Here's another event you should be seriously considering... Date: Thursday 13th November 2014 Location: Codebase, Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR Time: 11.00 to 13:00 drop in session, lunch and networking, 13:00 to 16:00 presentations Registration: https://innovateedinburgh.eventbrite.co.uk Contact: Carri Cunliffe - 07881 833443 Innovate UK (the new name for the Technology Strategy …
Game Changer Dundee – Game Design Contest
Game Changer Dundee is a new four month project in which primary school children across Dundee will learn about video game design from BAFTA award-winning game designer Sophia George. Sophia will introduce pupils to her inspirations as an artist and game designer, leading practical sessions looking at the links between traditional art and modern video …
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Games Industry Tax Breaks Workshop
Cultural tax breaks for the games industry have now been in place for a couple of months, with the first companies taking advantage of the approvals process to take their latest projects through the programme. Yet many development companies are still unsure whether they qualify, or whether tax breaks are worth applying for. Wonder no more. …
Help Wanted
How many games companies are there in the UK? How many programmers? Are artists getting the training they need? How are people actually getting into the industry? Is QA still a valid way into a company? How about the demographics of the people making games? Is it still a male dominated industry? Is the gender …
Unlimited Shelf Space – Digital Distribution In Games And Music
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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APPARITION – Inter-University 24 Hour Coding Challenge
There's a brand new inter-University Jam, or Hack, or coding marathon taking place on the 11th & 12th of October. Organised by the British Computer Society and sponsored by Amazon's Development Centre and code ninja's Codeplay, APParition has been created to promote the abilities and inspire competition among the region’s future coders, testers and developers. To …
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Microsoft Unity Porting Day – Tomorrow – LAST CALL
Tomorrow, Saturday the 27th of September Microsoft and Unity are hosting a porting day for game developers at The Hub in Glasgow. Space is limited, so this is your last chance to grab a place. Here are the details: Over the last 12 months, Windows 8 and Windows Phone market share has increased rapidly. More and …
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Research – Data – Business: A Request
Ladies and gentlemen, we work in an industry which suffers from a lack of research and hard data. The size of the games industry in the UK is not yet clear, the number, type and genre of releases from UK companies is not captured and attempts to put the games sector in context with the …
OUT NOW: Gruffalo Games
The Gruffalo, the beloved children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has been joined by a brand new mobile game. Gruffalo: Games has been developed by Stormcloud Games, in conjunction with Magic Light Pictures. Gruffalo: Games is out now for iOS devices - iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch priced at a …
Dare to be Digital 2014 – Best Ever…
Dare to be Digital's Protoplay event is always a joy. A four day festival and celebration of creativity, innovation and hard work, the event offers something for every visitor, whether it's a family of Minecraft fans, or the UK's growing number of indie studios. This year's event was one of the best yet. Alongside the 15 teams …