Welcome to GameInScotland!

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”
Confucius, Chinese Philiosopher (551 - 479 BC)

Following the success of the previous four years’ events, GAME IN SCOTLAND is back! Saturday 22nd May 2010, 12 noon, Fat Sams Nightclub, Dundee.

Passionate about gaming? Want to work in the games industry? Fancy yourself as a programmer, an animator, an artist, a tester or even a game designer? Then this event is for you. This FREE event gives YOU the chance to meet Scotland’s top games development studios and learn of the variety of jobs available in the Scottish Games Industry. Scotland is home to some of the world’s most successful games development studios creating top selling titles, notably smash hits the Grand Theft Auto franchises, State of Emergency, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, Lemmings, Denki Blocks for the Sky TV Platform and Championship Manager for mobile and the multi-award winning Crackdown for XBox360. You will hear presentations from various games companies across Scotland - including console, mobile and interactive TV development studios - and from employees within these companies. Learn of the variety of excellent jobs available within this exciting industry from games design through to quality assurance. Also learn about ‘Dare to be Digital’ - a unique industry-backed video games development competition for teams of students studying at all universities and art colleges. The afternoon will consist of a series of informal, yet informative, presentations and allow plenty of opportunity for you to chat with Scotland’s games companies. Don’t forget to bring lots of copies of your CV - and even better - any demos you have, most of these games companies have positions to fill NOW and post graduation 2010!

In addition to presentations and panel sessions, the afternoon will be followed by an informal networking reception where you can enjoy a drink and continue chatting with the games companies’ representatives. Although this is a free event, capacity is limited and so registration essential. Places are awarded on a first come first served basis.