On the podcast this week we have Ally Low, founder of LowTek Games. LowTek burst onto the indie scene last year and have continued to grow from there. Working on both retro games (that you can actually play on NES, Dreamcast and soon to come to Gameboy) and dyslexic friendly titles and game-making tools. We spoke to Ally in February before his talk at the Tinderbox collective's Play Away Festival. In this episode, Ryan and Ally sit down for a catch up on everything he's been up to since then (Sp...
May 29, 2021•32 min
On the podcast this week is Gary MacCarten , the CEO of Dundee-based AR and VR specialists Pocket Sized Hands . This chat with Gary was another of the terrific conversations put together by Sebastian MacKay of The Scottish Business Podcast earlier this year. Seb’s kindly let us re-air all of his videogame interviews, including one-to-ones with Maxwell Scot-Slade of Glitchers (makers of Drive Buy ) and Marc Williamson from Tag Games . Gary gives Seb a younger games company’s perspective on the in...
May 22, 2021•35 min
We’ve got another brilliant archive interview for you this week with Maxwell Scott-Slade , the director of the BAFTA-nominated, Edinburgh-based developer Glitchers . The conversation was conducted by Sebastian McKay of The Scottish Business Podcast and follows his similarly enlightening chats with Marc Williamson from Tag and Colin Mcdonald from Rivet Games that we’ve previously featured on SGN. Seb caught Maxwell just a few weeks before Glitchers launched their fantastic "delivery car combat" g...
May 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
The CEO of Dundee-based mobile games developer Tag Games Marc Williamson has been in the games industry for more than 15 years. With Tag, he's overseen projects working with some of household names in entertainment, including the BBC, Adult Swim and Angry Birds creators Rovio. This conversation is another achive episode courtesy of Seb McKay of The Scottish Business Podcast . Marc tells Seb about operating as business-facing game developer in a consumer-facing industry and how that dynamic shape...
May 08, 2021•33 min
With the console versions of Before I Forget released earlier this week , we took the opportunity to have an extended chat with Claire Morwood, who co-developed the game alongside narrative designer Chella Ramanan. Before I Forget is the first release from 3-Fold Games, the studio the pair formed together. Previously based in Bristol (which was where she met Ramanan), Morwood has recently relocated to Dundee and is now also a member of Biome Collective . In this podcast, Morwood tells us about h...
May 01, 2021•57 min
In this episode Seb chats with Rivet Games' commercial director, Games Jobs Live head honcho and SGN bestie Colin Macdonald about the advantages of serving a niche audience and the importance of app store search optimisation. Colin also talks about how the industry has changed over the course of his career and reveals how he once succesfully used Brexit to market a game while working at Channel 4. If you've have any feedback or questions, leave a comment below or send us an email . You can also ...
Apr 24, 2021•43 min
We welcome a friendly new voice to the podcast this week while also giving Ryan a stricly sensitive and respectful send-off. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames . Links: The Scottish Business Podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottish-business-podcast Drive Buy: https://glitchers.com/drive-buy/ Young Enterprise Scotland Articel: https://scottishgames.net/2021/04/12/young-enterprise-scotland-glasgow-university-gamify-enterprise-s...
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 11
This week is Ryan's last week working full time with the team and because of that, the episode is characteristically off-topic. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Links: SGN Website: https://scottishgames.net/ Ally's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wallmasterr/video/6945957292546247942?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Eltanin Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUQTl7GY9CY Ryan's video with Zork: ...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Andrew and Ryan sat down with Eltanin from Team Junkfish to discuss Monstrum 2, her role and what to expect from Team Junkfish moving forward. Thank you, Eltanin for taking the time to sit down with us and we hope to work together again in the future. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpodon Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Links: Team Junkfish: https://www.teamjunkfish.com/ Junkfush on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeamJunkfish Patch Notes: https://docs.googl...
Apr 02, 2021•23 min
There was so much news this week that we decided to dedicate a whole episode to what we've been reporting on in the world of Scottish games and tech. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Links: Where to find all the stories we discussed: https://scottishgames.net/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/scottishgames/ Our Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scottishgames Out LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/s...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Last week we mentioned user-generated content and so in this episode, we thought we'd discuss our opinions on topics such as modding, fan fiction, art and animations. As always we'd love to hear what you'd have to say so let us know on any of our social media channels or in our YouTube comments section. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Links: Play Away Article: https://scottishgames.net/2021/03/15/play-away-festival-...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min
British eSports have launched a network for university students to expand what they can do within the world of eSports. We spoke to Mark McCready, Scotland Representative, about what the network offers and how students can benefit. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Links: British eSports: https://britishesports.org/ British eSports on Twitter: https://twitter.com/British_Esports Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ma...
Mar 15, 2021•14 min
Brian has returned! This week we're back in full swing with our usual format. You can expect a weekly news recap that covers everything that has been on the website. We also discussed Reboots and Remakes and what separates the two. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Background music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick... License code: EX1VAMCYAZ0NDQ6F Links : Scottish Games ...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week with Brian away Ryan and Andrew run wild talking all things pokemon and kinda forget to talk about the rest of the news... (hopefully it's still enjoyable) If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Background music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick... License code: EX1VAMCYAZ0NDQ6F Links : Scottish Games Network: https://scottishgames.net/ Cairngorms in Minecraft: https...
Mar 05, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week we've been attending the talks and panels at this year's Play Away festival! Here's our rundown on everything that happened and what we thought. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Background music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick... License code: EX1VAMCYAZ0NDQ6F Links: (Links to everyone we discussed is on their respective event pages) Play Away Programme: http...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Hello and welcome to the Scottish Games Network Podcast. Let's start by saying this as a weirder one, our big topic this week is marketing in video games and the importance of speaking to the press. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames. Background music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick... License code: EX1VAMCYAZ0NDQ6F Links to everything we spoke about : Developing a Data D...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We spoke to Ally Low from LowTek games about his upcoming talk at the Play Away Festival. He will be discussing Dyslexia in games and what we can do to improve gaming for dyslexic people in a series of Mini Talks. Background music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick... License code: EX1VAMCYAZ0NDQ6F Links! Play Away Festival: https://tinderboxcollective.org/playa ... Games and Empathy Mini Talks: https://tinderboxcollective.org/2020/... Ally on Twi...
Feb 18, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this bonus episode of the Scottish Games Network Podcast, we speak to Gabe Elvery about her upcoming Play Away Festival talk "Speed Dating with Ghosts"! Links! Play Away Festival: https://tinderboxcollective.org/playaway/ Speed Dating with Ghosts: https://tinderboxcollective.org/2020/02/25/speed-dating-with-ghosts-workshop/ Gabe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DigiFantastic Gabe's Blog: https://digital-fantastic.com/ Gabe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/digitalfantastic...
Feb 16, 2021•38 min
Hello and welcome to the Scottish Games Network Podcast. Let's start by saying this as a weirder one, our big topic this week is the Scottish Games Network Podcast... yes we're talking about ourselves (not at all narcissistic). However, as always you can expect us to be chatting about the Scottish games industry as well as the occasional off-topic conversation. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames . Links to everything we ...
Feb 12, 2021•34 min
We sat down with Luci Holland, festival director for Play Away. In this episode you can find out about the upcoming event and what to expect from it. Play Away will run between Monday 22nd February and Friday 5th March. Play Away Website: https://tinderboxcollective.org/playaway/
Feb 08, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
We sat down with Steve Hammill, COO of the Scottish Edge competition. In this episode, you can find out what Scottish Edge is, how to apply and what winning Scottish Edge can do for your company! Applications end Wednesday 10th of February so you still have time to get involved. Scottish Edge website: https://www.scottishedge.com/ Application: https://portal.scottishedge.com/apply-select/...
Feb 08, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hello and welcome to the Scottish Games Network Podcast! This is our second episode, we're still learning but hopefully, we've improved since last week. This week we talked about what you can find on Scottishgames.net as well as the Google Stadia If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames . Links to the wonderful people we spoke about: Cloud Jumper: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504820/Cloud_Jumper/#:~:text=Cloud%20Jumper%...
Feb 05, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Hello and welcome to the Scottish Games Network Podcast! This is our first ever episode, with that in mind the show is still a little rough around the edges so bear with us as we find our feet. This week we talked about what you can find on Scottishgames.net as well as what the hell is going on with Gamestop. If you want to get in touch with the show you can use #SGNpod on Twitter or message us directly @ScottishGames . Links to the wonderful people we spoke about: Team Junkfish: https://www.tea...
Jan 29, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1
