Yesterday we were invited to assist to an act organised by our former university, LaSalle, in which their new Innovation Park was presented to companies, investors, entrepreneurs and other institutions. The idea behind the Park is to provide back up for innovative projects started by students, establishing collaborations with big companies to ensure that original and viable ideas turn out into profitable businesses.

The act was supported both by big international companies and new start-ups, some of which were displaying a small sample or demo of their product, all mixed up with student projects that came from within the university. We spent a while watching the 3D cinema screen which was displaying an aninmation modelled after the first scene of Mirror’s Edge, looking pretty much as the PS3 3D demos we could try at last year’s GDC in San Francisco.

After the keynotes we were invited to enjoy some good food and live music, while socializing and networking with some of the assistants. It was nice to meet again a few known colleagues and teachers, getting to know other entrepreneurs from our university and also having the opportunity to chat with Digital Legend‘s (The makers of games as Kroll) CEO Xavier Carillo, which had been part of the previous keynote.

All in all the act was pretty interesting and we had a nice time spending the evening at the university, something 4 or 5 years ago was routine during the weeks previous to final exams. Now if only we have had free beer back then…

by David | Posted in General