Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Cross Creative is one of those amazing, unique and pioneering projects that you can't quite believe exists. It's supported by several major organisations including Channel 4, Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise and over the last several years, it has included participants from many of the country's leading game developers, animators, technology companies and creative studios. …
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We've been asked to post this on behalf on PACT... Are you interested in attending MIPCOM 2013 with the UK Indies? We have good news, if it is your first time attending MIP, you will be charged £1,750 and will be eligible for a free accreditation to get into the market. If not, to remind …
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Dare to be Digital has announced several speakers from the 2013 festival, including games legend and Life President of Eidos, Ian Livingstone. The theme for year's industry conference is independence and convergence culture, looking at where the games industry meets art, film and television. As a pioneer in the UK games industry, Ian will share …
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August is looming. The Dare to be Digital Protoplay event is coming ever closer and the Dare Indie Showcase is filling up fast. The showcase allows independent game developers to demonstrate and show off their games to Dare visitors. If you've not been paying attention to previous posts about the unstoppable behemoth which is Dare, …
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An invitation to employers from the University of Dundee... I am delighted to invite you to the 2013 Dundee Careers Fair which takes place on Wednesday 23rd October 2013 in the Bonar Hall, University of Dundee from 11 am to 2.30 pm. The fair is open to all our students and graduates, regardless of level of study …
BAFTA Scotland has supported and engaged with the games industry in Scotland for several years now. The games award in the annual competition, stands alongside film, television and is still the only award for games created in Scotland. Since the start of 2013, the BAFTA Scotland team have been working on a series of events …
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The initial line-up, keynote speakers and partners for the 2013 Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay festival have all been announced... Dare ProtoPlay games festival, Dundee City Centre, 8th-11th August The UK’s biggest indie games festival will feature speakers from Channel 4, National Theatre of Scotland and the V&A, the University of Abertay Dundee announced today. …
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Tomorrow is the last day of the industry programme at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2013. This year, for the first time, it's had a number of sessions devoted to the interactive sector and ways in which digital media is fundamentally changing the creative world. On Saturday 29th at 11am, the final event is OPEN TO …
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Culture Hack Scotland is a 48 hour event for developers, designers, artists and producers, taking place in Glasgow's Whisky Bond from July 12th - 14th. CHS challenges participants to create a 'culture related project'. The description of last year's event describes it like this: Culture Hack Scotland does what is says on the tin. It’s …
On Friday 21st of June, at Edinburgh university's Inspace, the Edinburgh Game Symposium will take place. The symposium will focus on music and the development of video games. Tickets are available to the public, development community and those interested in the audio aspects of gaming. Prices start at £5.00 and creep up to the entirely …