Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Many events in Scotland are beginning to incorporate elements of gaming, games culture and exploring the rapidly evolving interactive industry. This year's Edinburgh Science Festival is looking into the impact of the gaming revolution on society. It's asked several expert speakers - and your editor - to explore topics ranging from the rise of indie gaming …
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Kodu Kup is a coding competition open to UK school children aged between 7 and 14 years old. Kodu Kup Scotland is a sister competition to the UK Kodu Kup designed to work with the larger competition, taking Scotland's different term times into account. The competition has been organised and run by David Renton, a Microsoft …
Games students - Microsoft needs you. The company is recruiting 20 windows games ambassadors at universities across the UK. The role involves setting up partnerships between local developers and student bodies, organising events and supporting gaming competitions. Microsoft is promising that the job won't take more than 12 hours per month and that special consideration will …
The BAFTA New Talent awards is an annual competition for people who have just begun their careers in the screen industries, or who have released their first work. The competition is open to students, graduates and newcomers of all shapes and sizes. This year's competition saw three very different games entered for the competition, one …
Glasgow's Tsumanga Studios acted as the judge in a game creation competition between high schools in Ayrshire last week. Thirteen schools took part in the competition and prizes on offer included: Most Playable game Best Graphics Best Design Best Commercial Potential Best Use of Technology There were £50 Amazon vouchers on offer for each category. Graeme …
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BAFTA Scotland's New Talent awards is an annual competition which recognises work from students, or those just entering the film, television and games industries. The competition has categories for actors, animators, sound designers, writers, directors, producers and of course game developers. New Talent is a unique celebration of emerging talent within the screen industries. It's …
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October 2014 promises something new and awesome for gamers in Scotland. Game Expo Scotland is an entirely new event, being held in Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. The event takes place on October 4th and 5th 2014. The organisers are promising a selection of Triple A console titles from the world's biggest publishers, an indie zone …
Microsoft, Nokia and Unity are hosting a series of Porting Days across the UK, with one taking place in Glasgow on Saturday 29th of March at the Glasgow School of Art's Digital Design Studio, at The Hub, Pacific Quay. Attendees will receive a token for free registration to the Microsoft App Store. According to Microsoft: …
That's it. It's over. The first ever Moray Game Jam which is, as we may have pointed out, the most northerly game jam yet to take place in the UK, is all over. They came, they coded, they had pizza. Nine games were created. It was, by general acclaim, awesome. The theme of Ied The …
It's Saturday afternoon. The first ever Moray game jam has just past the first 24 hours and all nine teams are powering into their projects. The theme of the jam, is it changed the world and many of the teams have taken this in directions of inventions, medical discoveries or indeed the total destruction of …
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