Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Hunted Cow, the development studio behind games including Fallen Sword, Eldevin, Battle Dungeon: Risen, Tank Battle: 1944 and Civil War: 1863 are looking for paid interns, to work with the company over the summer. These are PAID positions, offering minimum national wage and are full time (40 hours per week, 8 x weeks contract). As Hunted Cow describes …
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You may not have come across Glasgow's TRC media yet. The company is a charitable organisation, which delivers research and training programmes to the television, interactive and wider creative industries. Like it or not, the reality is that digital and interactive media is fundamentally changing almost every aspect of the creative world. From the way …
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The brand new Scottish Women In Games group is holding it's inaugural event tomorrow evening at the DCA in Dundee. The group was created to support, highlight and address the issue of women currently working in the interactive industry, as well as encourage more women and girls to consider a career in the games sector. …
Glasgow based WeeWorld are on the lookout for a new iOS developer who can play a key part in the companies' future on the platform. With a global audience of over 40M registered WeeMees, WeeWorld provides a fun, visual environment that encourages self-expression and creativity. Don't say we're nae good to ye! For more details, check …
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Dundee's YoYo Games, the company behind the rather awesome Game Maker software has announced that it is expanding. YoYo currently employs 25 people, but is looking for around 25 more to help the company keep pace with the rapid evolution of the global games market and demand for Game Maker: Studio, which YoYo claims is …
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A recent report from software trade body, Scotland IS predicts that Scotland is facing a serious shortage of qualified staff within the digital media sector: Among the skills in greatest demand are software and web development, required by 66% of those who took part in the survey, with commercial and business skills sought by 53% …
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Our exclusive week of information and updates for Game In Scotland 2013 continues with the exclusive list of exhibitors who will be taking part in this year's event. There are more than 20 companies who will have stands in Dundee this coming Saturday (9th March), covering everything from development studios to consumer electronics, through to …
Game In Scotland, the country's largest recruitment event for the videogames, i nteractive and digital media sector has today announced it's keynote speaker for 2013. Romana Ramzan will be opening the whole event. If you've not met Romana at some point in the last few years, you've clearly not been to any of the …
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The Victoria & Albert museum is offering one game developer a unique opportunity to explore, experiment and engage with interactive entertainment in an entirely new way. The museum is advertising a game design residency, which will offer a game designer/developer the chance to work with the museum's resources and collections to create... something new. It's a …
Breaking news from the front lines of the games event horizon, the 2013 Game In Scotland event is ON. The country's larges games recruitment fair takes place in Fat Sam's Nightclub, Dundee from 12pm-5pm on Saturday March 9th. If you're a student, a graduate, a freelancer, an industry veteran looking for a new position, or …
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