Edinburgh-based studio Glitchers, renowned for its innovative work in 'applied games,' has shared exciting developments in its groundbreaking project, Sea Hero Quest – a game that has already significantly advanced Alzheimer's research. The studio's latest blog post, "Put a Lab in Your Pocket," details the journey so far and offers a glimpse into the future... Continue Reading →
The University of Stirling has teamed up with Edinburgh-based studio Glitchers to launch Restore, a new browser-based video game designed to give players a hands-on experience with environmental restoration while contributing to critical real-world research. The release of Restore highlights how video games can powerfully support real-world tasks and research into global challenges like biodiversity... Continue Reading →
game design and game technologies to better understand and solve the challenge of healthy living and promoting healthy food choices.
Beyond Games is a brand new event and website from Steel Media, which explores the impact of videogames on our wider creative world. (And we have an exclusive discount code for you).
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.
An introduction to Dundee-based Konglomerate Games, who's videogames are helping children with Cystic Fibrosis breathe more easily
Nae Danger is a new choose-your-own-adventure game aimed at schools and youth organisations across Scotland to help young people understand more about the dangers of carrying knives.
Scotland has an astonishing new videogames taking place in February 2021. The Play Away Festival 2021 is a fortnight's festival of gaming from our friends at the Tinderbox Collective. Play Away is taking a different approach to gaming. Videogames have an incredible amount to offer the world beyond their huge commercial success. Gaming is now... Continue Reading →
The University of the Highlands and Islands is collaborating with Mesomorphic, a Shetland-based software company, to develop Algorismus, a game to boosts young people’s maths skills. Students and staff from Moray College (home of the Moray Game Jam - the UK's most northerly jam...) will work with Mesomorphic to create Algorismus, which will help students... Continue Reading →
Remedy Quest the 2D casual game being developed by Glasgow-based Game Dr, to combat misinformation and anxiety around the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has launched the first trailer for the game and opened a public beta test.
