Maryland: East Coast Hub For Gaming

August 16th, 2007 by tim finin

The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development has published a a new directory that lists dozens of companies and facilities in Maryland focused on Modeling and simulation. These include companies that develop and publish games as well as others that develop products and services that use the same technology for non-game applications. See the full 2007 Maryland MODSIM Modeling and simulation Directory for a complete list of companies and organizations.

The introduction asks “Why Maryland?” and offers these points in answer.

• East Coast Hub For Gaming

  Maryland has one of the largest clusters of Modeling and Simulation (Mod-Sim) companies and facilities on the East Coast which provides great opportunities for growth and talent.

• Core to the rapidly growing medical modeling and simulation (MM&S) and serious gaming segments

  Maryland is the largest regional cluster of MM&S and Serious Gaming companies as well the home for The Games for Health conferences.

• Access to market and technology

  
  Maryland offers a concentration of Mod-Sim and MM&S companies and a proximity to over 50 federal agencies and associated research facilities that have Modeling and Simulation technology as their specific focus.

• Access to a knowledge workforce and research

  Maryland provides immediate access to top universities producing the knowledge workforce of today and tomorrow as well as cutting edge research.

• Technology transfer opportunities

  A wealth of untapped technology transfer opportunities exist for cutting edge companies involved in Mod-Sim, 2D and 3D animation, Digital Production, Digital Design, Interactive Technology, MM&S, and emerging applications.

• A cluster of affinity organizations to promote the Mod-Sim market place

  This includes the Maryland Modeling and Simulation Analysis Council (MMSAC), Games for Health Initiative, and the Advanced Initiative in Medical Simulation.

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