One of the major opportunities for games creators moving forward is the chance to work with and educate other areas of the creative industries. Film, television, music, literature and even the performing arts are all now looking seriously at games, apps and interactive media and wondering how to make it work for them. Thanks to …
Tacos, Bluegrass & Video Games – Tickets Now On Sale
Last week we mentioned the supremely awesome sounding event taking place early next year which brings together three of mankind's most outstanding achievements - tacos, bluegrass music and video games. This is a clever twist on the more familiar and mundane beer and pizza and video games, introducing a new international flavour and giving the …
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Tacos, Bluegrass And Video Games – The Most Awesome Event EVER?
Lucky Frame, the company behind critically acclaimed games such as Pugs Luv Beats, Wave Trip, the homicide-em-up Gentlemen! and of course the BAFTA award-winning Bad Hotel are, not to put too fine a point on it, kinda awesome.They explore, they experiment, they play with ideas and definitions of 'game' and they seem to have a …
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Microsoft Mobile Accelerator – Venue Announced – Spaces Available
Microsoft has confirmed that the venue for next month's Mobile App Accelerator Camp (MAAC) will be the Dovecot in central Edinburgh. The MAAC is a one day workshop which promises to teach developers everything required to create a professional, polished and successful application, as well a creating a chance to be accepted for AppCampus. Places …
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Modern Playing – Game City Hits Scotland – Games WANTED
Game City is, in our opinion, one of the most exciting and original video games events anywhere in the world. It exemplifies all that is best about gaming. It celebrates the culture and the activity of actually playing games. It champions the creativity and design of the video games world and it manages to avoid …
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SGN Launch – Hello Glasgow! 27th November 2013
After several delays and changes in venue, the SGN Launch event finally reaches Glasgow. Taking place on the evening of Wednesday 27th of November at GMAC in the Trongate, Glasgow, this is YOUR opportunity to find out our plans for the SGN, ask questions, provide input and help make the Scottish games industry better. Last …
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BAFTA Scotland Award Winners Announced
The 2013 BAFTA Scotland awards ceremony was held in Glasgow on Sunday night. Celebrating and honouring the best in Scottish TV, film and games, the competition is open to every developer - from the smallest indie studio to the largest global behemoth. Three nominees were chosen from nearly forty entries: Coolson's Artisanal Chocolate Alphabet (Things …
Opportunity For Educational Gaming Companies
The team at Scottish Development International have passed on information about an event taking place in February next year, aimed at companies involved in educational gaming and game-based learning. Titled, Knowledge Is Great(Britain), the event will introduce British companies to the Danish Government and Ministry Of Education. Denmark has an ambitious plan to significantly upgrade IT infrastructure …
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Microsoft Mobile App Acceleration Camp: Edinburgh
Microsoft is coming to Edinburgh in early December. The company is holding a Mobile App Acceleration Camp for developers, to help them prepare applications for the AppCampus and and a successful game or app. Participants can pitch ideas to people who understand the market, industry mentors and gain valuable feedback on projects. The MAAC is …
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Drop In And Play… The Latest Indie Games
This Saturday, delighted members of the public will be able to Drop In And Play some of the latest new titles from Scottish games studios at Dundee's DCA, as part of the 2014 NEoN festival. This will be the third year that the DCA has played host to Drop In And Play. This year's event …