Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2024-03-26

Description

Description (EN):

Problem: The CB region is characterized by significant differences in economic development. Regions of Sweden and Finland belong to the group of the most developed regions within EU. On the other hand, Estonia and Latvia show now the fastest growth of GDP in the EU. There is a strong potential and a need of further integration of the CB countries’ economies via new CB joint business development activities, cluster cooperation and further integration of labour market. New SMEs are needed to complement business structures and enhance the economic situation in the EU. Approach: This project is focused on creation of joint cross-border companies and seeks to enhance and strengthen the CB region as a globally competitive hub for the cross-border gaming industry’ s start-ups and companies. Planned cross-border activities help to identify and provide the missing links to the CB gaming sector ecosystem at the emerging phase of global gaming industry and to enchance its value in the global ecosystem. Cooperation in this new innovative sector is crucial to gain critical mass for the industry in the CB region and to increase the number of SMEs and jobs. Implementation: The project contributes to solving common challenges in the CB region’s gaming industry companies by identifying their common interests and needs for joint development, by supporting the creation of joint cross-border companies and their further integration and cooperation, and by developing a new type of gaming sector’s joint venture accelerator for the CB region. Specifically designed training and matchmaking events called Game Camps, will be organized in all participating countries. Results: During the project at least 10 new joint cross-border companies will be formed and a total of 240 people will participate in the Game Camps organized in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. Also, an acceleration program is made for creating and mentoring new cross-border game startups.

Achievements (EN):

CB 4 GameCamps accelerated gaming start-ups. The project targeted to create 10 new cross-border companies in the gaming industry and contributing to solving common challenges in the CB region’s gaming industry. Identifying their common interests and needs for joint development and supporting the creation of joint cross-border companies and their further integration and cooperation and the networking and knowledge increase in CB region gaming sector. By the end of the project 5 new cross-border start-ups were supported and several more cross-border teams still continued to develop their games and had potential to become new companies in the future. In addition, the project has supported 15-20 existing new start-ups. They have been attending several events organised by the project and most importantly attended the Silicon Valley pitching trip in San Francisco in March 2019. This has resulted in new business opportunities and deal flow for the start-ups. The Game Camps project brought together 240+ aspiring game developers from Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. More than 30 professional mentors have given presentations, lectures and mentoring sessions during the four Game Camps. Their involvement increased the participants knowledge about the gaming industry and improved their business skills. Hosting Game Camps for emerging start-ups and game developers proved to be an effective instrument to enable them to meet business developers. These were complemented with other activities offered to start-ups which gave a thematic ground for cross-border exchange and commitments. One of the main results for the partner organizations, aside from meeting the objectives, was extensive experience and knowledge of challenges connected to internationalization and acceleration of start-ups within the gaming industry. Another would be that over 50 ideas were developed during these four bootcamp events (Tallinn, Riga, Kotka and Visby) and among them around 10-20 % have reached the gaming market.

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R1.1. Number of new joint or co-operating knowledge intensive enterprises

Expected Outputs (EN):

At least 10 new cross-border companies will be created during and after the four Game Camps events. These will directly affect the programme result indicator (number of new joint or co-operating knowledge intensive enterprises). In addition, existing game startups will be encouraged to start co-operations within the Central Baltic region, which will also add to the above indicator.

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: New Central Baltic knowledge intensive companies

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Cursor Oy

Department: N/A

Address: Kyminlinnantie 6, 48600 Kotka, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cursor.fi

Total budget: EUR 620 278.03

ERDF budget: EUR 465 208.52

Latvijas Tehnologiskais centrs, nodibinajums

Name: Latvijas Tehnologiskais centrs, nodibinajums

Department: N/A

Address: Aizkraukles iela 21, 1006 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://innovation.lv/ltc/

Total budget: EUR 289 674.13

ERDF budget: EUR 246 223.01

Science Park Gotland

Name: Science Park Gotland

Department: N/A

Address: Strandgatan 1, 62157 Visby, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.scienceparkgotland.se

Total budget: EUR 399 308.13

ERDF budget: EUR 299 481.10

Tartu Teaduspark

Name: Tartu Teaduspark

Address: Riia 181a, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sciencepark.ee

Total budget: EUR 209 401.48

ERDF budget: EUR 177 991.26

Eesti Digikeskus

Name: Eesti Digikeskus

Department: N/A

Address: Narva road 27, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.inforegister.ee/80297758-EESTI-DIGIKESKUS-MTU

Total budget: EUR 35 042.57

ERDF budget: EUR 29 786.18

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Latvian Technological Center, foundation

Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

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Science Park Gotland

Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

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Tartu Science Park

Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

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Estonian Digital Centre

Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

Partners and Projects info

Cursor Oy

Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

Lead partner

Project partner

Summary

Project name (EN): Central Baltic Game Camps – development of new type Gaming sector’s joint ventures accelerator for CBR

Project acronym: CB 4 GameCamps

Project start date: 2016-09-01

Project end date: 2020-01-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 553 704.34

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 218 690.07

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 218 690.07.

Documents

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Reports

Project Informations

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://database.centralbaltic.eu/project/63

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Game Camps Visby - Official

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-11-30

Languages: en

Game Camp Visby 2018 - 12.10.2018

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-10-13

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka - interview - Walid O. El Cheikh

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-08-14

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka - interview - Olli Raudus

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-08-14

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka - interview - Merle Palk

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-08-14

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka - interview- Essi Prykäri

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-08-14

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka - interview - Anton Albiin

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-08-14

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka 2018 - Rankki Island

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-06-15

Languages: en

Game Camp Kotka 2018

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-06-13

Languages: en

Tallinn Game Camp 2017

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-02-02

Languages: en

GameCamps Riga 2017 - how it was

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-02-02

Languages: en

GameCamps Riga 2017

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWEe2b8vRn0NxajUx_x_Vg

Publication date: 2022-11-23

Document date: 2018-02-01

Languages: en

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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2023-11-11

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137 / 137 (100%)

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663 / 663 (100%)

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