Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Scottish Games Network Ltd., in partnership with the University of Glasgow’s Games & Gaming Lab (UofGGamesLab) and the Scottish Games Education Network (SGEN), is thrilled to announce the inaugural Hello World! Scottish Students Startup Summit, addressing a key question facing all young innovators: “Is starting my own games business in Scotland right for me?” …
A new academic study has uncovered a significant, often unspoken, barrier to engagement within the games market, finding that nearly a third of female players in the UK feel a sense of 'gamer guilt' about their hobby. This vital research provides critical market intelligence for the entire industry, highlighting deep-seated societal pressures that directly impact …
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Abertay University and Dundee United FC have launched a new esports collaboration for the upcoming E-Scottish Football Cup taking place in May 2021.
The six teams which have made it to the finals of Abertay's Dare Academy 2022 - with a first prize of £5000 on offer - have been revealed
A newly published report from Universities Scotland has detailed the critical social and economic contribution universities can make to Scotland’s recovery over the next five years.
Games Jobs Live is BACK with a brand new event - Grad Jobs Live - aimed at graduates and those looking for their first role within the games industry. If you've recently graduated and want to find out which studios are out there, the roles they're recruiting for and the opportunities on offer, this is …
Cumbrae has been recreated in Minecraft as part of an educational project to help school children learn the island's heritage & history.
The British Esports Association, in partnership with the College Development Network (CDN), is hosting the first Esports in Education Conference Scotland this March. The conference has been designed to encompass all sectors of the Scottish education system. The conference will take place on Wednesday 24th March 2021 via Zoom. This will feature both a morning …
Why is it that some multiplayer games see an explosion of popularity at launch only to fizzle out six months later, while a select few seem to stick around indefinitely? William Kavanagh, who is a PhD student in Computer Science researching game balancing at the University of Glasgow, has a theory.
The connections players make with videogame characters are of great interest to Gabriel Elvery, an LKAS PhD funded researcher at the University of Glasgow. Elvery, who will be delivering a workshop at the upcoming Play Away Festival, is exploring how and why we become so attached to virtual worlds and their residents, and what we can learn from these interactions.