Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Heads up, folks. The 2015 http://www.edingame.com/ takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The symposium's rather awesome (and unique) mix of panels, speakers, music, performance, concerts, discussion and debate are back, but this year there's a twist... It's in Dundee. Yes, Scotland's throbbing games hub is playing host to the country's most exciting and …
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Ladies and gentlemen, a brand new opportunity has arisen within one of the country's most exciting new games companies. Team Rock is a Scottish start-up with a very simple ambition - to become the global home of rock and metal. The company's new games division is now recruiting, looking for a games programmer and a …
The Cultural Enterprise Office in Scotland has organised an event to explore the ongoing evolution of digital distribution, with a focus on the games and music industries. Unlimited Shelf Space offers a real mix of speakers and experts from both sectors - and the wider creative industries and should be incredibly valuable for game developers (both …
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Video Games Live, the amazing orchestral performance which marries music from games with a live concert performance from a full orchestra and choir is coming back to Scotland, for the first time in over five years. If you've not seen Video Games Live before, this could be your chance. Created by Tommy Talarico and Jack Wall, the concert …
Two audio experts from Rockstar North have left the company to form a new company Solid Audioworks based in Edinburgh. Solid offers all aspects of audio production and creation to companies working in the creative sector, specialising in games and film. The company has been created by Craig Connor, Rockstar North's former Music Director and Will Morton former Dialogue Supervisor and …
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The Edinburgh festival (the world's largest arts festival, don't forget) may be over for another year, but thanks to Hippotrix, now the whole world can enjoy the festival's earth-shattering climax in the comfort of their pocket or purse, thanks to the new VM Fireworks app. Available in Apple’s App Store, the iOS app lets users create their …
The Internet. Haven of democracy. Tool of freedom. The single greatest information tool in the history of humanity. A series of pipes. It's a great thing. It allows us to communicate more openly. It enables us to chuckle at kittens. It ensure game developers are kept informed about just how much gamers love and appreciate …
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Attention audio professionals. Music Gateway is an online portal, which gives musicians a portal to the rest of the creative world. This allows game developers, film makers, animators and others to find musicians for projects, as well as giving the musicians a showcase for their talents. If you're an audio professional - freelance or part of …
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Over on Bleeding Cool, official friend of the Scottish Games Network, Phil Harris has written an excellent summary of the weekend's Edinburgh Game Symposium. Rather than rewrite, or steal big chunks and pretend we're being creative, you can read the first part of Phil's summary here and then click through to find the rest on Bleeding Cool. …
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Some of the best developers, composers and sound designers from the global gaming industry will congregate in Edinburgh this weekend for the Edinburgh Game Symposium 2.0 (EGS). With two full days of presentations, workshops, discussions and performances focusing on the latest in games development, games music & audio, EGS is shaping up to be a …
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