Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Hello World! Startup Summit isn't a classroom exercise; it is a phase change for the way games students are supported in Scotland. While the country's academic pipeline is world-class at teaching the craft of making games, the business of games is often a self-taught, high-stakes gauntlet. In 2026, the barrier to entry is low, …
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The programme has opened for Scottish Games Week 2023, with a call for speakers, sponsors and partners - and two new directors on board
We are looking for speakers for two of the major events taking place at Scottish Games Week 2022 - More Than Games and the SGW Industry Conference.
The first keynote speakers for Scottish Games Week have been announced and early bird tickets are now on sale.
Heads up, folks. The 2015 http://www.edingame.com/ takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The symposium's rather awesome (and unique) mix of panels, speakers, music, performance, concerts, discussion and debate are back, but this year there's a twist... It's in Dundee. Yes, Scotland's throbbing games hub is playing host to the country's most exciting and …
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Good news everybody! The Scottish Games Network, in partnership with the Edinburgh International Film Festival present two events focused on the crossover between film and games and what can be learned from working across both. The idea is to explore the ways in which games and interactive media are growing and evolving and the ways …
The 2014 Game In Scotland event happens this Saturday. Taking place at Abertay University's Centre of Excellence for Videogames, the event brings together dozens of Scotland's game development studios, speakers and experts, for a day of presentations, panels, workshops and exhibition. This year's event brings together expertise and help for those interested in getting into …
Saturday March 1st is the date. Dundee is the location. Game In Scotland is back for 2014 - bigger and better than ever before. This year's GIS offers something for everyone - whether you're looking for a job, starting your own company, working on a new project, or looking for advice from industry experts. Funded …
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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At 5pm on Sunday the 11th of August, the 2013 Dare to be Digital ProtoPlay event drew to a close. The four day even in central Dundee, pulled in a record breaking crowd of 13,000 players, gamers, developers, designers, stars, ministers, legends and families. Fiona Hyslop, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture & External Affairs opened …
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