Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
You may not yet be familiar with Glasgow-based Dimensional Imaging, but the chances are you'll be hearing a lot more about them in the very near future. The company has created new technology to capture incredibly high resolution facial performance without sticking reflective dots all over an actor's head. It's already been used in titles …
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BAFTA Scotland has created an animation masterclass featuring Axis Animation's Creative Director Stuart Aitken. The session will look at the creative processes behind successful projects such as Halo 4: Spartan Ops and the award-winning trailer for horror video game, Dead Island. According to Axis: A certified industry veteran with well over a decade of experience wrangling amazing visuals …
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http://vimeo.com/84434371 If you've not come across the term 'Machinima' before, it is far more than a popular YouTube channel. It refers to the process of using commercially available video game engines to create animated films. The word itself was coined by one of the pioneers of the medium, Hugh Hancock, founder of Strange Company and …
The challenges behind the development of a 2D game are not the same as those in a 3D game. Unity have addressed these issues, and have announced the inclusion of a number of 2D specific tools for developers will ship in the upcoming Unity 4.3. The four main areas that will be addressed are flat …
Day two of the Dare 2013 indie festival took place on Friday 9th August. The theme of Convergence carried over from the previous day with an equally eclectic line-up of speakers and panels, examining issues around the ongoing evolution of the games industry. Like day one of the conference, there were some truly inspiring speakers …
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You may not have come across Glasgow's TRC media yet. The company is a charitable organisation, which delivers research and training programmes to the television, interactive and wider creative industries. Like it or not, the reality is that digital and interactive media is fundamentally changing almost every aspect of the creative world. From the way …
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The European Commission is to open an investigation into the UK's plans to provide tax relief to the video games industry. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the European commission outlined why it believes that tax relief may not be required and in some cases may lead to unfair competition and discrimination. Here's the …
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In the most recent issue of Develop, the industry magazine for the creators of video games, there's a regional focus piece looking at the games sector in Scotland. The piece pulls in quotes from a number of companies, including Rockstar North, Tag, eeGeo, Denki and YoYo Games. The article explores the impact on the games …
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Regular readers of industry bible, Scottishgames.net will know that we're fans of BAFTA In Scotland. They're a good bunch, who do much to support the screen industries in Scotland and who are genuinely trying to incorporate more interactive and games content into their programme, as well as building up membership in the games sector. Membership …
OK, it's a subjective question. Who is the best designer in the UK? Now the team at Zappar have helped answer that question with their new project. Hot on the heels of working with supermodel Solenn Heussaff and some ice cream; a couple of the world's biggest wrestling stars, classic english literature, reinventing greetings cards …