UK-based smartphone app developer and Lancaster spin-out m-ventions has signed a deal to distribute 20 games developed by its parent university’s ICT unit InfoLab21.
The games were initially devised by professors Reuben Edwards and Paul Coulton at Lancaster’s Department of Communication Systems before being further developed by students at InfoLab21. The deal, which will see profits from sales returned to the university, will be made available through online and mobile app platforms.
Dr Edwards said: “The significant thing is that this gives students the chance to get something direct to the market so it helps their confidence and they can put it on their CV. It’s a great way of directly transferring the knowledge here at Lancaster out into business. We are developing a lot of games that are very unique, very advanced in terms of the technology and at the top end of development. And we are stream-lining the development process so we can push them into market as they’re developed.”
