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Preston Guild Inspires Mobile App Game

A unique collaboration between a games company and university students from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Lancaster University has resulted in the first Preston Guild mobile app game.

The app, which was developed to mark the Preston Guild, brings together Lancashire's traditional textile industry with modern mobile technology.

Turning a concept into a reality
It has been developed by RM Productions in conjunction with Games Design students at UCLan to turn the concept into a reality, after RM Productions' sister company Black Bull Studios challenged them earlier in the year to come up with a mobile games idea in celebration of the 2012 Guild.


Georgina Cronshaw, Will Davies and James Burton's Cotton Pops game idea was selected in May. RM Productions then introduced the trio to two students at Lancaster University, Jamie Briers and Will Moorhouse, who had the programming skills needed to complete the project.

Collaborations between university and industry
Preston Guild Festival Director Stella Hall approved the concept, and in May the design and programming work, which was funded by Lancashire County Developments Limited - Lancashire County Council's economic development department, UCLan, Preston City Council and Lancaster University, began in earnest.


The game is a 'warm -up' version of the Guild Key - a puzzle-based interactive treasure hunt which will be launched next year, and is one of the Made In Preston portfolio of projects.


The Mobile Bullets Competition, now in its fifth year, has been supported by Black Bull Studios, Supanetics, Shiny Development, Lancashire County Developments Limited, Preston City Council, UCLan, and Lancaster University.

This year 'Cotton Pops' has been developed and designed to promote and celebrate the forthcoming Preston Guild 2012.

Cotton Pops can be found at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cotton-pops/id480966513?mt=8  The game is designed for Apple's iPhone 4 or later handsets and iPad but releases for other manufacturer's handsets are planned.