What

we do

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 startups in the applied and entertainment game development business with the help of our existing community, extensive network and stakeholders.

Slappy board by Slappy Inc.

EXR by Salty Lemon Entertainment

Inverted by MoonMonster Studios

Play It Safe by Greygin

We support

the local game technology ecosystem

Our ambition is to establish a cross-polunating community of startups, 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.

2 GAMES A MONTH INCUBATOR

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.

STARTUP ACCELERATOR

We help individuals and/or teams with a great business idea kickstart their company via our accelerator program. As a priviliged party, the startup will land their first work for hire contracts and/or investments.

INCUBATOR

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

ACCELERATOR

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

"Once you start your company you will need other streams of revenue. DAE Studios helps us with this because they are a great point of contact for companies looking for innovative solutions. Landing those contracts can be crucial for a starting company and helps you build up a strong portfolio to show to future potential customers."

"The opportunities at DAE Studios led to the creation of our virtual rowing simulation software 'EXR'! Combined with their coaching and guidance this has turned out to be an immensely promising project that has already been picked up by Imec.Istart and Startit@KBC.

"Apart from the support you get during the internship, you also get coaching sessions focused on your startup. This makes you think about your company and how you want to position yourself."

ENDORSED AND POWERED BY

We innovate

businesses with game technology

Many companies face challenges for which game technology might offer a solution. For example:

- - Virtual Reality for training or visualisation purposes
  - Gamified applications for sensitizing employees or customers
  - Augmented reality as a promotional or informative medium

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.