Friday, 12 February 2021, 1:16 pm Dunedin’s game development industry has had a strong start to 2021, with seven new and emerging local studios revealing an exciting mix of entertaining and serious game projects funded by the first New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) grants. Details were released at a CODE update and grants launch event in Dunedin today. Of the seven, the two Start Up production funding recipients included: Ōtepoti Games Company Limited led by Kylie Jackson, funding of $146,586 to develop the game Pae Moana. Gfactor Technologies led by Rhys Gardner, funding of $150,000 to launch CoDriVR, an educational driving simulation game.