Nokia introduces the next generation of mobile gaming development tools to premier mobile games

Nokia introduces the next generation of mobile gaming development tools to premier mobile games

Nokia’s next generation mobile games development platform was unveiled for the first time to sixteen of Nokia’s first party games developers, during the inaugral next generation mobile gaming workshops in Helsinki, on the 1st – 2nd December, 2005 and Vancouver, on the 7th – 8th December, 2005.

Nokia’s first-party games development studios were given an exclusive opportunity to learn and experience the development environment of the next generation games platform where rich and immersive N-Gage quality games can be played on a variety of Nokia smartphones. During the two-day Workshop, the developers learned about fundamental functionalities for the new mobile games platform and got the opportunity to interact with Nokia to share their thoughts and consult on game design, middleware, tools, certification, software developer support, hardware and how to bring a connected gaming experience to the global community via the N-Gage Arena.

Kamar Shah, Head of Industry Marketing, Games at Nokia, commented, “Working with first party developers at each workshop is a crucial initial step to introduce the new end-to-end gaming platform.” Shah continued, “Our first party developers have already worked on the N-Gage platform and know how to push the boundaries of mobile gaming to ensure that our next generation mobile gaming platform offers a plethora of rich, immersive mobile gaming experiences from launch. Our collaborative workshop format provides our developers with the tools and information to push the envelope on Nokia’s new next generation mobile gaming platform.”

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