Shannon Studstill, senior director of product development for Sony Santa Monica, said the studio has an incubationprogram for young game developers who show great potential and that they understand how the industry works.
Private Syracuse University, which sits on a hill overlooking the city (and whose 50, 000-seat Carrier Dome is the city's best known landmark), is ramping up a 15-year-old program aimed at high-tech company incubation.