Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Umbra Dynamics has emerged as the major winner of the Regional EDGE competition in Tayside, securing a £50,000 top prize at a ceremony held at V&A Dundee. Led by industry veteran Marc Williamson, the former CEO of Tag Games, the studio is tackling a critical but often ignored gap in our ecosystem: the preservation and …
UWS Retro Games Room: Lecturing staff and students on the BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development programme at University of the West of Scotland have introduced a retro games room designed to enhance the student experience, wellbeing and belonging. In the Computer Games Development programme, students are given the chance to engage with a wide variety …
Good news for gamers (and game developers), Insomnia is bringing it's mix of live gaming, eSports, live stage events, indie games and YouTubers to Edinburgh's International Conference Centre. Running from April 29th - May 2nd, Insomnia is expecting around 20,000 gamers, fans and families to watch live interactive stage shows, play a huge variety of games …
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In the good old days, games were better. Â They were simpler, but at the same time far more unforgiving. Â They were shorter, but took far longer to load. Â They were more creative, but far more limited in terms of experience. There's a particular type of gamer, normally those of a certain age, who will, given …
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