About

LAUNCH was created and is managed by Birmingham Science Park Aston with support of an advisory board to drive the direction through to providing advice on the annual conference and games activities.

LAUNCH: Future Gaming & Digital Conference is the leading industry focused conference in the Midlands, featuring expert speakers and demonstrations from the games industry.

LAUNCH celebrates the innovative work being carried out by academic institutions and private enterprises in the Midlands.  Showcasing high tech start ups and established SMEs, LAUNCH aims to reinforce the talent capital of the midlands by providing a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and developments.  We provide a platform where leading experts from around the world share their knowledge and expertise with event attendees through the conference and other networking activities.

The three themes of the annual conference are:

- LAUNCH a Career
- LAUNCH a Business
- LAUNCH a Technology

LAUNCH supports the development of games businesses by providing:

- an annual 2 day conference, LAUNCH: Future Gaming & Digital Conference 2012
- a Games & Digital Incubator providing facilities for early stage and startup indie games studios through to facilities and office space for larger established games and digital businesses
- access to a business support incubation scheme for technology businesses
- access to events, science park drinks and opportunities for games businesses
- opportunity to enter the LAUNCH AWARDS
- opportunity to join Birmingham’s Tech Community – join the membership such as the Exa Plan for only £99 a month including unlimited hotdesking & free meeting rooms

Event:             LAUNCH: Future Gaming & Digital Conference 2012
Date:               Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th November 2012
Venue:            Birmingham Science Park Aston, Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB

Click below to view the clip from the BBC taken @ the 2010 conference.

You should attend LAUNCH if:

• you are studying or are a recent graduate in a Gaming or Digital focused subject and looking for routes into the industry
• you are looking to launch a career in gaming, middleware or engine development
• you are course leader or are involved in syllabus development
• you are a expert from the industry looking to share and grow your knowledge and resource base
• you are part of a gaming start up
• you are looking to network with 300 games and digital businesses

You should exhibit at LAUNCH if:

• you are games start up or successful SME
• you are a studio looking to support the regions burgeoning start up and indie gaming community
• you represent and support the industry using media (in which case become a media partner
• you are part of an academic institution

REGISTER – Please visit the Registration Page 

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LAUNCH has been awarded the status of a ‘High Impact’ event, granted to the best events running in 2011.

Digital media includes everything from online tools and content to computer games and mobile products and services.  The UK Games industry is the second largest in the world after the USA, and the West Midlands region has 21% of the UK games workforce.  The region has become the UK’s hub for games, serious games and interactive digital media.

Benefit from leading speakers through to your chance to engage and test a range of future gaming & digital technologies together with forming new and interesting business partnerships.