Sitting proudly at the heart of the UK and on the doorway to Europe, the West Midlands Region is the best-connected, most complete location for business success. Whether you seek a location for growth, new markets or suppliers, our unique region could be your business opportunity. The region, which has long been a hotbed of entertainment games development, is leading the way in terms of both industry applications of serious games as well as academic research into the field. To continue to bolster its position as a key driver for the serious games industry, the region has invested in a number of initiatives including the Interactive Digital Media Project, Warwick University's Digital Laboratory and the Serious Games Institute. The region's expertise is in following sectors: Education, Healthcare, Corporate Training and Simulation. This is bolstered by strong technology and media sectors that act as the supply chain to this emerging industry.
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