The Scottish BAFTA Awards ceremony took place in Glasgow last night. A star-studded crowd on hand to watch the winners accept the famous BAFTA trophies. James McAvoy (Filth) and Sophie Kennedy Clark (Philomena) won the best actor categories for film, while David Tennant (The Escape Artist) and Shirley Henderson (Southcliffe) picked up the best actor …
Dimensional Imaging Appoints Tim Christian As Chairman
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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BAFTA Scotland Award Nominations Announced
The list of nominees for the 2014 BAFTA Scotland awards has been released. Covering film, television, animation, games, documentaries and current affairs, the awards recognise the best in Scottish screen talent. Each category has three nominations, from which the winner is chosen. This year, the games category received nearly 30 entries, making it one of the …
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Channel 4 And Chunk Stand Up To Cancer – Reverse The Odds – OUT NOW
One of the most exciting things about the games industry is the fact that it's being used for more than princess rescue, coin collection and blowing things up in ever more photo realistic detail. More and more often companies from outwith the games sector are realising that games, game mechanics and gaming experiences can be extended beyond …
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Ex Rockstar Audio Staff Form Solid Audioworks
Two audio experts from Rockstar North have left the company to form a new company Solid Audioworks based in Edinburgh. Solid offers all aspects of audio production and creation to companies working in the creative sector, specialising in games and film. The company has been created by Craig Connor, Rockstar North's former Music Director and Will Morton former Dialogue Supervisor and …
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Channel 4 Publishes BAFTA Winning Dare Game
Size DOES Matter, a frantic music-fuelled arcade game and winner of the last BAFTA Ones to Watch Award, is OUT NOW, published by Channel 4. The game was one of the three main winners at Abertay University’s Dare to be Digital contest in 2013, securing one of the ultra-exclusive nominations for the BAFTA Ones to Watch …
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Introducing Music Gateway – For Audio Professionals
Attention audio professionals. Music Gateway is an online portal, which gives musicians a portal to the rest of the creative world. This allows game developers, film makers, animators and others to find musicians for projects, as well as giving the musicians a showcase for their talents. If you're an audio professional - freelance or part of …
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Bit Socket To ‘Em
The Bit Socket boys are back with a brand new pilot episode of their online video games show. Scott and Joe have put together a programme that: ...celebrates games and entertains audiences of all abilities; using the accepted language and standards of TV to bring video games to a wide audience. The team are now looking at various …
OUT NOW – Peter Rabbit, New From Chunk
Glasgow's Chunk has created a great reputation for building games which tie into television programmes and specifically those for kids. The company has just released a new title, based on one of the world's most beloved children's licenses, Peter Rabbit. The flash-based game is aimed at 4-6 year olds, and was commissioned by CBeebies to go …
BAFTA Scotland Awards – Open For Entries!
Ladies and gentlemen, the 2014 BAFTA Scotland Awards are now open for entries. The games category is once more entirely free to enter - and is open to every developer, team and game released in the last year - regardless of platform, genre or method of distribution. Your game must have been created in Scotland have …
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