ROME, Italy – It’s the Nokia Games Summit this week (29-30 October) in the Italian capital, and as well as marking the announcement the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge winners, it’s also the perfect excuse to gather all the leading minds in mobile gaming to show off and discuss the plans for the future of this fast-evolving fun-focussed field.
GLOBAL – One of the first, and most hotly anticipated games to roll out on Ngage was Creatures of the Deep. Born out of an idea producer Mike Smith had over 17 years ago, the game quickly nabbed critical and consumer acclaim.
Now the makers have sat down and produced a “making of” video, telling the Creatures story on the little screen.
GLOBAL – Over the past month we’ve witnessed the usual array of firmware and software updates across Nokia devices and services, including a recent firmware freshen-up for N96, a new version of N-Gage and the beta release of Communication Center 2.0 yesterday.
GLOBAL – On witnessing the unveiling of the N79 earlier today, I was immediately intrigued by perhaps its most subtly elegant talent – when you dress it in a different coloured cover it automatically changes the on-screen theme to match. Now, this mightn’t seem like moment of mobile epiphany, however this seamless marriage and morphing of tactile tailored exteriors and their corresponding digital information has ignited a spark and poses a question – could the physical customization and personalization of a handset be automatically echoed by the content, software and services that populate it?
INTERNATIONAL – We don’t often dip our toe in the N-Gage gaming pond here on Conversations, but a new game has lured us into the deep end. It’s called Reset Generation, and it’s shifting the boundaries of conventional multiplayer gaming. See, this is a new breed of game that enables players to go head-to-head online via their Nokia handset against challengers playing on a PC. Read on…
INTERNATIONAL – Here on Conversations we’re always on the hunt for examples of new ways that help enable co-creation and more open communication between those making Nokia products and those of us using them day-to-day. So it was cool to see a brand new approach called the N-Gage Feedback Forum pop up on the scene. Spotted by the eagle-eyed team over at allaboutsymbian.com, this smart interactive feedback tool is a little hidden on the N-Gage site, so here’s the direct link. Read on…
INTERNATIONAL – No, this isn’t quack psychology, but rather news of Nokia’s new roll-out of a universal login across its multiple Internet services. Simply called Nokia Account, this is one of those subtle changes that will evolve and expand over time, stretching from the likes of Ovi to N-Gage and beyond, but more significant is what it means for us as users and looking forwards.
GLOBAL – Nokia’s involvement with movies isn’t just about promotional hook ups. Seeing the phone as the fourth screen (after Cinema, TV and PC) makes working with movies not just relevant, but essential.
LISBON, Portugal – Some people get all the plumb jobs. Managing 1,000 people early morning in a Lisbon Square, the team behind a new N-Gage promo video had their work cut out. The video brings to life the most popular mobile game ever, snake. The 1,000 people who form the game are painstakingly photographed frame by frame before the images are stitched together to create a stop-start animation.
ESPOO, Finland – We’ve dug in deeper and we’ve been told a fix is in the works for the recent N-Gage games transfer situation. This is excellent news and although initially it looks like it may need to be serviced through Nokia Care (as an interim solution), there is a longer-term fix in the works.
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