Every year Edinburgh University's Informatics Ventures runs an event called Engage Invest Exploit. It's aimed at start-up companies which are looking for finance, business partnerships, board members, smart money and possibly even a little exposure in Scotland's business and tech press. It's a great event. It pulls in a very wide range - and large …
OUT NOW – Eldevin On Steam
The Hunted Cow team has quite a year in 2014. They've released a huge array of games, made deals with two board game manufacturers, increased their presence in the mobile market and generally been one of the most active AND high profile game developers (and publishers) in the country. They're showing no sign of slowing …
TIGA Award Winners Announced
The awards ceremony for the 2014 TIGA awards took place last night, with hundreds of developers in the finery, competing for a variety of prestigious awards, covering games from studios large and small, as well as a broad range of business focused trophies. Three Scottish companies walked away with prizes. So congratulate: 4J Studios Best …
Innovate UK Creative And Digital Meetup
Here's another event you should be seriously considering... Date: Thursday 13th November 2014 Location: Codebase, Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR Time: 11.00 to 13:00 drop in session, lunch and networking, 13:00 to 16:00 presentations Registration: https://innovateedinburgh.eventbrite.co.uk Contact: Carri Cunliffe - 07881 833443 Innovate UK (the new name for the Technology Strategy …
OUT NOW – High Steaks! New From Future Fossil
Scientists. From the amiable if eccentric lab-coated boffins of British fame, to the megalomaniacal 'Fools! I'll show them. I'll show ALL of them! Mwah ha ha...!' Frankenstein-esque human centipede creators, they love meddling in things they ought not to. And if you're meddling with things you ought not to, then clearly, second only to building …
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App Tax Event – November 26th
As you are no doubt ALL aware, the law concerning VAT on the sale of digital goods changes in 2015. The change applies to apps, games, music and e-books. If you sell directly, or supply to an app store, if you have customers in the EU, you'll have to apply VAT. In short, it's important. …
Game Changer Dundee – Game Design Contest
Game Changer Dundee is a new four month project in which primary school children across Dundee will learn about video game design from BAFTA award-winning game designer Sophia George. Sophia will introduce pupils to her inspirations as an artist and game designer, leading practical sessions looking at the links between traditional art and modern video …
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GDC 2015 – Companies Wanted
Posted on behalf of Scottish Development International... The 2015 Game Developer Conference (GDC) takes place in San Francisco. The event runs from Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March – the Scottish pavilion will be open for business in the exhibition area from Wednesday 4 March to Friday 6 March. We hope to attract between …
Digital Innovation Award For Quartic Llama And NTS
http://vimeo.com/110153394 The 2014 Arts & Business Scotland awards took place on Friday 24th of October at a glittering ceremony at Glasgow's Theatre Royal. The awards celebrate the best partnerships between the business and cultural sectors in Scotland. Game development studio Quartic Llama and the National Theatre of Scotland picked up the award for Digital Innovation, for …
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