Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The concept of introducing kids to computer skills is something which has been getting a great deal of traction recently. From the mini game jam and Dare to be Digital LaunchPad or Dare School's Challenge for High Schools in Dundee, it seems that primary and high school children across Scotland are getting the chance to …
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Presented by Talking Point, BAFTA Scotland, Creative Skillset, Skillset Craft & Technical Skills Academy. A masterclass in digital distribution. How can games, apps and multimedia help you publicise and market your film? Find out at the 2013 EIFF. Date: 26th June Time: 17:00-18:30 Location: Traverse Theatre 1 (EIFF Delegate Centre) Access: EIFF Passholders. Please …
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The interest in computing and game development in schools has been on the rise recently. Encouraging kids to explore the opportunities of game development, as well as a wider understanding of computing software development and the whole science and technology thing. Its all very encouraging. The latest event to be announced is a mini game …
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Dare to be Digital is not a competition which rests on its laurels, or allows years to pass without exploring new opportunities and finding new ways to introduce the joys and enormous potential of the games industry with an ever growing audience. Last year, the Dare+ programme challenged participants to create a start-up studio, with …
Glasgow Caledonian University, in association with IGDA Scotland, is hosting a master class on Tuesday 2nd July, with Professor Richard Lemarchand, former game designer with Naughty Dog (Uncharted series) and now professor of game design at the University of Southern California. The masterclass, entitled Life of Play, Life of the Mind: What Game Design Can Teach …
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Hunted Cow, the development studio behind games including Fallen Sword, Eldevin, Battle Dungeon: Risen, Tank Battle: 1944 and Civil War: 1863 are looking for paid interns, to work with the company over the summer. These are PAID positions, offering minimum national wage and are full time (40 hours per week, 8 x weeks contract). As Hunted Cow describes …
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Dare to be Digital, the world's leading competition for student game developers has announced the developer accord members for the 2013 event. Developer accord members are companies who give up time to provide guidance and mentoring for the 15 teams which will be developing games for nine weeks over the summer. This year, the teams …
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If the above headline doesn't mean a great deal to you, you may not be alone. It is good news however. It means that Scotland's YoYo Games is continuing to support future technologies and that the company's popular GameMaker platform (which, the company tells us, has now been downloaded over 5,000,000 times) could be at …
Understanding Intellectual Property (IP) is a something vital to every creative company - and especially every games company. Developers are either working on someone else's IP, or building their own. For real, long-term success, generating your own IP is crucial. It provides your company with real, long-term value and can - in some cases - …
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Scottish Enterprise and Interactive Tayside are running a workshop for digital media companies, aimed at helping businesses be more effective at corporate exhibiting. The event takes place at Discovery Point, Dundee on May 30th, 2013. Here's the official description: At exhibitions and events, you have one chance to stop the customer as they walk past …