Mapbox exhibits at “GTMF2024”, a business event for game developers, with session presentations at both Osaka on 6/28 and Tokyo on 7/9
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Press release: June 12, 2024
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Mapbox exhibits at “GTMF2024”, a business event for game developers, with session presentations at both Osaka on 6/28 and Tokyo on 7/9 *Introducing the map information game that evolves by using Mapbox* *
Mapbox Japan LLC (hereinafter referred to as Mapbox), a leading company in the digital map and location information platform, is continuing from last year to hold Japan’s only business event “Game Tools & Middleware Forum
We will exhibit at “GTMF2024 (GTMF2024)”. GTMF2024 will be held in Osaka on June 28th (Friday) and in Tokyo on July 9th (Tuesday), and in addition to exhibiting at both venues, Mapbox will be on stage at the session and will be presenting “The basics, characteristics, and combinations of digital maps.” I will give a lecture titled “The Expanding Possibilities of Map Games”. *
Last year’s Mapbox session
Mapbox is “Nobunaga’s Ambition”
It is an advanced map development platform with excellent design that is used in popular location-based game titles such as “Go to Battle” and “Dragon Quest Walk.” Mapbox is a no-code photo editor-like tool that any map game developer can use right away.
Studio gives you easy and flexible control over in-game map design. Maps can be customized in all aspects, including color schemes, fonts, and 3D expressions, at any zoom level, to match the worldview of the game.
Also, in map games, smooth movement and display within the map, such as pinching in and out, is essential, but Mapbox, which processes data quickly and efficiently, can be used even if the map is highly customized to match the world view. However, it provides stress-free operability. Furthermore, in order to play the game safely, Mapbox, a technology developed in Japan, can determine restricted areas and roads that cannot be walked on, and place item acquisition spots and checkpoints only in appropriate locations.
We also offer “Playable Location”.
At GTMF2024, we will introduce the highly functional map game development solution provided by MapBox. At the booth, we exhibited demo apps and map design tools that utilize Mapbox under the title “Location-based games evolving with Mapbox maps.” In the session that will be held from 10:00 am at both the Osaka and Tokyo venues, there will be a lecture titled “The Basics and Features of Digital Maps, and the Expanding Possibilities of Map Games by Combining them”.
* ■Map Box Exhibition Overview*
・Booth
Title:
“Location information game evolving with Mapbox maps”
Contents:
We will be exhibiting demo apps and map design tools that utilize Mapbox. In addition, in order to play the game safely, the “Playable Introducing the “Location” data.
・Session
Title:
“The basics and characteristics of digital maps, and the possibilities for map games that expand through combinations”
date and time. Place:
6/28 (Friday) 10:00-10:45 Osaka venue A-1 ROOM3
7/9 (Tue) 10:00-10:45 Tokyo venue A-1 UDX NEXT1
Contents:
In recent years, map technology has expanded beyond its role as a guidepost or business tool to include game development. The map development platform “Mapbox” allows you to freely create maps and give shape to your ideal app experience. The session will also introduce Mapbox solutions, usage examples, and usage concepts that combine data and tools. We hope that you will find this helpful as a hint on how to use maps and location information in your future game projects. Please take a look.
* ■GTMF2024 Event Overview*
GTMF(Game Tools & Middleware
Forum) is a free admission event that specializes in solutions such as tools and middleware for game development, and efficiently matches game creators seeking new development technology with solution vendors. First held in 2003, this year marks the 19th time. The 2024 GTMF will be held at two venues, Osaka and Tokyo, just like last year.
Name: Game Tools & Middleware Forum 2024 (GTMF 2024)
Participation fee: Free (pre-registration required)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco-3i9vRdxfbnFFz7ccd4Oiadlf3agKAOBYUuNdQ8wkbz-ZA/viewform )
Target audience:
・Game developers (programmers, designers, planners, directors, producers, etc.) – Persons involved in organizations that train game developers (teachers, students)
・Those who are interested in game development technology and involved in development in other industries
Sponsored by: GTMF Steering Committee (https://gtmf.jp)
-Osaka venue-
Date and time: Friday, June 28, 2024, 10:00-18:30 (doors open at 9:00) Venue: Congress Convention Center (inside Grand Front Osaka)
-Tokyo venue-
Date and time: July 9, 2024 (Tuesday) 10:00-18:30 (doors open at 9:00) Venue: Akihabara UDX
■About Mapbox
Mapbox is a leading map and location platform that provides businesses with APIs and SDKs that enable navigation of people, cargo, and vehicles anywhere. Over 4 million developers and Fortune
Many companies in Japan and overseas, including 40% of the 500 companies, use Mapbox’s data, SDKs, and APIs.
■Mapbox Japan LLC Company Profile
Head Office: Inside WeWork, 1-10-5 Nishinomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Established: March 10, 2020
Representative: Toru Takada (CEO)
Business details: 1. Resale business of Mapbox Inc.’s products and services to Japanese customers
2. Map-related platform business that customizes and expands the functionality of Mapbox products
URL: https://www.mapbox.jp
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