Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
HotShot Pickleball is a fast-paced, pun-filled board game for 1-4 players, created by Midnight Trading Co an indie games company based in Edinburgh, currently looking for backers on Kickstarter. Pickleball? HotShot Pickleball celebrates all the fun of the fastest-growing sport in the world through a fast-paced, engaging board game that’s quick to learn and easy …
WarDog Studios is officially one of the best places to work in the UK games industry, after picking up one of the coveted trophies at the eighth GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2024. The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, September 18th at the Royal Institution in London, as part of the GI.biz HR …
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Get ready for the Scotland-wide games industry Hub Quiz Autumn 2024 courtesy of our friends at Hubworld. Coming to Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Hub Quiz (and you have to love the name...) is open to games industry folks at all levels for a cross-country week of questions. Teams up to a maximum of six …
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BAFTA Scotland is holding a Games Masterclass, exploring accessibility in games and how studios can incorporate it into its existing culture, as well as the games it creates. Embedding Accessibility takes place on Thursday 26th September at 18:00 in the Cyber Quarter at Abertay University in Dundee, presented by Scottish Games Award winner Searra Leishman, …
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Push The Boundaries of Hybrid Theatre and Virtual Production Date of Activity: November 2024 – March 2025Location: DundeeFee: £2175 Scottish Youth Theatre is seeking a Theatre Director with proven experience and interest in digital performance, emerging technologies and live theatre to support the delivery of Haptic Theatre – an R&D project in Dundee, in collaboration …
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Dundee's 4J Studios has released the first few details about Reforj (Re4J, geddit?), the first title to be developed with the recently announced Elements Engine. While details are few and far between, the studio has released several screenshots from the game and invited some of the UK's most popular game streamers and content creators to …
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Help us Create Something Amazing… YouthLink Scotland and Abertay University are looking for two digital technologists in residence roles to work with two youth groups to develop their game ideas. They are looking for two creative and self-motivated game designers to help the groups finalise their concepts and explore game development. Each group has created …
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Shaping the Future of Games Education “Dear industry, what do you really want from education?” The Scottish Games Education Symposium 2024 (SGES) is thrilled to announce the date, location, and focus of its highly anticipated 2024 event. Taking place on November 27th, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 4 PM, the symposium will be sponsored and …
A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders. Judero is a 'claymation' action/ adventure game, created by the incredible Scottish artist and developer, Jack King-Spooner, inspired by the rich folk history of the Scottish Borders. Created entirely in stop-motion using handmade models, you take the role of Judero, a Celt …
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Abertay University Students Work With Scottish Ecological Design Association, James Hutton Institute and SEFARI Gateway to create educational game Stone & Veil, a videogame designed to explain human activities' impact on soil health and land use in Scotland, has been created by students at Abertay University, Dundee. Students from the university’s Professional Masters in Games …
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