Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Last week, the global games industry turned its attention to Scotland. Thanks to the hard work of the Academy of Interactive Sciences (DICE Europe), the Scottish Games Association (SGDA), the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and countless others, there was an undeniable and welcome surge of energy, ambition, and recognition - both in the room and …
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At the Scottish Games Network we are delighted with the announcement of Scotland's first National Innovation Week, a new initiative from the Scottish Government set to take place from Monday 22 to Friday 26 September. This is a fantastic and much-needed celebration of the country's legacy as a nation of "inventors, creators and problem solvers." …
Last week, Holyrood Magazine published a significant feature on Scotland's games ecosystem, titled 'Game on: Will Scotland lead the sector's next economic boom?' It’s a piece I was pleased to contribute to, and one that I believe captures both the immense, often overlooked, potential of our games sector here in Scotland, and some of the …
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The second version of Scotland's Games Action Plan is now available for industry consultation, feedback and review. The plan is a series of recommendations to the Scottish Government to increase knowledge and understanding of the games ecosystem across all levels of government, build more dedicated support for it, and create a more connected, collaborative, and …
It may seem strange to kick off the creation of a national strategy for games with a question as simple as 'What are games - where do we fit?" but these are fundamental and critical to making sure games are recognised, understood and supported more effectively moving forward. Before we dive into the data around …
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Scotland's Games Strategy: Back in March and April we held workshops across the country to gather data from the whole games community and make sure that the action plan was based upon the issues, opportunities and challenges identified by games sector itself. We held 16 in-person and online workshops at which over 1000 data points …