Advanced Mobile Applications
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| Company type | Limited |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Christian Guillemot CEO |
Number of employees | 50 employees |
Advanced Mobile Applications, also known as AMA Studios or simply AMA, is an international developer and publisher of games and applications for phones, tablets, interactive TVs and connected objects[1] founded in 2004 by Christian Guillemot. It is a sister company of Ubisoft and Gameloft.
Since 2017, the studio is called Playwing.
Company overview
The company was founded on 21 January 2004 in London by Christian Guillemot. In 2005 AMA released its first JAVA products, mainly life-style applications.
Between 2006 and 2008, AMA negotiated contracts with carriers in more than 40 countries.[2][3]
The company's Belgian studio in Charleroi develops titles for Kinect such as Fighter Uncaged and My Self Defense Coach.
In 2015, AMA launched Xpert Eye P1, its mobile videoconference solution based on smartglasses. Today AMA has about 50 employees in offices all around the world:
History
Founded in 2004 by Christian Guillemot.
In 2005, AMA launches its first JAVA games, mostly "lifestyle" games.
Between 2006 and 2008, AMA negotiated contracts with carriers in more than 40 countries.[4][5]
In 2012, the "Stars vs Paparazzi" and "Panic Flight" games reach one million downloads. Babel Rising 3D and Love Test Calculator count up more than 3 million downloads each (iPhone and Android).
Still in 2012, during the Google IO, AMA becomes a member of the new Google program the « Explorer » Program.
At this instant AMA starts developing video games on Google Glass. AMA introduces its first "Google Glass" game during the Gamescom 2013.
Further to a press release announcing that AMA was the first European in possession of Google Glass, the French surgeon Dr. Philippe Collin got in touch with AMA. He invited AMA's team in an OR in order to make video conferencing tests and see what this kind of solutions could bring to his discipline.
On 14 February 2014 AMA managed the World Premiere of live retransmission of surgery, thanks to smartglasses between 2 continents, between France (Dr. Collin, CHP Saint-Grégoire, Rennes) and Japan (Dr. Goto, Nagoya).
Christian Guillemot then decides to open a production studio destined to the development of business applications in the medical field.
On 21 October 2014, Google chooses AMA as a "Google Glass at Work Partner".
Since then, AMA works on solutions allowing teleassistance, teleexpertise, and remote training.
In May 2015, AMA launches Xpert Eye P1, its mobile, hands-free videoconference solution on smart glasses.
In January 2016, AMA unveiled its latest innovation Xpert Eye Mobility M1 as well as its "VAR" (Value Added Resellers) partnership with ODG (Osterhout Design Group) during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. 2017, Awarded the SmartRail Europe Innovation Awards – Operational Performance Innovation 2017 for the efficiency gained with the XpertEye solution. Creation of subsidiaries in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Games and applications
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2015
- Late Again
- Hills of Glory 3D on PC
- Eye Sports
- Xpert Eye P1, videoconference solution based on smartglasses, available on a PC
2016
- Xpert Eye Mobility M1, videoconference solution based on smartglasses, available on a mobile phone
Rewards
- Top developer Google Play
- Google Certified Glass At Work Partner
- ODG VAR (Value-Added Reseller), Reticle Connect Program
- Developer of the week par Vserv[7]
- Microsoft Preferred Client Program
- Tizen Partner Program Association
Articles
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130218102048/http://blog.chartboost.com/post/43018666511/how-to-make-players-love-valentines-day-in-your-game
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130306081123/http://gamer-news.fr/les-createurs-de-babel-rising-3d-devoile-leur-nouveau-jeu/
- http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/rennes-35000/innovation-rennes-google-mise-sur-ama-rennes-pour-ses-google-glass-2935024
- http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/sante-le-chirurgien-opere-rennes-et-teleporte-ses-yeux-au-japon-1931193
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092156/http://metropole.rennes.fr/actualites/economie-emploi/economie-entreprises/certifiee-google-glass-ama-vise-le-milieu-medical/
- http://www.entreprises.ouest-france.fr/article/ces-2016-ama-fait-sensation-son-xpert-eye-08-01-2016-248822
- http://article.wn.com/view/2016/04/28/Xpert_Eye_Mobility_the_glasses_which_will_help_the_first_eme/
References
- ^ "Babel Rising 3D Gets 1M Downloads on Google Play " The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The Toonari Post – News, Powered by the People!". Toonaripost.com. 2012-08-18. Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Babel Rising 3D Free - 1 million vengeful Gods on Google Play | Babel Rising 3D". Gamingupdate.com. 2013-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Love Test Calculator - Android-apps op Google Play". Retrieved 2013-05-07 – via Google Play.
- ^ "Babel Rising 3D Free - 1 million vengeful Gods on Google Play | Babel Rising 3D". Gamingupdate.com. 2013-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Love Test Calculator - Android-apps op Google Play". Retrieved 2013-05-07 – via Google Play.
- ^ Catalogue AMA : "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 2012, Vserv : http://blog.vserv.mobi/ama-uk-developer-of-the-week/ Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine