NoCode & Hutch Named In GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work

Two companies with offices in Scotland have been named in the GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards 2021.

New Culture Committee Membership Agreed at Scottish Parliament

The culture committee is one of the key points of engagement for Scotland’s creative industries at a parliamentary level. All of the parliamentary committees were dissolved in the run up to the Scottish elections in …

UK Games Market Hits New £7 Billion High

The UK videogames market value reached a record £7 billion in 2020, an increase of +29.9% from 2019, beating 2018’s previous record by more than a billion pounds. While 2020 was a difficult year for …

Call for Three-Year Government Funding Agreements for Scotland’s Culture Sector

Culture Counts, the organisation which is the collective voice of Scotland’s cultural and heritage sectors, has written to Fiona Hyslop MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, to ask for the announcement of a three-year culture budget in January 2021.

Arcadia 2020

Arcadia Night 2020 is an evening of online micro-talks, game demos and discussions from leading game designers, creators, and thinkers from across the interactive industry.

Creative Scotland Hiring Digital, Innovation, Creative Technology & Design Officer

Creative Scotland is recruiting. The organisation responsible for Scotland’s cultural, artistic and creative industries is looking for a development officer, focusing on digital innovation, creative technology and design. It’s a full-time position, with a salary (£25,000 …

Go North, Play Games…

June 4th marks the start of the 2014 Go North festival in Inverness. Go North celebrates all aspects of the cultural and creative arts and includes film, music, literature and a growing number of games. For …

The Computer Games Journal – Volume 2 Edition 3 – Out Now

The Computer Games Journal is one of the only academic journals in the world focusing on the computer games industry and the issues facing the creators, technologies and innovators within this rapidly evolving sector. It …

Let’s Go! Lemmings In The Real World…

At the midway point in Dundee’s Perth Road, opposite the university, at the top of the steps to the digital media park, you can come face to face with some of Dundee’s most famous creations. …

Culture Hack Scotland

Culture Hack Scotland is a 48 hour event for developers, designers, artists and producers, taking place in Glasgow’s Whisky Bond from July 12th – 14th. CHS challenges participants to create a ‘culture related project’.  The …