Brian Baglow
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Games generalist. Scottish specialist. Writing the First National strategy for games.
Congratulations to
#Edinburgh
#games
and
#literary
studio for the successful launch (and completion) of its Kickstarter campaign. Little Bird is the first in a series, with digital physical - and potentially audiobooks - on offer. Back the project here:
scottishgames.net/2026/05/11/l...
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Narrative Without Borders: SuperForestās Little Bird Kickstarter Opens - The Scottish Games Network
A kickstarter campaign for Little Bird, the first book from Edinburgh games & listerary studio SuperForest, is now open for backers.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/05/11/little-bird-kickstarter-new-from-superforest/
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Games is a 'Golden Thread' worth Ā£1.3bn to UK's economy. But while the consumer market is in flux, weāre still treating this tech as a silo. Project Pathfinder is here to fix that. Time to stop seeing 'just games' and start seeing a National Utility.
scottishgames.net/2026/05/05/p...
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The Billion-Pound Ghost: Why Project Pathfinder is the Economic Firewall Scotlandās Games Sector Needs - The Scottish Games Network
SGN launches Project Pathfinder: A new programme to make games an integral part of Scotland's digital and creative future.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/05/05/project-pathfinder-the-economic-firewall-for-scotlands-games-sector/
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19 days ago
Congratulations Daisy!
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Today's Scottish Herald has a list of the 50 most powerful people in Scottish
#arts
&
#culture
. As is all too common, the country's biggest cultural export
#games
is entirely absent. This has to change Here's how...
scottishgames.net/2026/04/30/5...
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Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse ā Why The Heraldās Culture 50 Has A Interactive Blind Spot - The Scottish Games Network
The Heralds 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts & culture is a fantastic list of leaders, but why is the games sector missing in action?
https://scottishgames.net/2026/04/30/50-most-powerful-people-in-scottish-arts-and-culture/
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Game developers and businesses in
#Scotland
&
#UK
- your help is needed. Gina Jackson OBE is updating her excellent 2024 Skills Crisis In the UK Games Sector report and is looking for data from studios, indies and game developers across the whole of the UK.
scottishgames.net/2026/04/29/u...
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Taking Our Pulse: Please Help The New UK Games Skills Survey - The Scottish Games Network
Two years after launching the excellent Skills Crisis in the UK Games Sector report, Gina Jackson needs your help to update the data.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/04/29/uk-games-skills-survey-april-2026/
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Tomorrow I'm part of a hustings exploring the impact and value of
#tech
and
#AI
on Scotland's digital future. I'll be using the work on Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan to make the case that
#games
must be an integral part of our digital infrastructure.
scottishgames.net/2026/04/22/n...
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Putting Games at the Heart of the National Tech Debate - The Scottish Games Network
SGN CEO Brian Baglow will be championing games in the National Conversations Tech and AI Hustings in Edinburgh on Thursday 23 April 2026
https://scottishgames.net/2026/04/22/national-conversations-tech-and-ai-hustings-april-2026/
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27 days ago
Back To The Future: Umbra Dynamics Secures Regional EDGE Prize to Champion RetroĀ Games Umbra Dynamics has emerged as the major winner of the Regional EDGE competition in Tayside, securing a Ā£50,000 top prize at a ceremony held at V&A Dundee. Led by industry veteran Marc Williamson, the former CEOā¦
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Back To The Future: Umbra Dynamics Secures Regional EDGE Prize to Champion RetroĀ Games
Umbra Dynamics has emerged as the major winner of the Regional EDGE competition in Tayside, securing a Ā£50,000 top prize at a ceremony held at V&A Dundee. Led by industry veteran Marc Williamson, the former CEO of Tag Games, the studio is tackling a critical but often ignored gap in our ecosystem: the preservation and remastering of gamingās vast history.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/04/21/umbra-dynamics-secures-regional-edge-top-prize/
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Gordon Guthrie
about 1 month ago
with
@benmacpherson.bsky.social
Milles Briggs MSP Daniel Johnson MSP, Andy Williamson (LibDems) with Ethan Claridge in the chair and
@brianbaglow.bsky.social
Professor Fiona McNeill and Professor Marion Thain
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Gordon Guthrie
about 1 month ago
with
@benmacpherson.bsky.social
Milles Briggs MSP Daniel Johnson MSP, Andy Williamson (LibDems) with Ethan Claridge in the chair and
@brianbaglow.bsky.social
Professor Fiona McNeill and Professor Marion Thain
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Gordon Guthrie
about 1 month ago
Great line up - Daniel Johnson MSP (Lab), Miles Briggs MSP (Tory),
@benmacpherson.bsky.social
(SNP) and Andy Williamson (LibDems) with expert commentary from
@brianbaglow.bsky.social
(National Games Strategy), Prof Fiona McNeill and Prof Marion Thain - with Ethan Claridge in the chair
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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta
about 2 months ago
The joy of playing Hamm-3r for the first time! Immerse yourself in a free, short, thought-provoking philosophical game by
@gua-le-ni.com
and
@amidos2006.bsky.social
and let us know how it ended for you (or not - be mysterious)!
hammer.gua-le-ni.com
#indiegame
#philosophy
#artgame
#godot
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The final meeting of
#Scotland's
#games
cross-party group before the Scottish elections takes place on March 18th (6-8pm). Submit your agenda items using the link below. Business & Employment Minister Richard Lochhead has been invited to discuss the Action Plan.
scottishgames.net/2026/02/25/s...
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Scotland's Games Cross-Party Group - Last Meeting Before 2026 Elections - The Scottish Games Network
Scotland's Games Cross-Party Group will meet for the last time before the Scottish elections on March 18th 2026
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/25/scotlands-games-cross-party-group-last-meeting-before-2026-elections/
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Scottish Games Network
3 months ago
Scotland's Games Cross-Party Group will meet for the last time before the Scottish elections on March 18th 2026. Submit your agenda topics and register today.
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Scotlandās Games Cross-Party Group ā Last Meeting Before 2026Ā Elections
The momentum following the recent Parliamentary debate on Scotlandās games sector is translating into action. The next meeting of the Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Scotlandās Games Ecosystem will take place on March 18th, from 18:00 - 20:00. Interest from across the industry and academia has already been exceptionally high. With the committee room in the Scottish Parliament restricted to a strict capacity of only…
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/25/scotlands-games-cross-party-group-last-meeting-before-2026-elections/
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The final meeting of
#Scotland's
#games
cross-party group before the Scottish elections takes place on March 18th (6-8pm). Submit your agenda items using the link below. Business & Employment Minister Richard Lochhead has been invited to discuss the Action Plan.
scottishgames.net/2026/02/25/s...
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Scotland's Games Cross-Party Group - Last Meeting Before 2026 Elections - The Scottish Games Network
Scotland's Games Cross-Party Group will meet for the last time before the Scottish elections on March 18th 2026
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/25/scotlands-games-cross-party-group-last-meeting-before-2026-elections/
3 months ago
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innes mck
3 months ago
talha and jack have the kind of track record which should see them funded for whatever they want to make. no-one is making weird stop motion games out of clay like they are making weird stop motion games out of clay
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The Game Accessibility Conference
3 months ago
The 17th (š®)
#GAConf
will be the Europe edition on April 27th-28th! Fully online, free to attend. Two days of talks & networking, the central hub for the professional game accessibility community to come together, learn, share, & make connections. Register at
www.gaconf.com
#gamedev
#accessibility
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3 months ago
Digitalhumanities,
#librarylife
and
#NLP
friends: has anyone bought a large historical dataset (books, newspapers, maps etc, images or ocr) from a publisher/digitiser to data mine? Iād like to compare notes⦠either on here or DM me š
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The industry is now speaking with one voice. š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æš® We welcome the new Ukie/IES manifesto, which validates the core pillars of our
#LevelUp
Games Action Plan. Next stop: A formal ministerial review
scottishgames.net/2026/02/17/i...
#LevelUpScotland
#ScottishGames
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Industry Alignment: IES's First Scottish Manifesto Validates Action Plan Priorities - The Scottish Games Network
IES Manifesto: The new Interactive Entertainment Scotland (IES) manifesto aligns perfectly with Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/17/ies-manifesto-launch-2026/
3 months ago
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Cara Ellison
3 months ago
Iām so excited Fife is getting a Silent Hill set there because we get a lot of fog, there are quite a lot of evil omens, and sometimes the lady who works at the chipper is possessed
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3 months ago
Very much here for Silent Hill: Townfall.
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Do you want your voice heard in the discussion around
#games
education in
#Scotland
? Join us on March 3rd at West College and help us bring games education and game
#industry
closer together and working more effectively.
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New National Games Qualification and Skills Forum to Headline 2026 Education Symposium - The Scottish Games Network
The 2026 Scottish Games Education Symposium takes place at West College Scotland in Paisley on March 3rd 2026. Registrations Open Now.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/12/scottish-games-education-symposium-2026-registrations-open/
3 months ago
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Check out the incredible work from my friend Cassandra Harrison, artist and 'Live Illustrator'. She's captured the entire debate which took place in the Scottish Parliament, from the opening remarks to the points from each MSP. It's wonderful... (and she's available for your next event!)
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Hey
#games
students in
#Scotland
. At college AND University. Whatever course you're studying. Whatever level you're at. We're running an event to help you decide whether starting your own videogames business (#studio
#freelancer
#whatever
) is the right move for you
scottishgames.net/2026/02/06/h...
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Hello World! Startup Summit ā One Month to Go for Scotlandās Future Games Founders - The Scottish Games Network
Hello World! the Students Startup Summit takes place in Glasgow on March 2nd. Come and learn what it takes to start your own games business.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/06/hello-world-startup-summit-one-month-to-go-for-scotlands-future-games-founders/
3 months ago
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Ross Greer (he/him)
3 months ago
96% towards our funding target! Help us reach 100% and get a
@scottishgreens.org
ad running on major TV channels in the next few weeks!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-get-t...
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Help get the Scottish Greens on TV
Let's get £10,000 to produce the best Scottish Greens Election broadcast yet - Can you help us reach this goal?
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-get-the-scottish-greens-on-tv
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Silviu- working on Tiny Terra Spaces!
3 months ago
Thank you to everyone who has tried my demo and wishlisted my game. Build you cosy island in "Fresh start" mode, while managing a cosy economy. Play demo & wishlist Tiny Terra Spaces on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
#wishlistwednesday
#indiegame
#cosybuilder
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Senator Bernie Sanders
3 months ago
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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It happened. The future of Scotland's
#videogames
sector was debated in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. Watch along. You'll be amazed at the depth and insight of some of the MSPs. We have real allies across the chamber:
scottishgames.net/2026/02/04/l...
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WATCH: Momentum Builds at Holyrood for Scotland's Games Future - The Scottish Games Network
Level Up: The Scottish Parliament debated the publication of Scotland's Games Action Plan, with commitment to a CPG 'line-by-line' review.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/04/level-up-momentum-builds-at-holyrood-for-scotlands-games-future/
3 months ago
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Here we go! Debate on
#LevelUp
: Scotlandās Games Action Plan. No photos from the chamber, so youāll have to make do with the gorgeous pine nā poured concrete staircase on the way inā¦
#games
#videogames
#ScottishGames
#SGAP
#GamesActionPlan
3 months ago
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The parliamentary debate on Scotland's Games Action Plan takes place tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd February) at 17:50 (or shortly thereafter). Watch it LIVE on Scottish Paliament TV. I'll aso be doing an
#AMA
afterwards. Full details below.
scottishgames.net/2026/02/02/l...
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Live Debate: Scotland's Games Action Plan @ Holyrood: 17:50, Feb 3rd 2026. - The Scottish Games Network
The Parliamentary debate on Scotland's Games Action Plan will take place at 17:50 on Tuesday 3rd of February 2026. Watch online here.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/02/02/live-debate-holyrood-scotlands-games-action-plan/
3 months ago
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Silviu- working on Tiny Terra Spaces!
4 months ago
Still loads to do but little Scottish island cosy builder is coming together nicely. Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted - 160 wishlists so far! Thank you so much!
#screenshotsaturday
#indiegame
#cosygame
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4 months ago
It's been fun seeing The Consultants lose their mind about how they don't get this ad, which is the coolest shit she's done yet. (Also, yes, that's Matt Mercer, who I've come to learn since this ad dropped is more famous than Michael Jordan.)
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Fantastic news. The motion to debate Scotland's Games Action Plan has been approved and the debate will take place on TUE FEB 3rd 2026 (time TBC). Details below:
scottishgames.net/2026/01/30/fro
m-paper-to-parliament-national-games-debate-confirmed-for-tuesday-feb-2nd/
#LevelUpScotland
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From Paper to Parliament: National Games Debate Confirmed for Tuesday, Feb 3rd - The Scottish Games Network
A National Games Debate will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Tue 2 of Feb to gather views on Level Up: Scotland's Games Action Plan
https://scottishgames.net/2026/01/30/fro
4 months ago
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4 months ago
This is exactly what Scotlandās games industry needs and wants, Brian - letās get this debated š¤©ā¤ļøāš„
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One of the mot gratifying things about the Games Action Plan is that it's not rocket science. It asks for some basic help and an understanding of the unique aspects of the games ecosystem. So the plan aligns very neatly with many of the other calls for intervention & support for business in Scotland
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I'm looking for support to have Scotland's Games Action Plan debated in the Scottish Parliament. There is a motion for such a debate (S6M-20521) currently lodged. Can you lend your support and help build Scotland into the UK's first
#games
#supercluster
worth £1Bn?
scottishgames.net/2026/01/23/s...
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Scotland's Games Action Plan Heads To Holyrood
Scotland's Games Action Plan heads to Holyrood as Michael Marra MSP lodges a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Membersā debate.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/01/23/scotlands-games-action-plan-heads-to-holyrood/
4 months ago
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Silviu- working on Tiny Terra Spaces!
4 months ago
š„³Tiny Terra Spaces reached 154 wishlist! Couldn't be happier. š Thank you to everyone who played the demo and wishlisted my game! šIt may not be huge numbers but I am proud of my game's achievement. š®Want to try the demo?
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
#wishlistwednesday
#gamedev
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4 months ago
Had over 500 people playing my demo and reached an additional 60 wishlist. Not huge numbers for most out there lol but approaching slowly 200 wishlist is pretty epic for me! Play demo & wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
#MarketingMonday
#indiegame
#cosybuilder
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Dear people of
#Scotland
. 2 national newspaper covers in a week might seem a 'bit much' but it's hugely important that the Government supports
#Scotland's
videogames ecosystem through the new
#LevelUp
Games Action Plan. Please email or find your MSP on social. Ask them to support Motion S6M-20521
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I started last week with a 4pp story in the Herald. It closed with another in-depth piece from our friends at the Courier, which talks about my slightly... unusual (?) entry into the games sector, DMA Design, joining Rockstar (sans NDA) & the Games Action Plan.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-...
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āI used fake CV to join first Grand Theft Auto team in Dundee ā now Iām fighting for cityās gaming futureā
Fifer Brian Baglow has reflected on his career in games ā including developing the notorious GTA storyline.
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/business/5418282/brian-baglow-fife-grand-theft-auto/#comments
4 months ago
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Can you help to support the future of
#videogames
in
#Scotland
? We have a motion lodged in parliament for a debate around the Games Action Plan, which would put it right at the forefront of the government's to do list. Please ask your MSPs to support the motion.
scottishgames.net/2026/01/26/t...
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Level Up Scotland: Help Deliver Scotland's Games Action Plan
Help Needed: Last week I published Scotland's Games Action Plan with events in Dundee & Edinburgh. Now the plan needs debated in parliament.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/01/26/the-world-is-watching-lets-level-up-scotland/
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4 months ago
This is going to be a long thread but I have to share these amazing videos! Check out this epic content creator doing all these lets plays of my game Rise of the Village Hero! Like it? Support me with a purchase & review on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2737960/...
#ARPG
#RPG
#indiegame
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Rise of the Village Hero on Steam
Rise of the Village Hero is a love letter to classic RPGs, blending nostalgia with charm and humor. Explore diverse levels, tackle quirky and heartfelt quests, and trade witty banter with memorable, N...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2737960/Rise_of_the_Village_Hero/
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Lovely games people - I'm looking for your help. On Wednesday this week, MSP Michael Marra lodged a members' motion asking for a debate on Scotland's Games Action Plan. To ensure it happens, we need cross-party support from MSPs. Full details on how to support:
scottishgames.net/2026/01/23/s...
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Scotland's Games Action Plan Heads To Holyrood
Scotland's Games Action Plan heads to Holyrood as Michael Marra MSP lodges a motion (S6M-20521) calling for a dedicated Membersā debate.
https://scottishgames.net/2026/01/23/scotlands-games-action-plan-heads-to-holyrood/
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4 months ago
Check out Tiny Terra Spaces' demo on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted my game, and played the demo last night and this morning! Please keep sharing, downloading and wishlisting it helps me a lot!
#indiegame
#cosybuilder
#FollowFriday
#cosy
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I absolutely could NOT have got to this point without the input, support and help of the games community, ABS. You've been a total legend across the whole process. Thank you.
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Michael Merriman (he/him)
4 months ago
At the launch event for the
@scottishgames.bsky.social
"Level Up Scotland" national action plan for the Scottish Games Sector. Great plan from
@brianbaglow.bsky.social
and co and with support and engagement from
@scottishgov.bsky.social
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"A proposal designed to transform Scotlandās 'world-class' games sector from an overlooked 'secret weapon' into a unified Ā£1 billion economic powerhouse, has been unveiled."
@brianbaglow.bsky.social
has done amazing work on this. ā„ļø
www.thenational.scot/news/2578137...
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Plans to unify Scotlandās games sector into Ā£1bn economic powerhouse
A PROPOSAL designed to transform Scotlandās āworld-classā games sector from an overlooked āsecret weaponā into a unified Ā£1 Billionā¦
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25781375.plans-unify-scotlands-games-sector-1bn-economic-powerhouse
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4 months ago
In town to listen to
@brianbaglow.bsky.social
talk about the action plan for the Scottish Games Sector.
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Toni Scullion
4 months ago
āIn Scotland, Computing Science has the largest gender gap of any STEM subject, a trend stuck in place for a decade. āWe often talk about role models, confidence & capability. These are symptoms of the root cause being access & equity. @Tes Scotland
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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How school leaders can tackle Scotlandās tech gender crisis
The growing gender gap in computing science is worrying not only for equality but also the economy - but there are practical, proven strategies schools leader can adopt, says Toni Scullion
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/how-school-leaders-can-address-scotlands-computing-science-gender-gap
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Silviu- working on Tiny Terra Spaces!
4 months ago
Who is going to be my 100th person to wishlist my game? Wishlist my cosy island builder:
store.steampowered.com/app/3788070/...
#trailertuesday
#indiegame
#gamedev
#cosygame
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