The UK Games Map - gamesmap.uk

The UK Games Map launch @ Ukie AGM, EGX, Birmingham 2016.

1. gamesmap.uk The UK Games Map

2. September 2014 September 2016 The first interactive, real-time map of the UK games industry

3. Games Companies & Games Universities & Courses Services Companies WHO’S IN THE UK GAMES MAP?

4. WHO’S IT FOR? Promote local networking Encourage skill sharing Build links with local businesses and talent Games Companies Highlight clusters Spot trends and patterns of growth Find information on businesses Investors Advertise your services Find opportunities in your area Service Companies Largest live dataset of UK games companies ever assembled Academics, Journalists, Policy-makers

5. 2,472 games companies mapped to date 1,949 active games companies in the UK 66% of companies started since 2010 Only 41% of companies listed use games industry SIC Codes

6. WE’VE COME A LONG WAY…

7. HOW IT’S MADE Online Game Directories Games Games Companies Companies House UK Companies UK Games Companies Ukie Members Desk Research Data Verification OpenStreetMap Regional Networks Bespoke big data approach Using publicly available data on game directories Matched company data against Companies House Worked with Ukie members and regional networks to verify data before publication Powered by: Analysis

8. FINDING COMPANIES SEARCH FILTER ZOOM

9. FINDING COMPANIES FILTER OPTIONS Games Companies Active / Dissolved Developer / Publisher Platforms & Devices Age of Company Year of Game Release Service Companies Type of Company Charity Legal Recruitment etc. Universities Course Type Post / Undergraduate Subject Animation Games Development etc.

10. COMPANY PROFILES NAME & TYPE OF BUSINESS COMPANY STATUS, AGE & EMPLOYEE COUNT PLATFORMS SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES LOCATION & ADDRESS GAMES

11. GO COMPARE: Companies SELECT COMPARE COMPANY COMPARISON COMPARE SUMMARY

12. ACTIVITIES BUSINESS TYPE

13. PLATFORMS PLATFORMS USED

14. BREAKING THINGS DOWN Towns & Cities Regions & Countries Counties Parliamentary Constituencies UK, by Number of Games Companies per County

15. BREAKING THINGS DOWN: TOWN / CITY LAYERS MENU SELECT MEASURE

16. GEOGRAPHY TAB GEOGRAPHIES MENU SELECT GEOGRAPHY BREAKING THINGS DOWN: TOWN / CITY

17. SHADED BY NUMBER OF COMPANIES

18. GO COMPARE: Glasgow vs. Edinburgh PLACES TAB SELECT PLACE SELECT COMPARISON

19. GO COMPARE: Glasgow vs. Edinburgh COMPANY COUNT GAMES RELEASED UNIVERSITIES GLASGOW EDINBURGH AREA PROFILE

20. COMPANY LIST VIEW OR COMPARE COMPANIES DOWNLOAD OR PRINT ADDRESSES, CONTACTS AND WEBSITES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN DATA DOWNLOADS

21. PLATFORMS PLATFORM PROFILE GLASGOW EDINBURGH

22. SERVICE COMPANY PROFILES TYPE OF BUSINESS YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS CONTACTS & SOCIAL LOCATION & ADDRESS

23. MAKING YOUR MARK: Updating Data EDIT YOUR EXISTING PROFILE CREATE A NEW PROFILE

24. MAKING YOUR MARK: Edit Your Profile ADD COMMENTS UPDATE INFO SAVE & SUBMIT

25. MAKING YOUR MARK: Create A Profile DYNAMIC FORM DIFFERENT PATHS FOR DIFFERENT BUSINESSES

26. MAKING YOUR MARK: Verification Only registered users can submit data All changes reviewed before publication

27. SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?

28. 66% of companies started since 2010 YEAR COMPANIES FOUNDED 66% 34%

29. …are the places you’re most likely to find a games company BRIGHTON DUNDEE & 1 in every 250 local companies are games businesses

30. 62% Correct SIC Only 41% of games companies listed use games industry SIC Codes Console Specialists Mobile Specialists 59% 41% 35% Correct SIC Correct SIC Incorrect SIC …but it varies across technology types:

31. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING… Drive industry economic measurement …USE THE DATA, FIND YOUR STORY Case studies of towns, counties, regions Compare businesses types by platform Overlay more data types to broaden the analysis (e.g. broadband speeds, cost of rents)

32. GO FIND YOURSELF MAKE YOUR MARK Games Businesses Service Companies Log in, own your data and make sure you’re visible as part of the UK games industry. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to get your services listed alongside the entire UK games sector.

33. gamesmap.uk The UK Games Map