Frenetic Studio is a design and development company based in the heart of Glasgow. The company is now looking for a Backend Developer to create a companion website for their latest iOS game as well as a junior developer and artist/animator for the same project. Details can be found on the Scottish Games Network JOBS …
4Talent 4Dundee 4Shizzle
4Talent, Channel 4's new talent scheme will be in Dundee tomorrow, hosting a workshop aimed at 16-25 year olds who are interested in games development as a career, a goal and a fabulous way of life. Channel 4 has worked closely with local industry to pull together a who's-who of speakers, participants and experts from …
Intern Opportunities From Dundee University
An increasing number of games companies in Scotland are offering internships. However it can be difficult to find people or ensure that the whole process is carried out fairly and offers benefit to both parties. Dundee University has started a graduate certificate programme, designed to help companies across Scotland find, utilise and reward interns in …
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Act Like A Total Cu*t With Two Monocle Games
If the weary burden of everyday life, personal decision making and taking responsibility for the hopeless mediocrity of your unexceptional, talentless little life is getting you down - or if you're a Hollywood A lister with pots of money and an increasingly anxious partner - then perhaps you should consider seeking guidance. Yes, guidance. From …
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Denki Is Hiring! Player Champion Required
The games industry is changing. It's a business which has always been driven by technology but, for many years, this meant that the gee-whizzery and eye candy aspects of games soaked up all the time, attention and column inches. more polygons at higher frame rates and ever more elaborate rocket launchers were the order of …
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Mapply – Now Recruiting
The team at Mapply (the project formerly known as MyWorld) is recruiting. There are roles for software engineers and QA, as well as a couple of intern positions. As you can see from the video above, the technology looks incredible. The potential for MapplyWorld is huge. So you could be onto a winner getting involved. …
Game In Scotland – On Now…
The 2012 Game In Scotland event is happening NOW in Dundee. If you're not here, you're missing out. LIVE on stage they have speakers from many of the country's most rapidly evolving games companies. Colin MacDonald, commissioning editor for games from Channel 4 opened proceedings and outlined how far ahead of the curve Scotland is …
Introducing – Indie Kick
IndieKick is a new online community for indie game developers. Designed to let indie-viduals (sorry) from various backgrounds (art, coding, etc.) share their portfolios and discover potential collaborators, partners and team members, IndieKick wants to be the place for new teams to come together. Stephen McIntyre, one of the founders of the site, told us: …
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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Now Hiring – Chunk
2011 is ending on a decidedly upbeat note, with a number of Scotland's most creative developers looking for new staff. Chunk is a name you may not have come across in the past, although Scottishgames.net is definitely a fan. The Glasgow-based company creates online, interactive and digital experiences for companies and brands. They launched their …