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Why Burlington?
The electronic game
industry is a world-wide phenomenon
that generates over $32.6 billion
in revenue annually. That figure is
expected to double by the year 2011.
Vermont is uniquely
positioned to benefit from this growth
due to its central location between
Boston and Montreal, two important
regions in the e-game world. Montreal
supports over 50 game-related companies
and development studios, including
Ubisoft, A2M and mega-producer, Electronic
Arts. Boston is also home to many
small and mid-sized companies who
are profiting significantly from the
industry’s growth.
In September 2007
Champlain College plans to open a
satellite campus in Montreal to give
students an opportunity for a true
international study abroad experience
that’s within two hours driving-distance
from Burlington.
Burlington itself
is seeing a development in business
clusters that support the electronic
media industry -- Polhemus,
Ascension
Technology, JDK
Design, JNJMobile,
BullDog Entertainment, EpikOne,
Resolution
Inc. and Vermont
Film Commission -- all of which
provide a valuable resource for the
Center and the community.
One of the
missions of the Emergent Media Center
at Champlain College is to spur these
local businesses and the Vermont game
industry by fostering entrepreneurship
and professional skills for Champlain
students through industry exchanges,
internships and serious game endeavors.
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