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Skyless Game Studios is a Philadelphia, PA based serious video game studio focused on games that have social, educational, or philanthropic impact. We formed our company in 2012 to empower non-profits, government agencies, academics, and other experts address serious issues using games as medium. Using the teaching power and immersion of games, we are able to consistently engage and educate our audience better than traditional channels.
Overview
Location
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 267-908-4864
Founded date
2012
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Jul 2, 2015 | This game fights the corruption of politicians, crooks, and greedy tycoons across the globe | Some game designers take on serious topics, and that’s the case with the small team at Skyless Game Studios in Philadelphia. They’re creating a game called Follow the Money that takes on the fight against corruption around the globe. Skyles... |
| Jun 16, 2015 | See the winners of Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio Pitch Competition | For Drexel’s first Entrepreneurial Game Studio Pitch Competition, student dev teams needed to present their mobile games’ ideas, mission, goals, customer definition, resources and more — all in 10 minutes. It’s certainly a daunting task, es... |
| May 20, 2015 | I’m a successful video game entrepreneur. But I can’t get an employment visa to stay in the US | Entrepreneurship is an ocean full of violent waves in the form of challenges. Over the past two years, I have diligently fought these waves to navigate my startup to a point where the shore of success is in sight. However, I recently got hi... |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Infant vision test, stroke recovery among medical apps to compete for investment | StrokeVision by Dr. Claude Nguyen, an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the medical school and the director of stroke services at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center developed an app for Google Glass to assist patients with rehabili... |
| Nov 5, 2014 | Why Kerry Rupp is stepping down as DreamIt Ventures CEO [Startup Roundup] | WHO’S MAKING MOVES? Kerry Rupp, CEO of accelerator DreamIt Ventures, is stepping down from her operating role after almost five years with the firm, she announced this weekend. She’ll continue to be an investor in DreamIt companies. Rupp le... |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Spore: solar-powered battery charger wins $10k from Drexel | Spore, a company that sells solar-powered battery chargers, won Drexel University‘s annual incubator competition. The startup, which also won last February’s Lean Startup Machine competition, will receive $10,000 and space in Drexel’s new B... |
| Infant vision test, stroke recovery among medical apps to compete for investment | A competition between University of Pennsylvania mobile app teams, many with medical degrees, produced medical apps spanning eye tests for toddlers and adults and a Google Glass application for people recovering from strokes, which affect 9... |
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FAQ about Skyless Game Studios
When was Skyless Game Studios founded?
Skyless Game Studios was founded in 2012.
What has the press written about Skyless Game Studios?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Skyless Game Studios, among them “This game fights the corruption of politicians, crooks, and greedy tycoons across the globe” (Jul 2, 2015) and “See the winners of Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio Pitch Competition” (Jun 16, 2015).
Is Skyless Game Studios still active?
Yes, Skyless Game Studios is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 2, 2015.