game developers association of the philippines

GAME DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINESINTRODUCTION

About us

!T h e G a m e D e v e l o p e r s Association of the Philippines is a n o n p r o fi t a s s o c i a t i o n , established in 2008 to represent a n d p r o m o t e t h e g a m e development industry of the Philippines. "!

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Mission: To promote the game development industry of the Philippines!

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Vision:!To establish for the Philippines a game development industry that is world-class, vibrant, and dynamic!

Key strategies

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•  Participation in trade missions and expositions

•  Formation of alliances with foreign and local industry groups

•  Strategic branding and positioning through websites, social media, and other channels

1. Marketing & promotions

Key strategies

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•  Organization of conferences, seminars and lectures on gaming and related topics

•  Participation in government-initiated forums for development of course content related to gaming

•  Participation as speakers, mentors, and subject-matter experts in local events and conferences

2. Talent development

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Key strategies

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•  Publication (in collaboration with external partners) of industry profile and market studies to support investment decisions

•  Promotion of incubation and idea-pitching initiatives to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship

3. Business development •  Lobbying for tax and other incentives that

support the industry •  Collaboration with government agencies in

the creation of policies that address industry-specific needs

4. Government lobbying

Our members

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Game studios!

Publishers!

Academic institutions!

Other industry players!

§  game development!§  art and media production!§  sound design!§  motion capture!§  game testing!§  payment processing!§  other game-related

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MEMBERS’ SERVICES

GDAP!

Members

§  Anino Games!§  CheQ!§  Cyscorpions!§  Digital Art Chefs!§  Funguy Studio!§  GameOps Inc.!§  Glyph Studios!§  Honey Badger Entertainment!§  Job & Esther Technologies!§  Komikasi Enterprise!§  Kooapps!§  MoAnima!§  NUWorks Interactive Labs !

§  PODD!§  Sungame SE Asia!§  Suspended Animation Media!§  Synergy88 Studios!§  Team OPS!§  Techfactors!§  The Studio of Secret 6!§  Waveplay Interactive!§  White Widget!§  Zeenoh Games!

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Members

§  Angeles University Foundation!§  Asia Pacific College!§  Asian College of Technology!§  CIIT College of Arts and Technology!§  De La Salle University - Manila!§  De La Salle-College of St. Benilde !§  FEU-EAC !§  Iligan Computer Institute!§  Informatics !§  Malayan Colleges Laguna!§  Mapua Institute of Technology !

§  San Sebastian College - Recoletos!§  STI Sta. Rosa!§  UPITTC !

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Highlighted initiatives

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Local and international events and conferences

Philippine Game Development Festival

PGDF Annual Awards

Game dev. student competition

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Conferences, lectures, and seminars

Collaborations with representatives from local and international organizations

Business matching activities throughout the year

Philippine industry profile studies

Games our members have developed (in part or in full)

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Contact us: Business, marketing & other inquiries!marketing@gdap.org.ph!!Membership inquiries!membership@gdap.org.ph!!!Visit our website and FB pages http://gdap.org.ph!http://facebook.com/gdaph!!