Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Dare+ is the brand new workshop for new companies in the digital media and interactive sectors. Â Created as part of the increasingly epic Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay 2012, Dare+ offers 20 participants a month long masterclass in building a creative business, covering everything from protecting your IP to finding finance. Â There's even an expert …
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One problem which has plagued the evolution of music is the almost complete lack of instruments which can be played solely with the nose. Â Aside from the Polynesian Nose Flute (and arguably the drums) there are few dedicated instruments which don't leave the player concussed, bleeding and broken. Plus the nose flute, if you think …
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Urban Airship, the US company which provides mobile push messaging services, and Scotland's predictive analytics specialist GamesAnalytics, have announced a strategic partnership that should help games developers reach out and contact their users in new ways. The specialism and skills in this partnership should allow greater engagement with games and allow developers/publishers to identify and …
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Moops is a brand new game for iOS which is out NOW. Â Today in fact. Â We've mentioned Moops in the past, when Tahir, the MD of Red Radiant, gave the world a sneak preview of Moops at the Game In Scotland event. We were excited then. Â Now, the completed game looks fabulous. Â As you'd expect …
Reloaded Games, the company behind the release of APB Reloaded has a whole chunk of news to announce today... First of all, the company has completed its merger with K2 Networks, with the new organisation focused behind the Reloaded Games brand. Â The development division will stay as Reloaded Productions, while the consumer site retains the …
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A new initiative has been launched by Scotland IS, urging businesses to offer paid work experience to students in the IT industry. The project, called 'Let's Get Paid', is run by e-Placement Scotland, and is a collaboration of three organisations including Edinburgh Napier University. In the first year of its development 1,500 students have registered …
If you're a regular reader of Scottishgames, then you'll be familiar with Dare to be Digital. Â The competition is unique and offers teams of students a chance to experience the sharp end of the creative process like no other event. Â Even better, the competition culminates in the Protoplay event. Â Three days of demonstrating the (hopefully) …
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Angry Mango, the team behind the Dare to be Digital and BAFTA-award winning title, Mush has launched today, exclusively for Windows mobile phones. Mush offers an original blend of physics based gameplay, coupled with touch and tilt controls. Players must navigate a complex, but charming cartoon world by tilting the phone and making Mush rise …
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The Tag celebratory 6th anniversary game jam has drawn to a close. Â All teams completed wonderful and marvellous things. Â Who won? We cannot reveal that. Â For that, readers, you must visit the Tag blog. There you can see all of the games, find out who won and hear emotional, heartfelt pleas from the employees to …
Virtual worlds company Huzutech, has signed a deal with US-based Little Airplane to develop an avatar creator for the company's popular Small Potatoes brand. If you're unfamiliar with Small Potatoes, it's a kids TV show in which four singing potatoes travel the world, making friends, making music and living the dream, man. Â Like Bon Jovi, …
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