Queensland Games
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| Queensland Games | |
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| Type | Private and public sector collaboration |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry Entertainment industry |
| Products | examples include: Dark Reign Destroy All Humans! Medieval II: Total War Viva Piñata: Party Animals |
| Website | www.queenslandgames.com |
Queensland Games is a promotional collaboration of video game developers, educational institutions, government organizations and service providers in Queensland, Australia.
It was established in 2006 by the Queensland Government, Brisbane Marketing and the Queensland creative and interactive media community. It is used by these members to promote a collaborative industry and to showcase Queensland as an emerging global hub for video game and creative digital media development.
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[edit] Members of Queensland Games
[edit] Developers
| Company | Past title(s) | Forthcoming title(s) |
| 3 Blokes Studios | Magical Forest | |
| Aberrant Entertainment | ||
| Auran | Dark Reign: The Future of War; |
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| Digital Cream | Taboo Snaps | |
| Dimsdale & Kreozot United Games Manufacture | Tito the Bouncing Alien; GoJoe Pogo |
Super Tito Episode 1 |
| Eyecon | Gore; Joey's Count 10; |
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| Fuzzyeyes Studio | Hot Dog King: A Fast Food Empire (also known as Hot Dogs Hot Gals) | The Edge of Twilight |
| Halfbrick Studios | Avatar: The Last Airbender (GBA); Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island (GBA); |
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| KaWoW! | Gore | The Unseelie |
| Krome Studios | The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (PS2, Wii); Viva Piñata: Party Animals (Xbox); |
Hellboy: The Science of Evil (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP); Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2, PSP, Wii) |
| Lightworks Games | Cavemen | |
| Moket | Dizzy Zub Zub; Polar Cap Blues; |
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| Mooktown Games | Super Mixem | |
| Pandemic Studios | Destroy All Humans!; |
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| Red Sprite Studios | Brainiversity | |
| RocketBunny Games | OMG Kitty; | Bunny Rescue |
| The Creative Assembly/SEGA | Medieval II: Total War; |
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| THQ Studio Australia | Spongebob Squarepants: Lights, Camera, Pants!; Avatar: The Last Airbender; |
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| Vile Studios | Project V.I.L.E.; Full Burn Striker; |
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| Wildfire Studios | Tumblebugs; Tumblebugs 2; |
[edit] Games related companies and partners
| Company/Partner | Service | Location | Titles |
| Aeroplane Heaven | 3D model outsourcing | Brisbane | Microsoft Flight Simulator series; Combat Flight Simulator series |
| Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design (ACID) | Research centre on interaction design and user experience design | Brisbane | |
| Australian Gamer | Video gaming website and news forum | Brisbane | |
| Brisbane Marketing/ Invest Brisbane |
Local government support body | Brisbane | |
| Game Audio Australia | Audio services | Brisbane | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (PS2); Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (Wii, PS2, GBA) |
| Gamegrafx | 3D Art Outsourcing | Brisbane | Project Gotham Racing 3; Oblivion; |
| i.lab | Incubator | Brisbane | |
| Kalescent Studios | 3D Art Outsourcing | Brisbane | Stargate SG-1: The Alliance; Retribution; |
| Liquid Animation | Animation production house | Brisbane | Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas Disney Secret Garden; |
| Photon VFX | Full service visual effects | Gold Coast | The Adventures Of Voopa the Goolash series; |
| Queensland Government | State government support body | Brisbane; Los Angeles, United States; |
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| TheyerGFX | 3D kit builder | Brisbane | |
| Virtual Mechanix | 3D model outsourcing | Brisbane | SEGA Rally Revo; Project Gotham Racing 2 and 3; |
| VURP | Video game website dedicated to upcoming release dates | Brisbane | |
| Warner Roadshow Studios | Production studios | Gold Coast |
[edit] Educational institutions
| Institution | Location | Games specific courses | Other related courses |
| Australian Catholic University | Brisbane | Featuring courses in Information Technology and Visual Media | |
| Bond University | Gold Coast | Featuring courses in Computer Games and Multimedia Design | Featuring courses in Information Technology |
| Central Queensland University | Rockhampton | Featuring courses in Multimedia Design and Creative Industries | Featuring courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering |
| Griffith University | Brisbane and Gold Coast | Featuring courses in Game Design, Multimedia Design, Creative Industries and Visual Media | Featuring courses in Information Technology |
| James Cook University | Townsville | Featuring courses in Creative Industries and Visual Media | Featuring courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering |
| Qantm College | Brisbane | Featuring courses in Interactive Entertainment, Games Programming, Multimedia Design, Visual Media and Animation | |
| Queensland University of Technology | Brisbane | Featuring courses in Games, Interactive Entertainment, Creative Industries and Animation | Featuring courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering |
| University of Queensland | Brisbane | Featuring courses in Multimedia Design | Featuring courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering |
| University of Southern Queensland | Toowoomba | Featuring courses in Multimedia Design | Featuring courses in Information Technology |
| University of Sunshine Coast | Maroochydore | Featuring courses in Multimedia Design | Featuring courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering |
