Advanced Mobile Applications

Advanced Mobile Applications, also known as AMA Studios or simply AMA, is an international developer and publisher of games and applications for phones, tablets, interactive TVs and connected objects founded in 2004 by Christian Guillemot. Sister company of Ubisoft and Gameloft AMA produced more than a hundred applications and games internationally. In 2014, it turned to the development of a videoconference solution, which will be launched in 2015.

Company presentation

The company was founded on January 21, 2004, in London by Christian Guillemot. In 2005 AMA released its first JAVA products, mainly life-style applications. Between 2006 and 2008, AMA negotiated contracts with carriers in more than 40 countries.^[1][2]

AMA develops and publishes games and applications for mobile phones, tablets, and connected objects.^[3] The company's Belgian studio in Charleroi develops titles for Kinect such as Fighter Uncaged and My Self Defense Coach.

In 2015, AMA launches Xpert Eye P1, its mobile videoconference solution based on smartglasses. Today AMA has about 50 employees in offices all around the world:

• Rennes (FRANCE)
• Boston (USA)
• London (UK)
• Bucharest (Romania)

History

Founded in 2004 by Christian Guillemot.

In 2005, AMA launches its first JAVA games, mostly "life-style" games.

Between 2006 and 2008, AMA negotiated contracts with carriers in more than 40 countries.^[4][5]

In 2012, the "Stars vs Paparazzi" and "Panic Flight" games reach one million downloads. Babel Rising 3D and Love Test Calculator count up more than 3 million downloads each (iPhone and Android).

Still in 2012, during the Google IO, AMA becomes a member of the new Google^TM program the « Explorer » Program.

At this instant AMA starts developing video games on Google Glass^TM. AMA introduces its first "Google Glass^TM" game during the Gamescom 2013.

Further to a press release announcing that AMA was the first European in possession of Google Glass^TM, the French surgeon Dr Philippe Collin got in touch with AMA. He invited AMA’s team in an OR in order to make videoconferencing tests and see what this kind of solutions could bring to his discipline.

On February 14, 2014, AMA managed the World Premiere of a live retransmission of a surgery, thanks to smartglasses between 2 continents, between France (Dr. Collin, CHP Saint-Grégoire, Rennes) and Japan (Dr. Goto, Nagoya).

Christian Guillemot then decides to open a production studio destined to the development of business applications in the medical field.

On 21 October 2014, Google^TM chooses AMA as a "Google^TM Glass at Work Partner".

Since then, AMA works on solutions allowing tele-assistance, tele-expertise and remote training.

In May 2015, AMA launches Xpert Eye P1, its mobile, hands-free videoconference solution on smartglasses.

In January 2016, AMA unveals its latest innovation Xpert Eye Mobility M1 as well as its "VAR" (Value Added Resellers) partnership with ODG (Osterhout Design Group) during the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Games and applications^[6]

Rewards

• Top developer Google^TM Play
• Google^TM Certified Glass At Work Partner
• ODG VAR (Value-Added Reseller), Reticle Connect Program
• Developer of the week par Vserv^[7]
• Microsoft^TM Preferred Client Program
• Tizen^TM Partner Program Association

Articles

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130218102048/http://blog.chartboost.com/post/43018666511/how-to-make-players-love-valentines-day-in-your-game
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130306081123/http://gamer-news.fr/les-createurs-de-babel-rising-3d-devoile-leur-nouveau-jeu/
• http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/rennes-35000/innovation-rennes-google-mise-sur-ama-rennes-pour-ses-google-glass-2935024
• http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/sante-le-chirurgien-opere-rennes-et-teleporte-ses-yeux-au-japon-1931193
• http://metropole.rennes.fr/actualites/economie-emploi/economie-entreprises/certifiee-google-glass-ama-vise-le-milieu-medical/
• http://www.entreprises.ouest-france.fr/article/ces-2016-ama-fait-sensation-son-xpert-eye-08-01-2016-248822
• http://article.wn.com/view/2016/04/28/Xpert_Eye_Mobility_the_glasses_which_will_help_the_first_eme/

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