Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The call has gone out for entries for the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards. This is a competition exclusive to Scotland, which is open to new creators and practitioners - students, new teams, start-up companies and the like. It allows those starting out in the screen industries to have their talent and creativity recognised before …
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Back in November we reported a new public facing games event being planned for October 2014, in Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. Since then we've met Magdala Media, the company behind the expo a couple of times, to find out their plans for the expo and to see where it fits into Scotland's gaming calendar. The …
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After launching in 2012, TIGA's Game Hack is back in mid-November and this year it's grown. In addition to the main event in Pinewood Studios, the 2013 event will also have a sister hack taking place in Dundee's Abertay University. Running overnight from the 16th - 17th of November, the Game Hack is open to …
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Lub Vs Dub is a brand new game, for iPhone and iPad, which was born in the blistering forge of the 2013 Global Game Jam. The game picked up the Best Tech and Best Game awards at the event - and went on to be showcased at a number of independent game events, including the …
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Here's a story which makes us excited to be part of an industry which is leading the way into the future and shows there's far more to 'games' than most people would credit... Guerilla Tea is a development studio based in Dundee. The company has worked on a number of altruistic projects in the recent …
August is looming. The Dare to be Digital Protoplay event is coming ever closer and the Dare Indie Showcase is filling up fast. The showcase allows independent game developers to demonstrate and show off their games to Dare visitors. If you've not been paying attention to previous posts about the unstoppable behemoth which is Dare, …
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Jam! Jams! Not the fruit preserve, but the short form competitions for designers and developers, which allow, enable and encourage freeform jazz-like game creation. They've been springing up all over the shop, baby. From primary school children to charity, from professional developers to first timers, jams are becoming a phenomenon around the world, with Scotland …
The concept of introducing kids to computer skills is something which has been getting a great deal of traction recently. From the mini game jam and Dare to be Digital LaunchPad or Dare School's Challenge for High Schools in Dundee, it seems that primary and high school children across Scotland are getting the chance to …
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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 description of last year's event describes it like this: Culture Hack Scotland does what is says on the tin. It’s …
The interest in computing and game development in schools has been on the rise recently. Encouraging kids to explore the opportunities of game development, as well as a wider understanding of computing software development and the whole science and technology thing. Its all very encouraging. The latest event to be announced is a mini game …
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