Dundee’s reputation as an international leader in video games development has been boosted with the announcement that a major computer games festival is to take place at the Caird Hall in August.
Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the city for Dare ProtoPlay, the exciting finale of game design competition Dare to be Digital.
Dare ProtoPlay a free public event which normally takes place as part of the Edinburgh Festival fringe will be held in the Caird Hall from August 12-14 and will feature all 15 games built in the international Dare to be Digital competition.
Organised and run by Abertay University and sponsored by Intel, the festival will feature a huge range of games-related events for everyone from toddlers and teenagers to grandparents and games developers.
Daniel Leyden, technical manager of Dundee-based Cobra Mobile, said, “Dundee is the true heart of Scottish games development and a fantastic place to live and work.
“The huge wealth of knowledge and expertise in games development within Dundee is unparalleled. With so many companies producing such high quality games Dundee is the natural place for the Dare ProtoPlay event to take place.”
Cobra Mobile is one member of the Dare Developer Showcase, the collection of leading companies that put their latest games and talent on show to the public at Dare ProtoPlay.
Other big names confirmed so far include Blitz Games Studios, Crytek, Outplay Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.