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Drop in and Play Careers Spotlight: Working in the Gaming Industry

Duration: 1h, suitable for ages 12+
Dates: Sat 25 Jan 2025 11:30
Location: Centrespace

Please note: this event is now sold out.

Interested in a career in games? Want to learn more about how your favourite games are developed?

Join us on Sat 25 January from 11:30-12:30 for Drop in and Play Careers Spotlight, and enjoy a series of short talks and introductions to careers in gaming. 

You'll hear from established video game studios, such as Ninja Kiwi, the developers of the hit Bloons series, and independent game developers from right here in Dundee. There'll also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and meet people working in this exciting sector.

This friendly, informal event is open to anyone aged 12 and over.

Drop in and Play Careers Spotlight will be followed by Drop in and Play, DCA's free, drop-in gaming showcase which will feature the work of local game developers, including games from this year's DunDev teams.

 

Speakers

Claire Morwood

Claire is a self-taught game designer, programmer and artist. She is currently working on Asterism, an interactive music album game set in space. Claire is interested in games as a medium for creative personal expression, and is fascinated by game development tools such as Bitsy, which provide accessible ways for people with no previous development experience to make games. She runs workshops for people to learn how to make games, and has been running Fuse Game Jam in Bristol since 2017.
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Ally Low

Ally Low is a game maker who has been in the industry for over a decade now. He runs Lowtek Games which focuses on making dyslexia-friendly games and games for old and obscure consoles. Ally has helped to run the local makerspace as well as running numerous game jams over the years. He is an avid maker and often explores the world of alt controllers from projection-mapped pop-up books to rocking horses.
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Colin Macdonald

With more than 30 years experience in the games industry, Colin has been Producer on early Grand Theft Auto games, Games Commissioner at Channel 4, and held senior positions at various Scottish games studios. He’ll talk through his career highlighting his main lessons learned.

UK Games Fund

Kirsty Gibson will be speaking UK Games Fund. UKGF is run by UK Games Talent and Finance Community Interest Company. UKGTF is a non-profit organisation with the remit to support the UK’s early stage games development and digital interactive business and creative ecosystem in terms of both companies and individuals.
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Ninja Kiwi

Paul Robertson will be joining us from Ninja Kiwi. Ninja Kiwi have been making awesome games since 2005. Developers of the hit Bloons series of games, Ninja Kiwi are always striving to make the most enjoyable experiences for audiences across the globe from their offices in Dundee, Scotland and Auckland, New Zealand.
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Developer showing a child how to play their game at Drop in and play

Drop in and Play

Sat 25 Jan 2025
Drop in and Play is back for January 2025! Try out a range of new games and meet the creatives behind them at this free, drop-in event from 12:30 - 15:30.
A collage shows screenshots from various computer games announced for DCA's Drop in and pLay showcase.

Games announced for Drop in and Play

Wed 8 Jan
We're delighted to share the full list of developers who will be joining us for Drop in and Play on Sat 25 January!

Drop in and Play is a free DCA gaming event which was first held in November 2012 as part of NEoN Digital Arts Festival and Discovery Film Festival. 

 

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Ninja Kiwi

This event is presented in partnership with Ninja Kiwi, who have been making awesome games since 2005. Developers of the hit Bloons series of games, Ninja Kiwi are always striving to make the most enjoyable experiences for audiences across the globe from their offices in Dundee, Scotland and Auckland, New Zealand.
Website
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UK Games Fund

This event is delivered alongside UK Games Fund. UKGF is run by UK Games Talent and Finance Community Interest Company. UKGTF is a non-profit organisation with the remit to support the UK’s early stage games development and digital interactive business and creative ecosystem in terms of both companies and individuals.
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