Scotland To Continue Video Game Success While Building For The Future
The computer games industry is key to the future economic success of Scotland and will continue to support jobs and innovation in Dundee, UK.
Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms will say today at a visit to Abertay University.
The university is at the centre of the successful computer games industry in Dundee and has produced some of the leading lights in companies like Realtime Worlds and Digital Goldfish, both set up by Abertay alumni.
Stephen Timms is visiting the University to meet staff and students on their undergraduate and postgraduate industry accredited computer games courses.
The University’s video games centre of excellence is receiving £2.5 million of investment from the UK government to help it expand. The project – with the new specialist games facilities being developed in Manchester – aims to create 30 new companies, assist 80 others and stimulate up to 400 new jobs nationwide.
Digital Britain Minister, Stephen Timms said:
“Scotland has rich heritage when it comes to computer games. Some of the world’s most iconic games – like Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings – have been developed around Dundee.
“This new investment will strengthen Dundee University as a centre of excellence for the games industry. Investing now means that firms can start to build and grow for the future.”
The UK government is actively working alongside the market to capitalise on new opportunities in emerging technologies and sectors. The games industry is one such sector of the economy.
Stephen Timms will also be meeting finalists from the University , who have entered the international ‘Dare to be Digital’ competition. This competition is open to students from across the UK.
Students work in teams of five for ten weeks to come up with ideas for new games and then take the ideas through the entire design process. The competition offers real world experience of games development for those taking part and boosts the numbers of talented graduates for the industry.
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