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| 14/08/2008 | Video Games BAFTAs return in 2009 The next British Academy Video Games Awards will take place on Tuesday 10 March 2009 at the London Hilton, Park Lane after an absence in 2008. The 13 categories have been announced...
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| 14/08/2008 | VTM - Virtual Trade Mission There is an exciting opportunity to take part in Dundee's Virtual Trade Mission (VTM). The idea behind the VTM is to assist technology firms that have a serious interest in developing global trade and contacts. It's a public/private partnership, using a unique combination of web 2.0 tools, local government support and global collaboration to help you expand your global business connections. http://www.virtualtrademission.com/
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| 14/08/2008 | Dare to be Digital winners announced at awards ceremony The winners of the UK's premier computer games design competition, who are also nominees for a unique BAFTA for new talent, have been announced at an awards ceremony in Edinburgh... |
| 14/08/2008 | August update from Realtime worlds and APB It's been a busy few weeks here at Realtime Worlds, so we felt it was time for an update to pull all the various news snippets together, along with some initial news regarding the highly anticipated beta phase of APB... |
| 14/08/2008 | The John Logie Baird Programme 2008 The John Logie Baird Awards Programme 2008 is an innovation support and awards programme designed to stimulate and celebrate innovation in Scotland. If innovation is important to you or your business this is one programme you can't afford to miss! |
| 07/08/2008 | Strictly Come Gaming The Edinburgh International Conference Centre will play battleground for 17 teams of video game students from across the world as they compete for the top title in a global video game development competition. 'Dare Protoplay', the showcasing event for global video games development competition 'Dare to be Digital', is taking place on 10th-12th August alongside the Edinburgh Interactive Festival... |
| 07/08/2008 | Experienced Senior Artist required for immediate start Tag Games, based in Dundee have a position for a highly talented and motivated individual with a track record of excellence on at least one previous title. Equally adept at 2D and 3D art creation the Senior Artist will be responsible for leading all aspects of art asset creation on a project... |
| 04/08/2008 | Video game fun on a grand scale at Overgate Centre Shoppers in Dundee will have a sneak preview of a computer game specially developed as part of the Beijing Olympics this week, courtesy of Abertay University... |
| 04/08/2008 | Realtime Worlds scoops third development award Realtime Worlds, a leading independent video game developer, beat off stiff competition to win the acclaimed Business Development category at the 2008 Develop Industry Excellence Awards in Brighton... |
| 21/07/2008 | Dare to be Digital announce the Dare to Grow Project. The Dare to Grow Project is one of four projects launched in the new Raise the Game initiative from NESTA to help drive growth, collaboration and innovation in the UK video games industry... |
| 21/07/2008 | BAFTA Scotland Awards 2008, Call for Entries This year the ceremony will take place on November 9th in Glasgow and the period of eligibility for entries runs from August 2007 until August 2008. The deadline for entries is Friday, 29th August 2008. The emphasis will naturally be on work that achieves the highest standards of excellence and it goes without saying that you will want to enter you best work into the relevant categories. We will be happy to offer guidance if you have any particular queries about the criteria for entry so please do not hesitate to get in touch with us...
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| 18/07/2008 | Channel 4 to launch New Gaming Talent Initiative at Edinburgh Interactive Festival Channel 4's 4Talent Scotland joins the Edinburgh Interactive Festival this year with Talent Arcade, a packed programme of workshops to help new video gaming talent get ahead in the industry, including the chance to win coveted work placements and free training... |
| 18/07/2008 | Sheffield Doc/Fest's MeetMarket is now open for project submissions Doc/Fest presents the UK's biggest international documentary marketplace and its unique pitching initiative, MeetMarket. In MeetMarket, pre-scheduled match-made one-to-one meetings happen, and documentary makers pitch their newest and most unique projects to dozens of UK and international buyers, Executive Producers, commissioning editors and distributors... |
| 15/07/2008 | Radio Haha Competition - call for entries What are you doing this August? 4Talent wants your funny bits - and soon. You could win money to develop your brainwave for radio, and mentoring from comedy gurus at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival... |
| 10/07/2008 | Raising the UK's games industry NESTA is launching a new £450,000 national initiative to drive growth, collaboration and innovation in the UK games industry. Set up in partnership with TIGA, Dare to be Digital (The University of Abertay) and Crossover Innovation Labs, Raise the Game, will help the industry build on the world-class creative talent base already in the UK... |
| 10/07/2008 | Rockstar North backs Dare to be Digital The creators of the phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto IV computer game are throwing their weight behind Dare to be Digital 2008. Edinburgh-based Rockstar North is to sponsor the Dare to be Digital 2008 awards ceremony, which this year will for the first time take place in Edinburgh... |
| 09/07/2008 | Almost 1,000 degrees conferred at end of highly successful year for Abertay University Almost 1,000 academic awards, including four honorary degrees, were conferred at the University of Abertay Dundee's summer graduation ceremonies. Some 3,000 graduates, friends and family members thronged Dundee's Caird Hall for morning and afternoon ceremonies conducted with full academic pomp and pageantry... |
| 09/07/2008 | Two firsts for web development student Andrew Cairns, a web design & development student from the University of Abertay Dundee, has developed a new web tool which will allow businesses to increase their profits by turning clients' jobs around up to three times faster... |
| 09/07/2008 | Job Vacancies at INPS, Dundee INPS currently have vacancies for a Database Administrator, Business Analyst and a Technical Author... |
| 09/07/2008 | Doollee.com - Free Online Guide to & for Playwrights Doollee.com is a free online guide to modern playwrights and theatre plays which have been written, or translated, into English since 1956. It also has a shop facility which allows you to purchase the plays onsite... |
| 08/07/2008 | New Name and New Orders Signal UK Expansion for Scotland Online Scotland Online, the Dundee-based leading internet services business, has re-branded as brightsolid, in recognition of its evolving position in the UK business market and growing range of online expertise and products. |
| 26/06/2008 | Tag Games Offers Development Guarantee - or Your Money Back! Innovative casual game developer Tag Games has announced a new approach to mobile game development, with a ground-breaking money back guarantee. The offer, which is effective immediately on all J2ME, BREW, iPhone, Blackberry and Smartphone projects, is based upon an objective scoring system that defines quality based upon pre-defined delivery objectives as well as external game analysis... |
| 23/06/2008 | Vacancy for an Administrator NESTA have a vacancy within their Innovation Programmes Team for a confident, self starting Administrator, based in the Dundee office... |
| 19/06/2008 | Vacancy for a Marketing Designer **Postion now filled** |
| 13/06/2008 | Vacancy for an Online Editor Clash Music Group is seeking an ambitious and talented editor to lead and manage Clash's digital activity including ClashMusic.com, mobile and social community sites, and to ensure high standards are achieved throughout all digital platforms...
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| 12/06/2008 | Dewar Arts Awards Continued Support for Young Scottish Talent With their latest set of awards, covering a wide range of the arts, the trustees of the Dewar Arts Awards have acknowledged another dazzling array of young Scottish talent... |
| 12/06/2008 | Abertay University named as finalist in top European gaming industry awards 'Dare to be Digital' the global computing gaming competition of Abertay University Dundee, has been short listed for a top European gaming industry award. The Develop Industry Excellence Awards reward the work of top games development companies from across Europe. Abertay University & Dare to be Digital have been nominated for the Education New Talent Award... |
| 11/06/2008 | John Logie Baird Awards Programme 2008 - Awards for Innovation The John Logie Baird Awards recognise and celebrate innovation in Scotland. The Awards scheme is one element of a full package of support provided by the Programme which is free to enter and open to any innovative business, entrepreneur or inventor with an innovative idea with commercial potential...
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| 11/06/2008 | Want to work in the Computer Games Industry? NQ Computer Games Development could be just what you are looking for! Dundee College in collaboration with Scottish Enterprise have devised a one year entry level course in Computer Games Development. This full time course at Dundee College will give a group of students the opportunity to learn a variety of vital skills required in order to work in the Computer Games Industry... |
| 10/06/2008 | Battle commences as Dare 2008 gets under way Students from Scotland, China, India and England gathered in Dundee on the 4 June to spend their summer doing virtual battle in the Scottish heat of Dare to be Digital 2008... |
| 10/06/2008 | Channel 4 and Five announce the Independent Producer Handbook DOWNLOAD FREE - It is the responsibility of every executive producer and producer making a programme for Channel 4 or Five to ensure that every member of the production team has read and is familiar with the relevant sections of the Handbook (including best practice guidelines) and follows the rules and procedures it contains... |
| 03/06/2008 | Demoscene Outreach Event at Abertay Demoscene is a computer art subculture that specialises in producing demos, which are audio-visual presentations run real-time on a computer. Programmers and artists show off their skills in graphics, algorithmic programming, computer generated graphics and music, stretching computer hardware to its edge, often even further...
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| 02/06/2008 | Creative Fife Public Procurement Event TechnetFife are hold a public procurement event which may be of interest to those of you who are interested in tendering for public sector contracts. This offer will be of particular interest to those of you whose businesses have a technological slant...
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| 30/05/2008 | GoNorth Programme released Go North, Scotland's Premier New Music Showcase will take place in Dundee on the 5/6th June 2008. Go North will showcase over 60 bands in 6 city venues over 2 days, as well as provide an opportunity for industry development through a series of free workshops & seminars aimed at helping emerging artists, managers and labels.
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| 30/05/2008 | Job Vacancies for busy Media Production Company Feisty Productions, based in Dundee have vacancies for a PA/Office Administrator and a Researcher. |
| 26/05/2008 | World beaters with artistic flair required for United Nations think tank The highly influential Creative Clusters conference - which makes its Scottish debut in Glasgow in November - is putting an urgent call out for more Scottish voices to add their weight to the growing global debate on far-reaching challenges posed by the rise-and-rise of the creative economy.
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| 23/05/2008 | Game in Scotland Evaluation The Game in Scotland team would like to thank all attendees who completed the Game in Scotland Evaluation... |
| 23/05/2008 | Scottish Screen Slate Fund Deadline Extended Scottish Screen have responded to a number of requests for more time to apply for the Slate Fund and have extended the deadline to 5pm on Wednesday 11 June... |
| 21/05/2008 | Research challenges alleged link between video games and violence Tiga said today that research produced by Patrick Kierkegaard of the University of Essex, showing that there is little evidence to suggest that video games are anything but harmless. was an important contribution to the debate on video games and violence... |
| 21/05/2008 | Nintendo Backs International Handheld Learning Conference For the second year running Nintendo are backing the Handheld Learning Conference where an astonishing programme, featuring some of the world's finest thought leaders in the fields of learning, media and consumer electronics will meet in London, Oct 13th-15th, to discuss the way's in which learning and teaching are being transformed... |
| 15/05/2008 | FREE Management Training, Perth **SORRY, COURSE NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED** |
| 15/05/2008 | Vacancy at University of Abertay A Digital Innovation Studio Project Manager and Research Co-ordinator is sought for a exciting new project.... |
| 07/05/2008 | Everything Comes Up Roses at Ink.digital Dundee-based animation company Ink.digital has won a prestigious national award for its work on a major advertising campaign... |
| 06/05/2008 | Vacancy at Insights Learning & Development Ltd Insights Learning & Development Ltd have a vacancy for a ASP.NET Lead Developer in their Dundee office... |
| 30/04/2008 | Early Bird Registration for the Connect Investment Conference is now open - 30 October 2008 The 12th annual Connect Investment Conference 2008 will take place on 30 October at the Roxburghe Hotel in Edinburgh. CIC is the leading technology investment conference in Scotland; it is the only event of each calendar year that brings together the entire spectrum of players operating in the technology community...
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| 30/04/2008 | Dundee Based TPLD now recruiting TPLD, one of the global leaders in the emerging Serious Games market have vacancies for a Technical Lead and a Game Artist... |
| 29/04/2008 | Realtime Worlds seeks Web Developer REALTIME WORLDS - creators of the no.1 hit game CRACKDOWN, are looking for Web Developer to join their team on their next ground breaking title, the MMOG, APB... |
| 24/04/2008 | Dundee Based TPLD now recruiting TPLD, one of the global leaders in the emerging Serious Games market have vacancies for a Gameplay Programmer and a Test Engineer... |
| 24/04/2008 | Realtime Worlds regains global distribution rights to ground-breaking online game ABP Realtime Worlds, Inc., a leading independent video game developer, has announced that it has regained the global distribution rights to All Points Bulletin (APB), the highly-anticipated urban-themed massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) under development in the company's Dundee studio. |
| 16/04/2008 | Programmer Vacancy, Dundee Proper Games in Dundee are currently looking for a programmer to join their team to work on exciting projects with a short term development cycle for next-generation platforms... |
| 16/04/2008 | Local Partnership Opportunity A Tayside-based IT company is looking to partner with local expertise who have detailed knowledge of the open source software movement... |
| 15/04/2008 | Realtime Worlds Secures $50 Million In Second Round Funding Realtime Worlds, has announced that it has raised $50 million USD in Series B funding. Maverick Capital, led the new investment round with existing investor New Enterprise Associates and WPP, a world leader in marketing communications services. |
| 14/04/2008 | Scotland's creative media workforce - Skillset wants to hear from you Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for Creative Media, is currently conducting a survey of the creative media workforce. The information collected will give everyone an invaluable insight into how the industry is shaping up in terms of training, qualifications and skills. |
| 11/04/2008 | Historic Memorandum Signed in Shanghai Scotland's academic ties with China received a boost yesterday when the University of Abertay Dundee signed an historic agreement with Shanghai University. The Memorandum of Understanding signed today commits both institutions to jointly explore the potential for academic collaboration in a number of areas including exchange visits by students and staff.
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| 11/04/2008 | Dundee company seeks web developers and designers Dundee-based Music company, Clash, is currently seeking web application developers and web designers to join its team. Your primary role will be the development of ClashMusic.com into a leading international music website... |
| 03/04/2008 | Dare to be Digital hails Channel 4 Partnership for 2008 Dare to be Digital, the Scottish-based international games development competition for students, is celebrating today's announcement of sponsorship from Channel 4. Dare to be Digital, originated and promoted by the University of Abertay Dundee, will use Channel 4's support to establish several new host centres for 2008 in addition to the three centres used last year, enabling around 25 teams of five students each to compete...
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| 21/03/2008 | Press & Marketing Officer Vacancy at DCA, Dundee DCA is currently recruiting for a Press and Marketing Officer to produce and distribute effective publicity materials and generate media coverage for DCA... |
| 19/03/2008 | Sport Foundation signs contract with TPLD The Scottish Institute of Sport Foundation has signed an agreement with Dundee-based TPLD Ltd and Israeli-based Winning Enterprises to commercialise a games-based learning programme aimed at enhancing the mind's ability to make decisions correctly under pressure. |
| 19/03/2008 | Company moves into Dundee's Creative Media District A TAYSIDE games development studio which works on titles for PlayStation 3, Xbox and Wii has moved into new premises at the centre of Seabraes Yards - Dundee's Creative Media District - after securing a deal with a major games publisher. |
| 18/03/2008 | Channel 4 launches £50 million digital content fund and a 'new deal' for Scotland Channel 4 is to kick start an unprecedented wave of new investment in online creative content for audiences, with the launch of a new £50 million digital commissioning fund. |
| 17/03/2008 | Tag Games Wins Business Excellence Award Leading Dundee games company Tag Games Limited has been recognised for its remarkable entrepreneurial achievements by picking up the award for Most Entrepreneurial Start Up Company at the Tayside Business Excellence Awards.... |
| 07/03/2008 | 3 Vacancies with Ink, Dundee Ink are looking to expand their team and currently have 3 vacancies.... |
| 06/03/2008 | New Membership Structure of ITI Scotland ITI Scotland have listened to their members on the topic of membership fees. As a result, the have reviewed the fee structure and decided to reduce membership fees for smaller organisations, making access to our foresighting reports, networking and commercialisation opportunities a little easier...
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| 06/03/2008 | The Placement Basement and Project ISIS Are you an employer looking for a student to help with a company project? Are you interested in tapping into an intelligent, motivated, cost-effective labour resource with valuable skills, knowledge and fresh ideas? Are you looking to grow your business internationally?... |
| 05/03/2008 | Hundreds of Gamers expected at recruitment fair SCOTLAND'S premier recruitment fair for the games industry returns to Dundee later this month with hundreds of people from around the country expected to attend... |
| 05/03/2008 | goNorth : Call for submissions Bands and solo artists wanting to appear at this years goNorth event have just three weeks left to register on line.... |
| 04/03/2008 | Bag yourself an iPod Nano! HoundDog Technology are seeking volunteers to take part in a quick market research exercise. If you're an IT manager in a mid-sized company (25-500 seats), we want to pick your brains!!! |
| 04/03/2008 | Abertay Software could speed up planning process Specialised software being developed at Abertay University looks likely to make a major contribution to the planning process, by allowing planners to produce 3D models of developments. The models show sustainability, likely traffic levels and even carbon output and allow interested parties to see the how the development might work in practice before ground work begins... |
| 04/03/2008 | Colin and Justin's New Website - Calling all Tradesmen MTC Media in Dundee has launched a website for the television interior decorators and property developers, Colin and Justin... |
| 21/02/2008 | Programmer vacancy at Avian, Dundee Dundee-based, Avian, ranked in the top 4 Scottish design agencies, has an exciting opportunity for a programmer within its great team... |
| 19/02/2008 | MTC Media job vacancies, Dundee MTC Media based in Dundee are looking to recruit a PHP / MySQL Programmer and a Web Designer..... |
| 15/02/2008 | Monopoly Winner Announced Interactive Tayside announces the winner of the Monopoly Here & Now UK edition competition.... |
| 15/02/2008 | Speakeasy score a hat-trick Speakeasy Productions, Scotland's leading corporate production company, has secured a hat-trick of communications awards after receiving accolades from the New York Festivals 2008 International Film & Video Awards, the CIB Scotland (Communicators in Business) Awards and the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival.... |
| 14/02/2008 | Textile designers shift between digital and material worlds to find design inspiration The University of Dundee is working alongside major partners including fashion house Liberty and the Victoria & Albert Museum to bridge the gap between the digital and material worlds for textile designers...
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| 06/02/2008 | Programmers & 3D Artists Vacancies with Cohort Studios, Dundee Cohort Studios are looking for experienced Games Programmers & 3D Artists for their Dundee based studio.... |
| 06/02/2008 | Head of Technology Vacancy with Cohort Studios, Dundee Cohort Studios are looking for a Head of Technology for their Dundee based studio. Currently working on two projects for a major publisher, we require a talented individual to manage and direct our Technology department on next generation titles... |
| 01/02/2008 | Blue Square Design Comes of Age Dundee's Blue Square Design celebrate 21 years in the business.... |
| 01/02/2008 | Denki Wins BEST DEVELOPER in TIGA Awards Scottish games studio Denki picked up the Best Developer trophy, as voted for by Industry Peers, at the 2008 TIGA Awards.... |
| 30/01/2008 | International Animation Stars Come To Dundee PROJECTOR, is back at Dundee Contemporary Arts from 30 January-2 February 2008. Now in its seventh year, is the only festival in Scotland dedicated to animation. It is renowned for the quality of its speakers, bringing luminaries and specialists together to present a series of screenings, workshops, masterclasses and panels... |
| 29/01/2008 | goNORTH! Dundee Launched goNORTH Dundee was launched on 23rd January at FAT SAMS in Dundee, and applications for bands wanting to showcase are being accepted NOW! |
| 28/01/2008 | Post-Sale Account Manager VACANCY Hounddog Technology have a vacancy for a Post-Sale Account Manager.... |
| 28/01/2008 | International PR Manager VACANCY Hounddog Technology have a vacancy for a International PR Manager..... |
| 28/01/2008 | Scotland Online Acquires FindMyPast.com Scotland Online, the ISP and IT solutions provider, today announced it has acquired findmypast.com the leading independent UK-based family history website, from Title Research Group as part of its plans to establish a world-class online network of family history resources.... |
| 23/01/2008 | TV Success for Dundee Graduates Graduates from the University of Dundee's School of Media Arts and Imaging were among the winners at the Royal Television Society Student Awards for Scotland event... |
| 18/01/2008 | Win a Nintendo DS and Games courtesy of TAG Games Want to get your hands on a Nintendo DS and some great games but can't find one in the shops? |
| 18/01/2008 | Turner Broadcasting to sponsor Dare to be Digital 2008 Dare to be Digital 2008 has secured sponsorship from one of the world's biggest media giants, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. |
| 14/01/2008 | Skillset Scotland Competition - win a career makeover for 2008 Skillset Scotland is giving you the chance to win a 'money can't buy' prize. |
| 11/01/2008 | Skillset Scotland Training Fund for Freelancers need money to train? Looking for a cash grant? Apply now! Get up to £2500 to spend on training for freelancers in the film, television, animation, interactive media or computer games industry... |
| 11/01/2008 | Win Monopoly Here & Now UK Edition! Win a copy of Monopoly's Here & Now UK Edition together with some Interactive Tayside stationery by entering our New Year competition... |
| 09/01/2008 | Avian announce another successful year Tayside's booming digital media sector has received another boost with an end of year announcement by Avian, the Dundee-based integrated marketing agency, revealing that it has recorded a 53 percent growth in revenue for its digital division... |
| 08/01/2008 | Game in Scotland 2008 Following the previous 2 successful events, Game in Scotland: The Scottish Games Industry Recruitment Fair will be held on Saturday 29th March.. |