DAE Studios is a Belgium-based spin off from the Howest University of Applied Sciences initiated by the program Digital Arts & Entertainment.
Our main focus is to incubate and accelerate start-ups in the applied and entertainment game development business with the help of our existing community, extensive network and stakeholders.
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Our ambition is to establish a cross-pollinating community of start-ups, researchers and educational programs in order to generate international attraction for established game development studios. DAE Studios aims to boost the gaming industry by offering two programs.
Each year, we offer students and alumni a unique 2 games a month incubator program in which they are getting coached in the art of fast game prototyping all while getting to know the sector during weekly inspiration and expert sessions thanks to our many partners.
We help individuals and/or teams with a great business idea kickstart their company via our accelerator program. As a priviliged party, the start-up will land their first work for hire contracts and/or investments.
2 games a month incubator
6 months Desk & Coffee at Hangar K
Expert sessions
Familiarize with commercial setting
No financial commitments
No startup – no problem
Business coaching & startup support
12 months Desk & Coffee at Hangar K
Your first work for hire projects
Participation at relevant events
Priviliged partner in DAE network
Support in writing subsidy applications
Many companies face challenges for which game technology might offer a solution. For example:
In cooperation with one of the best educational programs on game development worldwide – Digital Arts & Entertainment- we can set up an innovation track in close collaboration with your company in which we test this technology on your case. If research is required, we can rely on the expertise of DAE-Research. When this case proves to be successful, it could lead to the creation of a startup company which can develop these innovative applications within a viable business model. Inspiration – Realization – Valorization.
What's happening
DAE Studios partnered up with Fluvius to create a VR educational experience around public street lightning and photometry for their employees. With the support of
In April this year, MoonMonster Studios, founded by Gilles Vancoillie and Seppe Roelandt, secured 35,000 euros from the VAF for the preproduction of their upcoming
The last three weeks have been done a little differently than before! For the first week, the participants had an “inspiration week” where they could
Recently, the participants concluded their third Game Sprint and it has been quite the ride for them! The theme this time around was “existing stories”
Last week the second Game Sprint of the 2 Games a Month program concluded and presentations of the games were given to those in the
We’re incredibly proud to announce our partnership with the new startup Slappy Inc., winners of the 2019 Epic MegaJam VR Category and 2020 Unreal Spring Jam.
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