Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
Introducing free access sees percentage of new 13-17 year old users surge by two-thirds and 18-21 year old users increase by half More aspiring young game developers than ever are starting their game design journeys with GameMaker after access to the platform was made free for non-commercial users to create and share games late last …
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Applications are open for the Tech Scaler Silicon Valley programme, which supports company founders to visit San Francisco, the ground zero of tech startups to network, chat to potential investors and help build their businesses. There are 15 spaces open for Tech Scaler members at join the cohort, including a chance to take part in …
challenges companies, studios, and individuals face in the rapidly evolving games market. This will be done through the first Scottish Games Ecosystem Survey. Open to every creator, developer and business in the Scottish games and interactive sector, the survey is available NOW.
The first meeting has taken place of the Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review Advisory Board to implement the recommendations from the 2020 Logan Report.
Codeplay, the Edinburgh-based AI company has signed a deal with the US government to help build the next generation of supercomputers. Codeplay will work with the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in partnership with the Argonne Leadership Computing Faculty. The new generation of computing will enable researchers …
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The Logan Report is a deep dive into the whole Scottish tech ecosystem (including games), looking at how Scotland could provide greater support for tech businesses and create a more digitally literate, entrepreneurial and collaborative society.
Codefirst: Girls is a free part-time course for female students, which runs on university campuses. Â The aim of the project is to address the gender imbalance within the tech sector and the fact that less than 10% of tech startup founders are female. The organisation is partnering with TechCube to bring the programme to Edinburgh …
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UPDATE: Photo Shoot takes place on the morning of Thursday 29th. Our good friends at Girl Geek Scotland are trying to show the world that women play an integral role in Scotland's technology industries - including games. Â In a recent photo shoot for the Financial Times, a group of entrepreneurs was photographed on the …
While Microsoft's Xbox One reveal soaked up the headlines this week, another announcement from a games technology company could mean an awful lot more to Scotland's game development community (and it is a community). Unity is the development platform of choice for a growing number of studios, as it allows a game to be developed …