Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The summer of 2012 is shaping up to be rather busy. We're not talking about the Olym-ic-, or the opportunity to be die of exposure at a picnic. We're talking about the games goodness and the head-to-head smackdown taking place between the incumbent Edinburgh Interactive Festival and the plucky upstart of Dare Protoplay and it's …
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The team at eeGeo has broken cover and has a product out - LIVE - on the market, which utilises their rather awesome mapping technology. Recce London is an interactive map, which does a lot of the usual things we've become accustomed to, thanks to Google. Zooming, rotating, overlays showing local bars/restaurants/you name it... However, …
The final line-up for the 2012, tenth anniversary Edinburgh Interactive Festival has been announced. It's a who's-who of significant industry experts and innovative interactive loveliness. This year's keynote speaker is Seamus Blackley, who's looking into “The Future of Fun”. This promises to be an informative and insightful discourse regarding the future we are launched into, by …
Denki's Managing Director, Colin Anderson has been busy. He's posted a new blog on GamaSutra, outlining the company's plans and focus for the future. Not surprisingly, it's something a little unusual. Well, it's Denki. You'd be disappointed if it was first-person-shooters and bubble bursting games, right? Colin introduces the idea of 'post core' games. Post …
What happens when some creative developers want to book tickets for the new Batman film? Do they pick up the phone? Of course not. Do they perhaps go online? Don't be silly. What clever and creative developers do is whip up an augmented reality app for their mobiles, which superimposes the classic Bat Signal over …
UK Trade & Investment is organising UK Play, a trade mission to Japan which will run alongside the Tokyo Game Show in September 2012. UKTI will use its extensive network of contacts in Japan to set up meetings and ensure participants get the chance to speak to the appropriate contacts and companies. Participants will receive …
Dare+ is the brand new workshop for new companies in the digital media and interactive sectors. Created as part of the increasingly epic Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay 2012, Dare+ offers 20 participants a month long masterclass in building a creative business, covering everything from protecting your IP to finding finance. There's even an expert …
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One problem which has plagued the evolution of music is the almost complete lack of instruments which can be played solely with the nose. Aside from the Polynesian Nose Flute (and arguably the drums) there are few dedicated instruments which don't leave the player concussed, bleeding and broken. Plus the nose flute, if you think …
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Urban Airship, the US company which provides mobile push messaging services, and Scotland's predictive analytics specialist GamesAnalytics, have announced a strategic partnership that should help games developers reach out and contact their users in new ways. The specialism and skills in this partnership should allow greater engagement with games and allow developers/publishers to identify and …
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Moops is a brand new game for iOS which is out NOW. Today in fact. We've mentioned Moops in the past, when Tahir, the MD of Red Radiant, gave the world a sneak preview of Moops at the Game In Scotland event. We were excited then. Now, the completed game looks fabulous. As you'd expect …