Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
William Rountree, a student from Abertay University in Dundee is the winner of the game design competition run by the organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. William's concept was judged by a panel of industry experts, including Dave Jones (the gentleman behind games including Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown, just in case you don't …
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If you've read Scottishgames.net for any length of time, you'll know that we're big fans of the Dare to be Digital competition. Our editor has been involved in a variety of ways over the last 10 years and welcomes any opportunity to inform, educate and enthrall listeners with the benefits and vast potential of Dare …
According to Glasgow's Evening Times, a team of students from Glasgow Caledonian University are close to signing a deal for their first game - Ludi Gladiatorium - with a major publisher. Project leader Daniel Sneddon has already pitched the, as yet unfinished game, to an unnamed publisher in San Francisco, with another Hong Kong based …
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Gaming pioneer, legend, superhero and all round good chap, David Braben is to open the increasingly awesome sounding Dare ProtoPlay later this month. Mr Braben promises to discuss the development, genesis and evolution of arguably his most famous creation, Elite and the games it has inspired and influenced over the last 20 years. All of …
In the past few years, the pioneering team at Dare to be Digital has held a balloon race, in which participants sent balloons off to all four corners of the world and involved citizens of many lands, indigenous peoples and tribesfolks in the flourishing world of gaming. This year, however, even with the use of …
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It's official. Dare to be Digital's ProtoPlay event is going to be the biggest ever. A full on festival of gaming goodness, taking place over three days in mid-August in the city centre. Alongside the games being created by the Dare teams, we hear there is a pro-gamer tournament, a game jam (open to professionals …
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Late breaking news time. There's a FREE Windows Phone 7 workshop taking place in Dundee tomorrow (Saturday 18th June). It's aimed at developers, students and Dare teams, but space is limited. So if you're interested, sign up NOW. Here are the facts: Featured Products/Topics: Windows Phone , Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight, Expression Studio, Expression Blend Recommended …
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Lucky Frame, a new development studio based in Edinburgh. Focusing on "interfaces for music using games consoles and mobile devices' and "other fun stuff", Lucky Frame is the brain child of Jon Brodsky and long-time Scotishgames hero Yann Seznec. The company's focus on musical interfaces and interesting stuff based around …
It's that time again. 15 teams from 16 universities around the world are now in Dundee, with only NINE weeks to create a working videogame, before showing it off to members of the public at the ProtoPlay event in central Dundee in August. This year's event is larger than ever before. Entries were received from …
The second Digital Spark conference takes place at the University of Abertay at the end of June. The conference focuses on the creation, use and protection of Intellectual Property within the creative industries. Alongside presentations from companies such as Google, Sony, Universal Music, Sega and Aardman, Digital Spark offers introductory workshops, or indeed master classes, …
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