Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The European Parliament has approved the European Commission's new Creative Europe programme, with a budget of €1.46Bn over the next seven years. This is a 9% increase on current funding and is aimed at european culture, cinema, television, games, music, literature, performing arts, heritage and related areas. It also explicitly states that this funding is …
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Game City is, in our opinion, one of the most exciting and original video games events anywhere in the world. It exemplifies all that is best about gaming. It celebrates the culture and the activity of actually playing games. It champions the creativity and design of the video games world and it manages to avoid …
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This Saturday, delighted members of the public will be able to Drop In And Play some of the latest new titles from Scottish games studios at Dundee's DCA, as part of the 2014 NEoN festival. This will be the third year that the DCA has played host to Drop In And Play. This year's event …
The awards ceremony for the 2013 TIGA Awards took place last night. At an event which has been officially described as 'glittering', prizes were handed out to games and games companies from across the country. There were a wide range of Scottish companies and institutions nominated in various categories and we're delighted to say several …
Dundee Contemporary Arts centre, NEoN digital arts festival and Quartic Llama are looking for developers to participate in the third annual Drop In And Play. Drop In And Play is a free public event which takes place on Saturday 9th of November at the DCA from 4pm - 6pm. It's open to kids, families and …
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At the midway point in Dundee's Perth Road, opposite the university, at the top of the steps to the digital media park, you can come face to face with some of Dundee's most famous creations. Dundee is no stranger to public art, with a variety of statues around the city, celebrating local history and wildlife. …