Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The initial line-up, keynote speakers and partners for the 2013 Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay festival have all been announced... Dare ProtoPlay games festival, Dundee City Centre, 8th-11th August The UK’s biggest indie games festival will feature speakers from Channel 4, National Theatre of Scotland and the V&A, the University of Abertay Dundee announced today. …
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Presented by Talking Point, BAFTA Scotland, Creative Skillset, Skillset Craft & Technical Skills Academy. A masterclass in digital distribution. How can games, apps and multimedia help you publicise and market your film? Find out at the 2013 EIFF. Date: 26th June Time: 17:00-18:30 Location: Traverse Theatre 1 (EIFF Delegate Centre) Access: EIFF Passholders. Please …
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After the infamous 'melting' incident in which the magical snowman was found to be little more than a puddle of chilly water with a hat, Channel 4, in association with Interactive Scotland will host a post mortem on June 20th, at the Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre. The organisations are inviting participation from interested parties. Attendance …
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Zeds is a curious new game from the team at Chunk in Glasgow. Created in conjunction with Channel 4 Education, the game has been designed to teach teenagers about sleep in a fun, entertaining and unique way. Teenagers are often unaware that disturbed sleep patterns and a rough nights sleep, thanks to studying, exams, or …
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Gen Up Scotland is a training programme for recent graduates and emerging digital creatives. Created by TRC Media in Glasgow it is a five week course which gives a maximum of eight participants access to a wide range of Scotland's leading media companies and gives a overview of what it’s really like to work in …
4Talent, Channel 4's new talent scheme will be in Dundee tomorrow, hosting a workshop aimed at 16-25 year olds who are interested in games development as a career, a goal and a fabulous way of life. Channel 4 has worked closely with local industry to pull together a who's-who of speakers, participants and experts from …
Last week was a busy week for Dundee's Tag Games. A gentlemen by the name of Graham Chambers has just been appointed as the company's new head of global sales. Graham has years of experience within the entertainment sector, most recently as Amazon UK's head of Games & Software. He was also the managing director …
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Ladies & gentlemen today, with only twelve days of the year left, we present what may be 2011's most adorable - and best sounding game. The constantly surprising team at Edinburgh's Lucky Frame studios today released Pugs Love Beats, a brand new game for iOS. Players take charge of a growing army of space Pugs. …
Just hit the newswires: Channel 4 announces the appointment of Colin Macdonald as its first Games Commissioning Editor. He will be based in Glasgow and report into Convergent Formats Commissioner Anna Cronin. Macdonald is a respected and pioneering figure in the gaming industry and has worked on some of the most innovative titles of all …
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At last year's Dare to be Digital competition and ProtoPlay event, visitors and competitors were carefully followed by a dedicated camera crew from HeadLight Scotland, who were on site to carefully record and capture the whole experience. Now, all of their hard work can be seen on national TV, when the three-part series runs on …