Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
In a major boost for the Scottish games ecosystem, the UK Games Fund has announced that its flagship public games festival, Protoplay, is returning to a physical event in Dundee this September. The showcase, which celebrates the best emerging talent from across the UK, will take place at LiveHouse Dundee on Friday 19th and Saturday …
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Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) is set to host a special gaming showcase, offering the public a chance to play brand-new games created by some of Scotland's most exciting emerging talent. The Drop in and Play x DARE Academy event is a free, family-friendly session taking place on Saturday, 30 August 2025. Running from 12:00 PM …
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The six teams which have made it to the finals of Abertay's Dare Academy 2022 - with a first prize of £5000 on offer - have been revealed
ProtoPlay 2021 the virtual showcase of games created by the 17 teams taking part in the Tranzfuser Enterprise Pathway competition is now live - with a whole weekend of live streaming to introduce the teams and games.
ProtoPlay, the culmination of the Tranzfuser 2020 competition is open for business, but this year takes place as an entirely online format. Until October 1, all 27 Tranzfuser teams are now featured on the ProtoPlay site, each with their own individual team page including video and links to playable versions of their games (if they …
The UK Games Fund is inviting Scottish Games Network members (i.e. you lot) to join them - and a plethora of games development sector experts - at the exclusive Scottish premiere of the Tranzfuser documentary. The event takes place at the Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre on Friday 24th November, from 10:30am-12:00. It's free to attend, but space …
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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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Developers. Dare ProtoPlay wants you. And your games. Dare ProtoPlay is the culmination of the annual Dare to be Digital competition. In previous years, the competition drew 10-15 teams of students travel to Dundee for the summer and build a working prototype of their game, before demonstrating, playing and showing them off in public at …
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Five Pixels is one of the winning teams from this year's Dare To Be Digital. Seek is their first game. It was released in early November and has already scooped a TIGA award for the Best Student Game. Seek is a first person game in which the player must find their friends, who are lost …
Sophia George, the V&A museum’s first ever Game Designer in Residence, has launched her first game, inspired by her work with the V&A - a brand new iPad game inspired by the work of textile designer William Morris. Strawberry Thief takes its title from from a famous William Morris furnishing fabric, which is on display in …
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