterday, which announced a $500,000 carrot as well as a mentorship programme by game companies such as Ubisoft, to entice local game developers and I found myself quite taken by the demos presented by three MDA-funded local teams.

Nabi Studios’ Toribash – a martial arts bash.

I am no hardcore gamer (well, my only gaming credential is that I jab furiously at my Nintendo DS on my short MRT commute each morning), so I can’t say if those games are cutting edge in their domains. But local startups Azukisoft’s The Journal, Scrawl Studios’ Bunny Bounty and Nabi Studios’ Toribash and Glitchracer look pretty good yesterday and I can’t help but be inspired by the spark shown by our young developers.

We definitely got talent here, and here’s wishing more will step up to try to grab some of those MDA funds that are on tap and create a buzzing game developing community here.

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5 Comments
  • Gibson Tang says:
    June 26, 2008 at 3:22 am

    Hi Boon Kiat,

    Thanks for the great plug. It was great meeting you at the MDA event on Monday and I think we were talking about the old LucasArts games made using the SCUMM engine. My apologies for not staying longer after the news conference as I was running late for my lecture at 1 of the local Polytechnic. Azukisoft was actually incorporated recently in 2008 and my team and I are excited about the media coverage as we consider ourselves as the dark horse when we participated in Invigorate Casual. Anyway, here are some additional links with regards to the game “The Journal” which actually started off with the name “Life of J”

    Blog that details the development progress of “The Journal”

    Blog that has some screenshots of “The Journal”

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  • Ian Tan says:
    June 25, 2008 at 9:31 pm

    Billy, you really gotta stop the puns! I’ll now be your PUNisher and weed out your puns from the cyberspace!

    Reply
  • Billy Teo says:
    June 25, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    So…

    can we finally say that the MDA has got a gameplan after all?

    But on a serious note, looking forward to made-in-Singapore games for all platforms.

    Reply
  • Binny says:
    June 25, 2008 at 10:42 am

    You should try out Bunny Bounty. I downloaded the Facebook application after the demo that day and I’m hooked! =)

    http://www.facebook.com/applications/Bunny_Bounty/10354845694

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  • Gerald Tock says:
    June 24, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    Hey Boon Kiat,

    Cheers for the plug. We have a great team here at Nabi and we definitely are excited by the coverage we’ve been receiving to date on youtube, as well as in the mainstream media. =)

    Seeing as User Generated Content seems to be our thing, I’ll leave you guys with a few cool vids from our community…

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=xsU_5bP8eGg the vid that made it to frontpage youtube france in May.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=SjXz8gXgW6I a video made by ChezDa, a lead player combining the grace of ballet with… furious fighting!

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=XWxMXF1_8IQ a clip showcasing the sports mods created by our community

    Catch yall next time. =)

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