Information

Information and network
The program is planning to develop a variety of online tools to help consumers and game producers, educators and researchers in the region. In addition, the program will work to encourage cooperation between commercial, educational, research and governmental organisations in the region. This includes:

NordicGame.net
NordicGame.net online games directory provides information about game companies and organisations in the Nordic region. As a resource for the entire industry and related interests, the NordicGame.net is also to include employment and internship information, a marketplace as well as event calendar.
Visit NordicGame.net

Expert Support
The help of an external expert may be crucial when completing a game project. Nordic Game Program works on gathering a pool of companies and people who can serve as much needed assistance to game developers. If you or your company is in the field of e.g. game development, law, business or technology, and feel that you have the knowledge and insights that may be of use to Nordic game developers, contact us for more details.

Market Information
Nordic Game Program offers market information for developers and have purchased a range of reports:

Screen Digest
Western World MMOG Market: 2006 Review and Forecasts to 2011
Mobile Gaming Value Chain: Opportunities for publishers, developers and
network operators
256 bit Console Global Games Publishing Trends and Analysis
The reports are available for loan at the respective Nordic developer organisations.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2007-2011: Video Games
The report is available for loan at the respective Nordic developer organisations.

IDATE
Serious Games - Advergaming, edugaming, training and more
The report has been ordered and will be available for loan at the respective Nordic developer organisations as soon as it arrives.

Contact Nordic Game Program if there are other market reports you would like to have purchased.
 
Nordic Industry Network
Nordic Game Program is continuously working on network building with and between the games industry organisations of the region. Currently, these are:

Producentforeningen (Denmark)
The Danish Producers' Association. http://www.pro-f.dk

Neogames (Finland)
Neogames is a national game centre which operates within Technology Centre Hermia. Nearly all the members of Finnish gaming community are also members of Neogames. http://www.hermia.fi/neogames

Produsentforeningen (Norway)
The Norwegian Film and TV Producers' Association. http://www.produsentforeningen.no

Spelplan-ASGD (Sweden)
Spelplan-Association of Swedish Game Developers, is one partner in the Dataspelsbranschen (Swedish Games Industry) partnership organization, the other being MDTS (publishers and distributors).
www.dataspelsbranschen.se

IGI (Iceland)
IGI is the industrial association for gaming companies in Iceland.  Most Icelandic gaming companies are a member of the association where companies support each other through formal and informal cooperation. http://igi.is/