2011 has been big for the Darebin Creative and Digital Arts Incubator, and the festive excitement humming in the air lends itself to reflecting on the year that has been. While many of our client businesses received significant contracts, others broke into previously untapped markets, and some are readying to launch the fruit of their labour in the first half of next year. With such events already in-the-making, 2012 is set to be another strong year for our clients!     

Pub Games write up by Craig Withers, Giant Fire Breathing Robot (www.gfbrobot.com), September 14, 2011

It’s Ray Harryhausen’s fault, really. Way before the T. rex surprised me in Tomb Raider or Steven Spielberg brought dinosaurs back to the big screen, Harryhausen had already showed me that dinosaurs could walk among us.

I have a feeling that the minds behind Primal Carnage—the upcoming humans-versus-dinosaurs online multiplayer FPS where you can play as either team—are of the same mind.

Sofia Dam has joined Darebin Enterprise Centre Limited as a trainee under the Australian Government Structure Training Program. Sofia has a Masters of Public Policy/Economic Development and a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages. She has worked as a business counselor and project leader at Business Incubators in Vietnam. She is well networked across Asia and has attended training at Incubators in Seoul (Republic of Korea), Shanghai (China) and Coimbatore (India). She has also worked on a number of IndoDev (World Bank) projects. She came highly recommended by Julian Webb (CREEDA Projects, ex-Incubator manager in ACT, and Vice President BIIA).

Business is busy at ArtDECL this year. There are only a few offices still available, and those of us filling up the space are working hard, heads down, minds on-task, with an attentive eye on business growth. While our client businesses are growing in different ways, all are achieving or striving quickly towards a shared goal: success.

Digital technologies are having an increasing impact on the arts sector, and will only continue to do so as we progress deeper into the digital age. A variety of digital platforms provide audiences with creative experiences, ever widening the scope of artistic possibility. Due to the Australian Government’s upcoming National Broadband Network, most people will have access to data-rich content, enhancing the experience of creative technologies such as games, social networking, and movies in the next few years.

Donations cover costs for start-up developers strapped for cash.

CROWDFUNDING has proven an effective way of raising money as far back as televised telethons, where a sizeable total is collected through small donation by a large number of people.