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Nova Scotia DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY
COMPANY PROFILES
Alpha Dog Games...... 2 Cartoon Conrad ...... 4 Copernicus Studios Inc ...... 6 Current...... 8 DHX Media...... 10 Fourth Monkey Media...... 12 Game Radiator Interactive Entertainment Inc ...... 14 Hard Chill Games...... 16 HB Studios...... 18 HotHead Games...... 20 Huminah Huminah Animation...... 22 MediaSpark Inc ...... 24 Orpheus Interactive ...... 26 Silverback Productions Inc ...... 28 Smartfirm...... 30 theREDspace ...... 32 Think Animation Ltd ...... 34 River Studios ...... 36 Ubisoft...... 38 Vesuvius Media ...... 40 Xona Games ...... 42 ALPHA DOG GAMES
A game development studio focused on quality games for mobile . Alpha Dog’s founders have 35 years of combined experience, and shipped dozens of titles in the AAA, Web, Mobile and social space . The first release – Wraithborne – received accolades for high graphical quality and entertaining gameplay .
SERVICES • Alpha Dog Specializes in mid-core/core games on tablet and smartphone platforms, in addition to AAA-quality console/PC contract support .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 10 employees
PROJECT LIST Wraithborne - a visceral Whack-and-Smash experience in a dark fantasy world . Take control of a lone warrior to defeat fearsome monsters with a combination of fast-paced action combat, and strategic challenge in unlocking, upgrading and using powerful Rune Magic . Wraithborne – utilizing the power of Unreal Engine 3 – was released in Nov 2012 for iOS, and the Android version is coming soon . Other team member’s credits include Dawn of War II, Homefront, Space Marine, Company of Heroes, Pirates of the Carribean, Wing Commander Arena, The Outfit + many more .
2 CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: info@alphadoggames .com alphadoggames.com
3 CARTOON CONRAD
Cartoon Conrad Productions opened its doors in 2003 with a desire to create and produce high quality, entertaining animation for kids and teens . The company has done work for CBC, Teletoon and Fox Kids and they’ve also produced promotional multimedia for The Simpsons Movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and others . The scope of the company has expanded over the years . The company has adapted to meet consumer needs but series and commercial animation remain the foundation of the company .
SERVICES Cartoon Conrad works on several animated television series and has also grown to include interactive multi-media, training modules for businesses and nursing, graphic design and flash-based gaming . They’ve also worked on storyboard services and multiple projects in the Education and E-Learning vertical markets .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 25 employees (TBC)
PROJECT LIST CLIENT LIST • Alvin and the Chipmunks • Teletoon • Fantastic 4 – Rise of the Silver Surfer • CBC • Ratatouille • Fox Kids • Rocky Balboa • Motorola • Spiderman 3 • McGraw Hill • Razzberry and Jazzberry Jam • Remax • Flobbies • Paddywhack Lane • Zoom
4 CONTACT INFORMATION
Luke Conrad
Tel: 001-902-222-8666 Email: info@cartoonconrad .com
745 Sackville Drive Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia B4C 2T2 cartoonconrad.com
5 COPERNICUS STUDIOS INC.
Copernicus specializes in creating high quality animation for Gaming, Film and Television, e-Learning, Serious Gaming, and Internet platforms . A talented studio team provides high quality services ranging from concept development and artwork, storyboards, digital production and programming, through to prototype and final product development .
SERVICES CLIENT LIST • 2D & 3D Digital animation • New Line Cinema • Concept development & design • DreamWorks Records • Writers • Nickelodeon • Storyboards • Jack Black’s Tenacious D • Artwork • Weird Al Yankovic • Full programming capabilities • Nelly Furtado • Audio services • John K Enterprises • Financing • Disney Television • Project Management • Cbeebies • PBS NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • Studio B • 50 full time animators • Nelvana • TokyoPop • Berman Braun PROJECT LIST • Teletoon Copernicus is currently developing a number • Cartoon Network of engaging games built for console, PC and i-Phone applications, including: • Sneaky Bear • Garth & Bev video game • The Timmy Game • The Girl With The Pinhead Parents
6 PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE: • Mission America [PBS] • Apollo’s Pad [Galleon Entertainment]
CURRENT PRODUCTION SLATE FOR FILM AND TELEVISION PROJECTS INCLUDE: • HomePlate Entertainment and Nick Toons (major new animated television series) • A new Trans-Media tween property for a major Australia broadcaster and Game publisher • A new adult action adventure development property for a major US Studio and US broadcaster
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mr . Paul Rigg, President
Tel: 001-902-474-5194 Email: paul@copernicus .ca
1226 Hollis St ,. suite 100 Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3J 1T6
copernicus.ca
7 CURRENT
Founded in 1999, Current is a North American leader in Augmented Reality (#AR) . The company has evolved into an interactive content creation powerhouse, recognized globally for their unique ability to integrate augmented reality technology into the marketing mainstream without sacrificing creative campaign objectives .
SERVICES • Mobile augmented reality applications, web-based AR, Kiosk AR and are the pioneers of stadium AR .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 35+ full time employees
PROJECT LIST Atlantic Superstore, Q104 Radio, Empire Theatres, Hudson Bay Company, College of Physicians and Surgeons Nova Scotia .
CLIENT LIST • Chevrolet, Mercedes • Volvo, Sunlife • Atlantic Lottery • Transcontinental • Rogers • Home Depot
8 CONTACT INFORMATION
Nathan Kroll, President
Tel: 001-902-455-2584 ext 208 Mobile: 001-902-830-6249 Email: nkroll@currentstudios .ca currentstudios.ca
9 DHX MEDIA
DHX Media Ltd . is a key player internationally in the production, distribution, broadcast and licensing of entertainment content for children and families . Owner of the world’s largest independent library of kids’ and family content, at more than 11,500 half-hours, DHX Media is recognized globally for such brands as Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, Make It Pop, Slugterra and the multiple award-winning Degrassi franchise .
SERVICES DHX Media is comprised of four main business units: DHX Studios creates high- quality original entertainment at its Vancouver and Halifax animation studios, its Toronto live-action studio, and in working with top international producers; DHX Distribution is a major provider of content to the global market; DHX Television, home to the Family suite of channels, is dedicated to delivering best-in-class programming to Canadian families; and DHX Brands specializes in creating, building and managing high-profile global entertainment brands within the children’s and young-adult markets .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES CLIENT LIST • 175+ employees • Teletubbies • Yo Gabba Gabba! PROJECT LIST • Caillou • Inspector Gadget • In the Night Garden • Doozers • Inspector Gadget • Amazon • Make It Pop • Mattel • Slugterra • Jim Henson Company • Degrassi
10 CONTACT INFORMATION
Nancy Chan-Palmateer Director, Investor Relations
Email: invest@dhxmedia .com dhxmedia.com
11 FOURTH MONKEY MEDIA
Fourth Monkey Media is a fresh new multi-media company based in Nova Scotia, Canada . The company was founded by three of the region’s most senior and experienced talents combining their formidable skills to create the highest quality gaming experience possible . Fourth Monkey’s motto is “play no evil,” and that promise is fortified with knowledge, passion, and experience .
SERVICES PROJECT LIST • Flash HTML5 and Unity Experience • CBC Kids • 2D and 3D Animation Preproduction • Disney Imagineering and Production • Santa Quest • Original Concept Development • Cisco Sales Runner • Detailed Game Development Design • Kindergarten Kids • Character and Location Designs • Fairy in the Garden • Facebook/Social Game Design • Gator in the Elevator • Cross Platform Development and Porting • Cats and Dogs Match 3 • Match 3 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • Boggle • 12 employees • Flick to Toss • Find it CLIENT LIST • Various slot machines • Say Design • Goofy’s Paint n’ Playhouse • Disney (Theme park attraction Disney) • CBC Kids • Greenstreets (Unleash the • YTV Loot and Schmootz Happens) • Disney Imagineering • Animal Legends • Leapfrog • My Life Story • Spil • Horror Quiz • Tre Sensa • Football Quiz
12 CONTACT INFORMATION
Kirsten Tomilson, President
Tel: 001-902-212-2377 Email: kt@4thmm .com
4thmm.com
13 GAME RADIATOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Game Radiator is an indie development studio, specializing in 2D games with a retro feel & modern graphics .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 3 employees
PROJECT LIST • ‘Mouse Bros’ • ‘Legacy of the Summoner’ in development • ‘Project Omega’ in development
14 CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: 001-902-407-4150 Email: info@gameradiator .com gameradiator.com
15 HARD CHILL GAMES
Hard Chill Games is a newly formed independent game developer with plans to build adrenalizing gaming experiences in bite-size consumable chunks .
SERVICES • Internally developed games
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 1 employee
PROJECT • Trance Blast Master: Fuel
16 CONTACT INFORMATION
Shaun Mahoney
Email: shaun .mahoney@hardchillgames .com hardchillgames.com
17 HB STUDIOS
HB Studios is an electronic entertainment company specializing in developing console, handheld, PC, and DLC video games . The company is currently developing games on PS3, Xbox360, Wii, DS, PS2, PC and PS platforms .
SERVICES • End-to-end video game development
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 85 full time employees
PROJECT • FIFA 2011 (EA Sports): PSP, PS2 • Backyard Sports 2010: Rookie Rush: XBox 360, Wii, PCdownloadable • 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Developed the Nintendo Wii™ and PSP® versions plus co-developed the PlayStation® 3 and Xbox 360® versions with EA Canada • NBA Live 09 (EA Sports): PS2, PSP • NBA Live 09 All Play (EA Sports): Wii • Rugby 2008 (EA Sports): PS2, PC CLIENT LIST • NBA Live ’08 (EA Sports): PS2, PC • Electronic Arts (EA Sports) • NHL ’08 (EA Sports): PS2, PC • Activision • NHL 09 (EA Sports): PS2, PC • Konami • Football Academy (EA Sports): DS • THQ • Tiger Woods PGA Tour (EA Sports): PSP • 505 Games This does not represent the studio’s entire list . Please visit the website to view more projects .
18 CONTACT INFORMATION
Craig Heffler
Tel: 001-902-634-8316 Email: craigh@hb-studios .com hb-studios.com
19 HOTHEAD GAMES
Hothead Games is one of Canada’s largest independent game studios . As a company, Hothead now runs a games as a service model for all its mobile titles, with production teams working side by side with data analysis, dev ops, QA, monetization, marketing and 24/7 customer support, distributing all games through the iTunes App Store and Google Play .
SERVICES Founded in 2006, HotHead Games is allowing full project and games development with programming, design and art all in-house . The studio has been focused on Hothead’s first person shooter franchise, Kill Shot, developing core technology for the company and becoming an integral part of the live-operations team .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 25 employees
PROJECT CLIENT LIST • KillShot Apple • Rivals At War Google • Rivals At War 2084 Major League Baseball (MLB) • Big Win NHL® The National Hockey League® (NHL®) • Big Win Hockey • Big Win Racing • Big Win Soccer • Big Win Baseball
20 CONTACT INFORMATION
Oliver Birch
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Email: media@hotheadgames .com hotheadgames.com
21 HUMINAH HUMINAH ANIMATION
Huminah Huminah Animation produces animated tv series for broadcast and interactive video games .
SERVICES • Video/film production (animation) • In-game cinematic production • Platform programming for: iPhone, PC, Mac, Nintendo Wii/DS, also browser & Flash AS2/AS3 game programming • Character design, modeling, rigging, game design writing, animation, etc . • Full life-cycle game production from start to finish
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 20 employees
PROJECT LIST • FaceOff—iPhone • Marvel Ultimate Alliance with activision of the Xbox360 • James Bond Quantum Solace with activision for the Nintendo DS • Guitar Hero 4 with activision for the Nintendo Wii
CLIENT LIST • Disney • Jetix • Lifetime • Animation Collective • Activision • The NFL • Hasbro
22 CONTACT INFORMATION
Adam Mimnagh, Executive Producer
Tel: 001-902-482-0752 Email: Mimmy@hhanimation .com
40 Pleasant Street Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada B2Y 3P2 hhanimation.com
23 MEDIASPARK INC.
MediaSpark is an award-winning software development, publishing, and consulting company that applies the power of educational games, simulations, and social networks to the subjects of business, money, health, and community economic development .
MediaSpark Inc . has been an industry pioneer for 15 years, designing, producing, and commercializing innovative solutions under its own brands or those of its clients .
SERVICES • Software development • Publishing • Consulting
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 17 employees
PROJECT LIST • GoVenture Educational Games and Simulations • The Oasis Content and Social Networking Platform • Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) for business training
CLIENT LIST • Cisco • IBM • HP • Cengage Learning • US Federal Reserve • Thousands of schools
24 CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: 001-902-562-0042 Email: info@mediaspark .com
PO Box 975 Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada B1P 6J4 mediaspark.com
25 ORPHEUS INTERACTIVE
Creators . AAA pedigree and casual leadership . Our team is made up of equal parts veterans of AAA console game studios and leaders in casual/mobile gaming . We know how to make games, and we know how to make them well . We’ve combined our extensive experience with the goal of treading new ground, creating unique experiences that resonate with players and redefine genres .
Gameplay is just the beginning . We aim to craft character-driven stories that go far beyond the cliches and tropes normally associated video games . Our creative team has a background making compelling stories for film and television, and we’re working with world-class professionals to bring our tales to life .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 19 employees
PROJECT LIST • Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect
CLIENT LIST • Fox Digital Entertainment • Limelight Interactive • Sandbox Strategies • Silverback Games
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Adam Dionne
Tel: 001-902-880-4772 orpheusinteractive.com
27 SILVERBACK PRODUCTIONS INC.
Silverback Productions is an independent game developer focused on creating high-quality, original episodic IP for the PC platform .
SERVICES • Art direction • Television/film/game writing • E-commerce web design • Interactive/game marketing • Animation (3-D and flash) • High-level programming solutions in all languages (specializing in games) • Computer/console game design & production
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 20 full time employees
PROJECT LIST • Quality Episodic PC downloadable action adventure series for kids . www .benandkranky .com • PC/Mac Casual games for online portal distribution . • Next Generation/PC Third Person Adventure series
CLIENT LIST • Licensing/marketing partnership with 4kids Entertainment • Distribution/marketing partnership with Gogii Games • Production partnership with TeamSpace/RedSpace and Huminah Huminah Studios
28 CONTACT INFORMATION
Willie Stevenson, President
Tel: 001-902-444-3355 Cell: 001-902-877-4901 Email: willie@silverbackgames .com
5663 Cornwallis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 1B6 silverbackgames.com
29 SMARTFIRM
Smartfirm develops simulation-based training games used for corporate skills development . The company has developed custom simulations and games in areas such as saving a troubled project, assessing financial risk in a company, improving supply chain efficiency, ethics, health care, etc .
SERVICES • Serious games design and development, including simulations and casual learning games .
Number of employees • 7 employees
Project list • Game to enhance industry knowledge for consultants • Game to save time and money in a corporate supply chain • Simulation to enhance project management skills • Simulation to enhance financial audit skills • Simulation to enhance IT risk assessment skills
CLIENT LIST A Fortune 100 technology company, higher education institutes, large textbook publishers .
30 CONTACT INFORMATION
Andy Hill, CEO
Tel: 001-902-835-8882 Email: andy@smartfirm .com smartfirm.com
31 REDSPACE
For 14 years, REDspace has been pushing digital boundaries and uncovering innovative ways to tell our clients’ stories . With a focus on international media and entertainment brands and industry partners, the Bedford-based company is trusted by some of the biggest names in the business . From Emmy award-winning websites and mobile apps to fun, addictive games to secure business tools, REDspace’s design and development services are amongst the best in North America .
SERVICES • Game Design and Development • Live Event Streaming Tools and Support • Responsive Websites • Interactive Business Application • Adaptive E-learning Platforms Development • Applications Development • Virtual World Development • Video Delivery and Development • Product Development of Online Video Player Platforms • Strategic and Creative Concepting • Design and Art Production Services
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REDspace has over 110 employees, however is growing quickly – doubling in size over the last two years .
PROJECTS • Emmy Award-Winning Nick App Development • 60 HTML5 micro-games for the Cartoon Network Anything App, which was recently named one of Google Play’s Best Apps of 2014 and awarded the Kidscreen iKids Award for Best Smartphone Game App 2015 . • IBM Internal Business Applications with a focus on personalized learning to train their sales force and leaders • Live event streaming experiences for major events including MTV Movie and Music Awards and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards • Over 100 mobile, desktop, and web games, including Fright Heights and Contraption Max – REDspace’s IP games • The Dalhousie Cognitive Repair Kit built to assist therapists of stroke victims and the sufferers of Parkinson’s disease
32 CLIENT LIST • MTV • Nickelodeon • Bravo • Cartoon Network • Fox • CMT • BET • HarperCollins • IBM CONTACT INFORMATION • Dalhousie University • National Film Wes Gould, COO, REDspace Board of Canada • TWI Tel: 001-902-444-3493 • CBC Kids Email: wes .gould@redspace .com • AXS Maps Suite 168, 1595 Bedford Hwy Bedford, Nova Scotia Canada B4A 3Y4
theredspace.com
33 THINK ANIMATION LTD.
Think Animation Ltd . is a full service, 2D and 3D animation and casual gaming studio based in Nova Scotia, Canada . Think Animation specializes in producing branded digital content for broadcast television, film, internet and wireless platforms .
SERVICES • 2D/3D animation • Concept art • Character, level and UI design • Script writing and storyboarding • Writing game design and technical design documents • Flash/OCODE/Unity programming
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE • 15 employees
PROJECT LIST • Beat the Geek iPhone • Ghost Grab iPhone • Kickit! Casual Game PC/Mac • Home Room Run Casual Game PC/Mac • Wild Hogs Casual Game PC/Mac • Laser Mission Casual Game PC/Mac
CLIENT LIST • CBC • Ouat! • Bravo!
34 CONTACT INFORMATION
Chris Turner, Producer
Tel: 001-902-488-8258 Email: chris@thinkanimation .com thinkanimation.com
35 RIVER STUDIOS
River Studios game development and consulting studio specializes in developing high quality, mid-sized game projects . River Studios places a strong emphasis on quality and polish, and has extensive experience with the Unity3D game engine .
SERVICES • Full-service game development released projects to the iPhone/iPad, Windows, Mac, and the Web • Project rescue quickly and efficiently push struggling projects through to successful release • Release polish give games the spit and shine treatment aggressively tune a game’s experience to multiply its impact • Consulting Unity3D and game architecture consulting to get development off on the right foot
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 13 employees
PROJECT LIST CLIENT LIST • Zombie Wonderland top 10 iPhone • Dalhousie University /iPad zombie defence game . (Unity3D) • BlueLight Analytics • Reign of Steel Facebook integrated 3d real- • Yoone time networked tank-action game . (Unity3D) • Xoo • Illutia Graphics accelerated 2d MMO client . (Unity3D) • Gracie 360 Highly polished steaming-content iPhone app . (Objective-C) • AttentionShip Stimulus testing reaction time analytic tool . (OGRE/C++) • BlueLight MARC Support Vector Machine based resin-curing light analytic tool/ (C++/Objective-C/MATLAB)
36 CLIENT LIST • Dalhousie University CONTACT INFORMATION • BlueLight Analytics • Yoone Devin Horsman • Xoo Tel: 001-902-830-7823 Email: devin .horsman@river .co
Cornwallis Street Halifax, NS
www.river.co
37 UBISOFT
Ubisoft Studios is a video game developer for the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and the iPhone/iPod Touch that specializes in character-driven video games .
SERVICES • Game development
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 40 full time employees
PROJECT LIST • Grey’s Anatomy : The video game – Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PC • Best Friends Tonight Nintendo DS • Imagine: Sweet 16 Nintendo DS • Dance on Broadway Wii & PS3
CLIENTS • Everyone
38 CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: Halifax@ubisoft .com ubisoft.com
39 VESUVIUS MEDIA
Vesuvius Media is an indie development company that creates and develops its own IP . Its current portfolio includes two mid-core browser-based RPG strategy games, which will be adapted into mobile and board games, graphic novels, and more .
Vesuvius Media is dedicated to providing high-quality games . To do this, our dev team interacts with our players continually . We value our player’s opinions and we openly discuss ideas . This enables us to develop relevant and engaging game content while creating a welcoming game environment and a loyal game community . Player input helps shape the future of our games .
SERVICES Vesuvius Media Ltd . was incorporated in Canada in 2014, but our international dev team has been together since 2010 . Our combined skills and experience include game design, development, story-telling, music composition, graphics (2 .5D with 3D models), public relations, marketing, crowdfunding and extreme mathematics .
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 6 employees
PROJECT LIST • Universe Online (apps .facebook .com/universeonline or www .universe-online .net) • Nocturion (apps .facebook .com/nocturion or www .nocturion .com) • In development: Atlantean World (www .atlanteanworld .com) Centauri Saga (board game)
40 CONTACT INFORMATION
Stefani Angelopoulous
Tel: 001-902-717–8019 Email: info@vesuviusmedia .com
98 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3M 2J4 vesuviusmedia.com
41 XONA GAMES
Xona Games is an award-winning indie game studio, focusing on intense retro games . Its games have been released on the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7 . Future plans include ports to Windows PC, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii .
SERVICES • Game development (xona .com/games)
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 2 employees
PROJECT LIST • Duality ZF (Xbox 360; XBLA) • Decimation X (Xbox 360; XBLIG) • Score Rush (Xbox 360; XBLIG) • Decimation X2 (Windows Phone 7) • Decimation X3 (Xbox 360; XBLIG) • Score Rush 2 (Windows Phone 7)
CLIENT LIST • Imphenzia Soundtrack (imphenzia .com)
42 CONTACT INFORMATION
Matthew Doucette Co-founder & Game Producer
Tel: 001-902-746-0758 Email: matt@xona .com
Pier 1 Complex 101 Water St . Box #5 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Canada B5A 4P4 xona.com
43 PLEASE CONTACT OUR DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES IN NOVA SCOTIA:
EVAN RADISIC LYNDA ARSENAULT Trade Development Executive Investment Attraction Nova Scotia Business Inc . Digital Media 001-902-722-1201 Nova Scotia Business Inc . eradisic@nsbi .ca 001-902-424-4708 larsenault@nsbi .ca