This is a guest editorial from long-standing friend of scottishgames.net Phil Harris... “What is Conpulsion?”, I hear you cry? Well let’s answer you all then. Conpulsion is Scotland’s Premier Gaming Convention. We bring people from all walks of gaming together with roleplaying, board games, wargames, card games and, introduced last year, video games all featured at the …
Tickets Going Fast For UKIE Scotland Launch Event
If you're in central Scotland on March 27th (next Tuesday), you owe it to yourself to come along to the first UKIE Scotland event focusing on accessing finance. Key speakers include Jo Twist and Andy Payne - the CEO and Chair of UKIE as well as representatives from a number of other organisations offering practical …
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UKIE Scotland Hosting Access To Finance Event For Games Industry
The newly established Scottish arm of the UK Interactive Enertainment organisation (UKIE) is to host its first ever event on the afternoon of Tuesday March 27th. Focusing on how companies within the interactive industry can access finance and find funding, the event brings together speakers from a wide range of backgrounds, exploring a range of …
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News From Holyrood – Cross-Party Group On Videogames Technology
Last night saw the first meeting of the new cross-party group on videogames technology at the Scottish Parliament. Convened by MSP Joe Fitzpatrick, whose constituency covers Dundee, the group is designed to look at the whole games sector and how it can do business more effectively in Scotland. Despite many companies attending the Game Developer …
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Scottish Success With IGDA Scholarships
The Scottish chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has racked up a significant number of achievements over the last year. They've organised a number of very well attended events and pulled in some world class speakers at the same time. Less well known however is the fact that the IGDA awards annual scholarships …
Game In Scotland Recruitment Fair – Saturday March 24th, Dundee.
Do you need a job? Do you have a job, but would like another job, entirely different to your current job? Do you dream of a job which will allow you to explore the outer limits of creativity and actually build new worlds and new experiences. A job which demands creativity, lateral thinking and inspires …
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Scottish Companies Attend Mobile World Congress
The Courier has helpfully pointed out that several Scottish companies are attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. It just lists the ones from Dundee and Fife however. Outplay, Tag, YoYo and Zendit are all highlighted, though there are 21 Scottish companies attending the event. From The Courier: A contingent of 21 …
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IGDA Scotland – Dundee Meeting – November 30th
The November IGDA Scotland meeting has been booked, scheduled and reserved. This month's meeting take place in Dundee, at the University of Abertay's Hannah MacLure Centre, on November 30th at 7pm. Entrance is free, but space is limited, so you need to register to secure your place. The monthly meetings have proven very popular, with …
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IGDA Scotland – We’re (Pretty much) Official…
The Scottish chapter of the International Game Developers Association is so new, it still has a shine and excitement to it, that contact with the cynical games industry types has yet to tarnish. The IGDA has, rather cleverly, roped in many of the new and up-and-coming developers around the country by rotating each monthly meeting …
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