We rarely get to see any coverage of Scotland's presence at the Game Developer Conference, so thank you to Lazy Tech Guys, for posting their thoughts on the country's remarkable marketing efforts out in San Francisco. You can also check out this year's Game On brochure, that celebrates all things gaming. Or read about the …
GamesCom Cologne – UKIE UK Pavillion
GamesCom, the industry and consumer videogames event, runs in Cologne (Germany) from August 21st - 25th. The show has grown over the last several years into one of the world's largest games events, pulling in every major player from the development and publishing sectors. The UK Interactive Entertainment organisation (UKIE) is working with the department …
Game In Scotland – Speaker Presentations
Ten very different companies gave ten very different talks and presentations at the 2013 Game In Scotland event. As part of our exclusive coverage of the event, we're delighted to make those presentation files available to the world... Romana Ramzan - Denki - GIS2013RomanaRamzan David Hamilton - Ninja Kiwi - David Hamilton - Ninja Kiwi - GIS2013 …
Digital 2013 – First Speakers Announced
The Digital 2013 conference and exhibition 'Connecting Scotland's Digital & Creative Industries' has announced the first speakers taking part in the SECC, Glasgow on April 25th. The big news is that games will be represented, with Chillingo COO Edward Rumley taking to the stage. If you've not been paying closer attention to the mobile sector, …
Enable LAC Games Workshop
We were delighted to be invited to Guerilla Tea’s second workshop with Enable Scotland’s East Renfrewshire Local Area Coordination (LAC) Team; with some parents and LAC’s there with the kids. For those of you who don’t know LAC’s support people with disabilities to think about and plan for a life that makes sense to them. …
LAST CHANCE: China – Full Of Eastern Promise…
The team at Scottish Development International have just enjoyed a successful South by South festival out in Austin, Texas. The team's next major project focusing on digital media and interactivity, the Game Developer Conference is taking place in a little over a week. However, the organisation already has its sights set on China in July, …
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March Madness – IGDA Scotland Event, Dundee
After a bit of a hiatus its great to see the IGDA Scotland meetings getting back on track with last months meet up in Glasgow, for a play party of the Scottish Game Jam games, being the best attended event so far and next months Edinburgh meeting already planned – keep the 10th April free. …
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Digital 2013 – Connecting Scotland’s Digital And Creative Industries
Digital 2012 appeared on Scotland's event scene last year, promising to connect the country's digital and creative sectors. Held in Glasgow's SECC, Digital 2013 offered a mixture of workshops, speakers, exhibitors and networking. It was a diverse and interesting day, which encompassed speakers from TV broadcasters, major retailers, art galleries, major software providers and Dr …
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Creative Scotland Open Sessions – Your Editor Speaks
After a year which can best be described as 'challenging', Creative Scotland, the organisation tasked with supporting, promoting and helping Scotland's creativity is holding a number of 'open sessions' which will "encourage open debate on Creative Scotland and its place in a healthy and thriving future for the arts, screen and creative industries." The open …
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Game In Scotland – The Panels
That's it, last day of our special Game In Scotland exclusives. Today we announce the last piece of the puzzle - the panels. The event is famous for two major topics: How to get into the games industry and The future of videogames How To Get Into The Games Industry The first is fairly self explanatory, …