We’re looking for game developers and creators working on projects outside the consumer games market. Video games are no longer confined to entertainment. Around the world, the underlying toolsets, workflows, and philosophies of game design – from real-time 3D simulation and virtual production to behavioural systems and playful interaction design – are transforming industries including... Continue Reading →
OUT NOW. Game Economy Design: Metagame, Monetization And LiveOps: is a new textbook exploring how to design, implement and deliver a viable and successful economy within videogames written by Scottish author Charles Lees-Czerkawski. The book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of game economy design. It begins with a high-level overview of the key... Continue Reading →
OUT NOW: Rabbie Burns Saves The World! It’s Book Week Scotland this week and what better way to celebrate than with… an ode to 8-bit role playing games starring Robert Burns?
Every year, The List magazine produces it's Hot 100 list of the people who have contributed significantly to Scotland's cultural and creative year. In the 2013 list, the number 1 slot was awarded, collectively to Rockstar North, recognising the company's work on Grand Theft Auto. Simon Meek, the driving force behind Story Mechanics hit number 33,... Continue Reading →
As you are no doubt ALL aware, the law concerning VAT on the sale of digital goods changes in 2015. The change applies to apps, games, music and e-books. If you sell directly, or supply to an app store, if you have customers in the EU, you'll have to apply VAT. In short, it's important.... Continue Reading →
Crossover Scotland's Inspiration Day was a rare event, a day designed to bring together 'creatives' from a range of disciplines - film & tv, performing arts, literature, music, games and 'other'... It's part of a larger series of events, created by Crossover Labs and The Sheffield Documentary Festival, incorporating residential labs where practitioners from all... Continue Reading →
The List, Scotland's magazine of art, culture and media has an annual list of the hottest Scots - individual and collective - around the world. Covering actors, artists, sportsmen, authors, musicians, dancers, producers and even venues, the Hottest Scots showcases country's talent. This year's list is notable for the inclusion of two digital entries. Â Simon... Continue Reading →
For the last several years Scotland has suffered from an almost total lack of interest in video games within the mainstream media. Outside the occasional news story from the business desk, there's been little recognition of the video games sector as a viable creative industry, or as a valuable part of the country's economy. Â Even... Continue Reading →
After the Walking Dead, The Last Of Us, Dead Rising and Atom Zombie Smasher, the gaming public have been waiting, poised for a new survival horror game. Â A new and terrifying foe which evokes the darkest fears and dread nightmares... Ludometrics has worked with author Lorna Freytag to imagine this beast, this lurking evil thing... Continue Reading →
Literary publisher Canongate has announced The Future 40, a list of 40 Scottish storytellers it believes will dominate the next 40 years of creative life in the country. The independent publisher teamed up with The Skinny magazine to create The Future 40, celebrating the company's own 40th birthday. Creative organisations and individuals from across Scotland were invited to submit... Continue Reading →
