reality when BAFTA winning production company Haphazard Media joined forces with Blazing Griffin.
Blazing Griffin is now a familiar face at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco where they have been able to build up an international network of contacts.
“The whole gaming industry is at GDC and it gives us the chance to meet the contacts we usually can’t see face-to-face,” said Peter.
“The support of SE and SDI has been vital in helping us to travel to events such as GDC and ChinaJoy in Shanghai.
“SDI takes physical space at GDC which has obvious benefits. Being an exhibitor rather than a delegate ensures you are taken seriously.
Through SDI we’ve tapped into the GlobalScot network and arranged some high profile meetings with Disney, Amazon and EA.”
Several of Scotland’s universities now offer courses in game development and animation, including Edinburgh Napier University which is to launch a new Masters course in Game Technologies this September.
Professor Kenny Mitchell, head of research for Disney UK, who has a long track record of delivering
“I knew Scotland had the talent to build games, particularly with the reputation of Dundee. Tere are lots of people in the industry who make games but I saw a gap in the market in Scotland to build a games company”
- Peter van der Watt
technology for popular video games like Split Second, Spielberg’s Boom Blox and the Harry Poter franchise will be among the teaching staff.
The development of game products for PCs, consoles and mobile devices is a fast changing environment which demands highly skilled programmers who can adapt to its continued evolution.
“Computer gaming has become the dominant media industry and it offers fantastic career opportunities,” said Dr Ben Kenwright who is running the course.
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