Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
You may not yet be familiar with Glasgow-based Dimensional Imaging, but the chances are you'll be hearing a lot more about them in the very near future. The company has created new technology to capture incredibly high resolution facial performance without sticking reflective dots all over an actor's head. It's already been used in titles …
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Excellent new today from analytics and game personalisation platform deltaDNA. The company has secured an additional $3 million in Series A second round equity funding, taking the company's total investment to date to $5 million. The latest round of investment has been secured through deltaDNA’s existing investors Par Equity, STV Group plc and the Scottish …
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Tomorrow, Saturday the 27th of September Microsoft and Unity are hosting a porting day for game developers at The Hub in Glasgow. Space is limited, so this is your last chance to grab a place. Here are the details: Over the last 12 months, Windows 8 and Windows Phone market share has increased rapidly. More and …
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IC tomorrow, is offering four businesses up to £25,000 each to encourage digital innovation in entertainment on the move across music, books, magazines and interactive entertainment/games. The organisation is looking for innovative commercial solutions that meet broad objectives, set in conjunction with industry partners BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) PA (Publishers Association) PPA (Professional Publishers Association) UKIE …
Do you have a game on (or coming to) the Windows Store, or Windows Phone Store? Did you build it in Unity? Then you could be eligible to enter the UNITY game developer Windows competition. There are prizes of $50,000, $30,000 and $10,000 on offer, with games being judged on quality (50%), originality and creativity (30%) …
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June 4th marks the start of the 2014 Go North festival in Inverness. Go North celebrates all aspects of the cultural and creative arts and includes film, music, literature and a growing number of games. For the first time, the festival in 2014 will feature a gaming playground, where a number of Scotland's development studios will …
Computer Exchange, the second hand electronics and game (and music, movies and assorted geekery) store in Glasgow's vibrant Sauchiehall Street, is to accept Bitcoins for a limited period, instead of the pound. According to CeX: Championing the pioneering digital currency, CeX’s exclusion of the pound will turn the Glasgow high street into a Bitcoin laboratory, …
Many events in Scotland are beginning to incorporate elements of gaming, games culture and exploring the rapidly evolving interactive industry. This year's Edinburgh Science Festival is looking into the impact of the gaming revolution on society. It's asked several expert speakers - and your editor - to explore topics ranging from the rise of indie gaming …
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YoYo Games, has announced a strategic partnership with Sony to bring PlayStation support to their flagship Game Maker technology. This will enable Game Maker: Studio users to create and publish games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita consoles. The GameMaker: Studio open beta for licensed PlayStation developers is available now. GameMaker: Studio’s …
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The Future Internet Games Competition launched today. Created by Disney and the Future Internet Consortium partners, in association with Abertay University, the competition is looking for experimental pervasive games that enable large groups of people to play together in the real world. Ideas for games making use of technologies such as augmented reality, blending real …
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