Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Last week saw the third cross-party group on videogames technology take place at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. The group was created to give the video games and interactive sector representation within the parliament and address the issues facing the industry on a national level. The minutes for the meeting have now been drafted - …
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The third Cross-Party Group on Videogames will take place in Holyrood on the evening of Wednesday December 11th, from 17:30 - 19:30. The focus of this will be Skills & Creativity In The Video Games Industry. Speakers will include Gina Jackson from Creative Skillset, David Martin from Skills Development Scotland and Brian Baglow from the …
Continue reading "Cross Party Group On Video Games – Holyrood, December 11th"
Back in May, the second Cross-Party Group On Video Games Technology took place at Holyrood. It was very well attended, with four MSPs in the room, along with representatives from UKIE and TIGA and around 20 companies from across the country. The structure of the meeting was a little disjointed, as only a few days …
Continue reading "An Introduction To Scotland’s Games Industry For Governments"
The cross-party group on videogames technology was started in early 2012 by MSP Joe Fitzpatrick. The group met in March that same year - while GDC was on - yet still attracted a standing room only crowd, to hear from speakers including Denki's Colin Anderson, Scottish Enterprise and TIGA. The group's initial meeting was more …
Outplay Entertainment, a new videogames publisher focusing on social networks and smartphones launched today. The company will be headquartered in Dundee, with details of premises expected within the next several weeks. Outplay is already actively recruiting and is working with Glasgow gaming recruitment experts Specialmove to find talented, passionate and enthusiastic people to join them. …