Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
As a growing number of colleges and universities offer games-specific courses, one of the biggest challenges for academic institutions is to forge the sort of relationships with industry which can benefit their students - and lead to employment for their graduates. Combined with the greatly reduced opportunities in games testing as a route into the …
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It's Friday. Games companies in Scotland are hiring. Dundee-based Live Visualisation is looking for a contract programmer to help their ambitious plans to bring games technology to the wider world. You can find the position listed below, as well as on the SGN JOBS page. Company: Live Visualisation Ltd Position: Programmer (Contract) Location: Remote Contact: jobs@livevisualisation.co.uk Seriously Virtual Reality. …
One Thumb Mobile is recruiting. The company behind the epic mobile MMORPG, Celtic Heroes, is looking for a QA Tester... We are seeking a Junior/Graduate Level Games Tester to join our growing Celtic Heroes development team. Reporting to the Project Manager, successful candidates will use their passion for MMO’s, attention to detail and excellent communication skills to …
Glasgow's Firebrand Games is recruiting. The company has a number of positions on offer for both coders and artists, on both contract and permanent basis. If you're not familiar with the company, Firebrand has created some of the more notable racing games of recent years, as well as the last year's critically acclaimed multi-platform original …
That was fun... Game In Scotland took place on Saturday afternoon. This year's event moved out of the grim and slightly sticky Fat Sam's nightclub, which had been its home for the last eight years and moved it into the spring sunshine in Abertay University's brand new games centre of excellence. The 2014 Game In …
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The 2014 Game In Scotland event happens this Saturday. Taking place at Abertay University's Centre of Excellence for Videogames, the event brings together dozens of Scotland's game development studios, speakers and experts, for a day of presentations, panels, workshops and exhibition. This year's event brings together expertise and help for those interested in getting into …
The all new and officially ground-breaking Freelance Directory on your friendly neighbourhood Scottish Games Network is now live... Covering every aspect of work in the games and interactive sectors, the directory is the first of its kind. It provides freelancers with a way to reach a community of several hundred development studios, tech companies and …
Saturday March 1st is the date. Dundee is the location. Game In Scotland is back for 2014 - bigger and better than ever before. This year's GIS offers something for everyone - whether you're looking for a job, starting your own company, working on a new project, or looking for advice from industry experts. Funded …
Freelancers, contractors - we want YOU. If you're based in Scotland and offering services within the interactive industry, then we want to help. After the success of the Company Directory (the second most accessed page in the entire site), it makes sense to pull in those people working in Scotland who are not part of …
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Scottishgames.net is the only website out there, which will run news and updates from every games-related company in Scotland. Whether you're a developer, a technology company, a freelancer or a part-time team, the site exists to support you and give you visibility and credibility in an increasingly saturated market. To make this work, we need …