Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
V&A Dundee and Abertay University Announce One-Year Game Design Internship Applications are open for a dedicated V&A Dundee Game Design Intern, offering a recent Abertay University graduate a paid, one-year placement embedded within the museum's Learning department. The role - salaried at £26,299.55 - is designed to bridge academic game design expertise with public cultural …
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland is marking the fifth anniversary of its pioneering blind and partially sighted gaming group, a thriving community that brings together gamers from across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Formed in November 2020 during the pandemic lockdown, the online group provides a vital safe space for like-minded gamers …
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OUT NOW. Game Economy Design: Metagame, Monetization And LiveOps: is a new textbook exploring how to design, implement and deliver a viable and successful economy within videogames written by Scottish author Charles Lees-Czerkawski. The book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of game economy design. It begins with a high-level overview of the key …
Help us Create Something Amazing… YouthLink Scotland and Abertay University are looking for two digital technologists in residence roles to work with two youth groups to develop their game ideas. They are looking for two creative and self-motivated game designers to help the groups finalise their concepts and explore game development. Each group has created …
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SGDA Microtalks: The Scottish Game Developers Association is holding an evening of micro talks from local developers on July 27th 2022.
Glasgow Games Talks is an evening of talks, demos and networking for games creators, which takes place on July 7th in Glasgow city centre.
Entries have opened for the Herald Digital Transformation Awards 2022 which celebrates companies utilising tech in innovative ways for change
Dundee-based games studio Hyper Luminal Games is one of two studios to receive funding of £35,000 from the Inclusive Design for Immersive Experiences Challenge, alongside Sugar Creative. The challenge enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to work with InGAME, the StoryFutures Academy, Open Inclusion and XR Access, to create experimental inclusive innovation processes and pilots. …
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InGAME is has opened entries for the new Inclusive Design for Immersive Experiences Challenge to companies across the United Kingdom.
The History of Grand Theft Auto, Lemmings and DMA Design is an amazing brand new feature-length documentary from the team at Noclip.