Instinct Supports Daring Students
Emerging game development technology provider supplies creative tools and support to participants in annual international game development competition for students
June 22nd 2006
Next-generation software tools provider Instinct Technology
has shown its support for another 'next generation', the game
developers of the future, by making its Instinct Studio
technology available free-of-charge to students taking part
in this year's 'Dare To Be Digital' game design
competition.
Dare To Be Digital (www.daretobedigital.co.uk), organised and
run by the University of Abertay, is an annual video games
development competition for students attending Universities
and Colleges of Art. Founded in 2000, the competition has
grown into a truly international affair, with this year's
event attracting entries from the Republic of Ireland,
Northern Ireland and Canada, as well as from across the
UK.
The competition sees teams of six students (each a mix of
artists and programmers) assemble in Dundee for ten weeks to
develop a prototype video game. Throughout this time, the
students receive daily support and weekly training sessions
from industry specialists. Those teams who have opted to use
Instinct Studio have each been supplied with a Beta version
of the Instinct Studio SDK along with a licence to use the
technology for the duration of the competition. In addition,
those participants will also receive a high level of support
(both remote and on-site) throughout the competition.
"Dare To Be Digital has provided us with a tremendous
opportunity to road-test Instinct Studio in a competitive,
creative and deadline-sensitive environment," says Instinct
Technology's Michaela Gibbons. "Although it's still early
days, we've already got a great deal out of our involvement
in this event and, from what we've seen, so have those
participants who've selected Instinct Studio as their
creative tool of choice. We're very much looking forward to
seeing the results of all of this creative endeavour and are
glad to have played our part in making this competition a
success."
Dare To Be Digital will run until Thursday August 17th, at
which point the working prototypes will be judged by a panel
of experts. Prizes will then be awarded and the results
showcased at an awards ceremony on Friday August 18th. A
selection of the competition's 'works in progress' will also
be showcased at this year's Develop Conference (Brighton,
July 11th to 13th) where Instinct Studio will be formally
unveiled to the game development business.
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Note to editors
Instinct Technology is a world-leading technology development
company situated in the northwest of Ireland. The company's
main area of interest is the video game development market,
for which it has created 'Instinct Studio' - a suite of
software tools designed to allow game creators to produce
state-of-the-art interactive products. Founded in 1999,
Instinct Technology currently employs a total of 25 computer
scientists and support staff at its headquarters in Muff, Co.
Donegal. Further information is available online at www.instinct-tech.com.