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About Gamedevelopers.ie |
The idea for gamedevelopers.ie emerged from a 2001/02 research project on the digital games industry conducted by Dr. Aphra Kerr while working at the Centre for Society, Technology and Media (STeM) at Dublin City University.
Financial assistance from 02 and Nokia, and creative input from John Lynch and Paul May, then two multimedia students in DCU, brought the idea to fruition. The site was launched in April 2003 and since then has become a vibrant networking and information resource for the Irish game development community.
In 2007 the Irish company Demonware came on board to support the work of gamedevelopers.ie
We work with local companies to help them advertise jobs and positions and agencies to support the development of a game development community and they in return partner with us to run events.
Currently the following help to run the website on a voluntary basis:
Dr. Aphra Kerr
Aphra is content manager. She currently lectures in the sociology department at NUI Maynooth, and has written a book on games called "Gamework/Gameplay: The Business and Culture of Digital Games" published by Sage publications in London. Her personal website can be found at:
http://sociology.nuim.ie/AphraKerr.shtml
Ian Hannigan
Site design and layout.
Ian Hannigan is currently working in Rebellion, based in Derby in the UK.
His home on the web can be found at: www.slowrocket.com
Dave Kearney
Site development and programming. Dave Kearney is a software developer with IVT Solutions in Dublin, who specialise in mobile content and gambling. His home on the web can be found at: www.dkearney.com
Forum Administrators:
Aphra Kerr, Maynooth, Kildare.
Dave Kearney, Dublin.
Ronny Southwood, Belfast and Dublin.
John O'Kane, researcher, TCD, Dublin.
Other Contributors:
Pavel Barter, freelance journalist, Dublin.
Paul Conway, artist, freelance, in the West!
Jamie McCormick, English Marketing Manager, gPotato Europe, Dublin.
And other members of the gd.ie community.
Drop us a line to get involved. All welcome!
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