Browsing: Gaming

The State of Esports in Georgia: Upcoming plan for Fall exhibitions, End Of Season Tournaments and an Industry Summit Preview

Games Week Georgia is back – the week of October first through the 6th will be host to competitions and events covering a wide spread of esports content. Including Oct 2nd’s Esports Summit held at Skillshot Atrium where you’ll find panels, workshops, speakers, leaders focused on  gaming, esports, business,  education, and how it all connects.

Feature: Building By The Boatload

He is Tim Minard, CEO of Georgia-based Eclipse Gaming, creators of player-connective gaming experiences found in commercial settings worldwide. And he’s a man who realizes the transformative power that entertainment, sport and experiential storytelling play in positively engaging people and reaching future generations.

Guest Commentary from Chairman & Senator John Albers on Artificial Intelligence

The Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence met last week in the Town at Trilith. Senator John Albers, Chairman District 56th and other committee members heard comments from Frank Patterson of Trilith Studios, Julie Feagin of Filmbook Media and Virtual IP, Alan Davis of the GDOT, and Brandon Branham of Smart Cities. The group also toured Trilith Studios. 

When Social Media, Commercials and the Georgia Tax Incentive Pair Up

Sparks will fly, say production incentive specialists Kylie Ruehl and Dawn Musser-Sepanik with TPC. They know because they’ve seen the tight and profitable match-up between commercial production and incentives. Specifically, when it comes to media placement and allowing social media buys to qualify in other states, Illinois chief among them.

IATSE Stands in Solidarity with Striking SAG-AFTRA Video Game Workers

SAG-AFTRA’s decision to call a strike highlights an urgent need for fair and equitable treatment of video game workers regarding the implementation of AI in their workplaces. The decision to strike is never made lightly, but is a last resort response when negotiations are failing to move towards union-members’ priorities.

Feature: “Mom, I can’t find any music for me” – Georgia Production Company Readies for Star Forest

It began with a simple observation from my five-year-old: “Mom, I can’t find any music for me.” In that moment, the glaring void between “Baby Shark” and Top 40 hits became painfully obvious. I joke that this age group quickly moves from wanting Cocomelon to knowing about Cardi B overnight. We were failing an entire demographic – kids aged 5-8 – despite them being the fastest-growing market in music streaming. And so, the work, or better yet, play, began. Star Forest isn’t just filling this gap; it’s blasting it wide open.

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