Abertay University Ranked as Europe's Best For Videogames Courses For the Seventh Year Running
Abertay University Ranked as Europe’s Best for Games Courses
Scottish Universities Esports Network
The British Esports Association has launched a network for Scottish university students and societies, creating an interconnected competitive gaming community between Scotland's universities.
Game Designer Alfred Twu Speaking This Saturday
Game designer and artist Alfred Twu is speaking online this Saturday about "Games as an Introduction to Political Process and Long Term Planning". Tune in at 19:30.
Duality VR Wins Immersive Game Lab Commission
Duality VR, a game created by a partnership between Cecile Emeke and Biome Collective has been announced as the winning entry in the StoryFutures Academy and InGAME Immersive Game Lab & Commission, winning a £50,000 development grant.
The Computer Games Journal Ceases Publication
After 9 volumes, 31 issues and just under 10 years of publications, The Computer Games Journal has ceased operations as a standalone academic journal.
Esports In Education Conference Scotland
The British Esports Association, in partnership with the College Development Network (CDN), is hosting the first Esports in Education Conference Scotland this March. The conference has been designed to encompass all sectors of the Scottish education system. The conference will take place on Wednesday 24th March 2021 via Zoom. This will feature both a morning …
PlayAway: Dr Matthew Barr
“What is Game Studies?”, you might be asking. Well, luckily there’s a whole day of panels dedicated to that very question and much more at the PlayAway Festival, the first of which is chaired by our guest today, Dr Matthew Barr.
SGN Podcast: Interview with Ally Low
BONUS INTERVIEW: Scotland's premier indie retro game developer Ally Low tells us about his tool to help dyslexic players in this bonus interview podcast.
PlayAway: William Kavanagh
Why is it that some multiplayer games see an explosion of popularity at launch only to fizzle out six months later, while a select few seem to stick around indefinitely? William Kavanagh, who is a PhD student in Computer Science researching game balancing at the University of Glasgow, has a theory.
SGN Podcast: Interview with Gabriel Elvery
BONUS INTERVIEW: Games researcher Gabriel Elvery explains why we get so emotionally attatched to game characters in this extended podcast conversation.