THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE to come along to tomorrow's Tax Breaks roadshow organised by UKIE and the Scottish Games Network. Tickets are FREE and available through Eventbrite. The workshop takes place at TECHCUBE, Summerhall in central Edinburgh, starting at 6pm. Speakers: Moses Nyachae, Saffery Champness (tax advice) Anna Mansi, BFI (cultural test advice) Paul Gardner, Osborne …
Introducing THANKS GAMING – Play Games, Raise Money
Have you heard about Thanks Gaming yet? It's a new charity group which aims to raise money for good causes through gaming. Organiser Tom Welsh asked if we'd let everyone know about the organisation... ThanksGaming is a new Glasgow based fundraising team, and we play gaming marathons to raise money for good causes. This is …
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£30K On Offer In Commonwealth Games Competition
The Glasgow 2014 Digital Sprint is a new competition, launched by Glasgow 2014, which challenges Scotland's digital industries to find new ways to engage with the biggest sporting event in Scotland's history. The brief is simple - yet wide open for original and creative new ideas. Digital Sprint invites entrants to: Create innovative ideas to …
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China Joy – Registration Now Open
Scottish Development International is looking for games companies wishing to attend the 2014 China Joy games event, which takes place in Shanghai from July 31st-August 3rd. SDI is in the process of completing their plans for the stand and presence at the show. The organisation has created an entirely new registration process for signing up to …
OUT NOW: XBL Gamerhub App
XBL Gamerhub is a social network for Xbox Gamers, allowing them to organise online events, find friends, blog, upload images and video and generally make the most of their Xbox gaming experience. The company has pulled in thousands of players from around the world and has already caught Microsoft's eye with it's enthusiastic and unique …
Dare To Be Digital – One Week Left To Apply
Students! You have just one week to apply for Dare to be Digital, the world’s most awesome computer game design competition. Entries must be made online at http://www.daretobedigital.com/ by 9am on Monday 21 April. Hosted and run by Abertay University, hundreds of students every year apply to Dare to be Digital to build a working game prototype in just eight …
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Bjarne Stroustrup (Creator Of C++) Coming To Scotland
Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++ will be speaking in Edinburgh and Glasgow on the 28th and 29th April. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to hear from one of the leading computer scientists of modern times. Harvey Nash and Morgan Stanley are pleased to host free events with University of Edinburgh School of Informatics and Strathclyde University …
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BAFTA Young Game Designers – Glasgow
BAFTA's Young Game Designers competition is back for 2014 - and it's coming to Glasgow. BAFTA Young Game Designers is an amazing opportunity for young people to make games, find careers advice and get behind the scenes access to the games industry. Industry experts share their insights and guidance into the best ways to create …
Develop Indie Showcase Submissions Now Open
The fourth Develop Indie Showcase is now open for submissions. The Showcase gives indie studios an opportunity to gain exposure for their games - and receive direct feedback from a panel of judges. Last year's Indie Showcase featured Paladin Studios' Momonga Pinball Adventures, Nyamyam Games' Tengami, 232 Studios' Epic Eric, and Greenfly Studios' Drop That Candy . Criteria for applying …
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Pixel Pushers – Art
Abertay University's Hannah Maclure Centre is holding an exhibition focusing on video games art and the artists who create it: The artistic and creative qualities of digital artists can be overlooked by spectators, the popular misperception being that it is a purely technical or process driven art form and that somehow the, ‘computer does it …