Finland-Sweden athletics international (Suomi-Ruotsi maaottelu / finnkampen) will take place this weekend in Helsinki, Finland and naturally Uplause will be there. Be among the c. 70,000 spectators who get to experience both a real classic duel on the field and play the world’s first large screen crowd game!
This Monday Uplause broke it’s second major milestone in terms of number of players. Now we can proudly announce that in just five months over 200,000 people have played the Uplause crowd game! The number is growing rapidly and we are very proud of this and working very hard to be able to all the time enhance the game experience. There is so many possibilities, stay tuned for more exciting news and buzz!
Last week executives of Finnish media and marketing industry gathered for a summit to discuss the future of media, marketing and advertising. Uplause had the honor to bring its part for the summit and talked about how the current event sponsorship models are not working and giving enough bang for the buck for the sponsors. Uplause’s clear view is that industry is moving towards Sponsorship 2.0 which is about building social dialogues, interaction and activation. Uplause also believes that sponsors will be increasingly demanding these from the organizers and an experience that extends beyond the arena, stadium, hall into the web, mobile and TV.
Today starts the finnish sm-liiga play offs in ice-hockey and naturally Uplause will be there. Not just in one city, but in three cities and teams: TPS Turku, Lukko from Rauma and HPK Hämeenlinna. We don’t predict winners but we certainly believe that it’s going to be exciting spring for the fans and teams!
Good news for the fans of Uplause and Jokerit HC! Uplause crowd game will feature in all remaining games of this season. And yes, that includes of course also play offs. We will start right after olympics are done, that is 4th of March. First game will be against Tappara from Tampere, a big game for the home team. If you’re in town, head to Hartwall Areena for the game and same time to experience Uplause first time in Jokerit game.
Uplause will join the key leaders and shapers of Finnish media and marketing business, in the upcoming M&M Summit organized by Markkinointi & Mainonta magazine. Heikki Aura, co-founder of Uplause will be giving the Uplause presentation at this event, talking about cruciality of striking partnerships and about the convergence of sports, media and games industries. There are still some seats available for the Summit so check it out and join us there for great two days of presentations and discussion!
Do you want to create graphics for games that are played in huge spectator events via the big screens? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe1rrVXxPy4
Uplause Ltd, a new gaming start-up from Finland, is looking for a multitalented Game Graphics Artist/Animator to join our game development team. We are looking for an individual that is very much hands-on with graphics design and animation and has a passion for developing games.
Primary responsibilities:
- Responsible for in-game graphics (2D and 3D)
- Responsible for graphics / character animation
- Responsible for final game art
An ideal candidate meets most of the following qualifications:
- Experience with 2D & 3D vector animations (show reel)
- Demonstrated skills in character animation
- Working out the timing of movements and making sure things meet the script and soundtrack requirements
- Strong traditional art skills, an eye for detail and a good understanding of colour theory, lighting and composition.
- Skills to create storyboards and game screen sketches
- Can follow and stick to the given branding guidelines
- Proactive attitude towards constantly improving skills and knowledge, as well as sharing this with other members of the team.
- Sound knowledge of Flash, Photoshop and 3d design software like 3ds Max or Maya.
We appreciate the following personal qualities:
- You are known for your pragmatic hands-on attitude and on-time delivery
- You can effectively identify risks
- You can communicate effectively with non-technical personnel
- Fluent spoken and written English is required to communicate succesfully
- Passion for Games
- Passion for Sports
If you feel that you would be the right candidate to this position, please feel free to mail your application and CV to veli-pekka.marin@uplause.com by 26th of February 2010.
Article about Uplause Ltd was recently published in the Arcticstartup.com site. To read what they thought about Uplause and its product, check it out from here:
At the eve of our premier night in Helsinki Uplause got a very pleasant call from Malmö, Sweden. Uplause had passed the round of applications (84) and was among the eight companies from Nordic countries awarded with significant funding for game development. Three companies from Finland received a grant and Uplause got 400 000 DKK, roughly 54 000 EUR.
First milestone and recognition within games industry! For our alternative game concept, massively multiplayer crowd game, the support from Nordic Game Program means a lot. It is great to see how the Nordic states share the idea of pushing the boundaries in gaming overall and how they value innovative and new ideas and concepts.
By decision of the Nordic Ministers for Culture, representing Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the Nordic Game Program was launched on 1 January 2006. The Program is planned to run until 2012, and all funds come from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
The 2009 2nd round award ceremony was held in Malmö, Sweden on 10th of December. A very nice event with lot of talented people from Nordic games companies. We all got our diplomas and few minutes with the press.
See the press release here: www.nordicgameprogram.org
Uplause video interview from the award ceremony below:
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