Category: Convergence

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Call for Creators: Split Screen Programme Invites Game Devs to Reshape Live Performance with AI and Digital Innovation

RCS Split Screen Programme

Applications are officially open for Split Screen, a pioneering programme led by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) Innovation Studio, that explores how digital innovation and Artificial Intelligence are reshaping theatre, dance, music, and live performance. This five-day programme, supported by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund, is a perfect encapsulation of the More Than Games …

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Scottish Talent Shines: Cara Ellison and Kyle Banks Part Of The BAFTA Breakthrough 2025 Cohort

BAFTA Breakthrough 2025

The Scottish Games Network is delighted at the inclusion of two outstanding Scottish talents, Cara Ellison and Kyle Banks, in the prestigious BAFTA Breakthrough 2025 cohort. BAFTA Breakthrough is one of the industry's most respected talent initiatives, identifying and supporting the next generation of creative stars across film, television, and games in the UK and …

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Glasgow Positions Itself as UK’s ‘3D Content Creation Capital’ with New Industry-Academic Partnership

Glasgow from the air: UK's 3D Content Capital

Glasgow has today launched a major new initiative to formally position itself as the UK's capital for 3D content creation, backed by a powerful new partnership between the city's world-leading academic institutions and its most innovative creative studios. The groundbreaking collaboration brings together the University of Glasgow, the Glasgow School of Art, and the City …

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Creative Informatics Challenge Projects OPEN With £20,000 Funding

Creative Informatics Challenge Projects. low angle photography of drop lights

Creative Informatics Challenge Projects OPEN With £20,000 Funding for creative digital / data businesses

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CreaTech Ones To Watch 2021 – Enter Now

CreaTech

Applications are now open for the CreaTech Ones to Watch 2021 competition, the Creative Industries Council's annual awards for the UK's most brilliant creative technology or 'CreaTech' companires.

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Open Call: Creative Dundee Collaborative Commissions

BFI Innovation Challenge Fund. Creative Dundee Collaborative Commissions

Creative Dundee has launched a new series of funding calls to encourage greater collaboration between Dundee's videogames cluster and the city's wider creative industries, focused on positive social outcome.

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Xpo North 2020: Creative Collaboration

The full programme for the XPO North 2020 creative industries festival has been announced. Tickets are free and available now.

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The Captured Actor

The Captured Actor is a 2019 documentary, created by writer Iain Lowson, for the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. The film is an exploration of the opportunities being created for performing arts and drama students within the rapidly evolving videogames industry.

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EVENT: Scotland’s Space & Creative Industries Collide

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Scotland's space technology sector is one of the country's most exciting and innovative new industries. From microsat manufacturing and software to a growing number of space data companies and even rocket engine manufacturers, Scotland is developing a global reputation as a pioneer in the new era of commercial space exploration. Now the industry is looking …

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Light Bytes – Coming Soon – To Edinburgh, Dundee & Glasgow

Illustration for LIGHT BYTES an event for Creative Edinburgh and Creative Scotland by Want Some StudioCreative Edinburgh, Creative Dundee and We Throw Switches are joining forces to run three informal mixer events called Light Bytes. These will include networking, micro talks, panel discussion and the opportunity to play with technology. The project was initiated by …

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