Judges for the second annual Scottish Games Awards are announced with a lineup spanning from the gaming industry to Parliament.
The Scottish Games Awards is a yearly event to recognise excellence in the Scottish gaming industry. There will be awards across 15 categories spanning achievements for technology, 创造力, 发展, 还有更多.
Big names in gaming will be recognized alongside indie game developers, showcasing the breadth of the industry at Platform in central Glasgow in November. The event will be opened by Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf MSP.
This second annual event will see the following judges take the panel:
- Brian Baird, Technical Director at Bethesda: Baird has worked as an engineer on 游戏 like 侠盗车手, Pogo小狗, Star Wars Force Unleashed. He is currently working on 影响76 as a technical director.
- Lauren Bergin, 新闻 Editor at PCGamesN. Bergin is an avid gamer who also has by-lines in Loadout, Wargamer, Dexerto.
- Natalie Don, Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing Renfrewshire North & 西. Don is raising awareness and promoting the positive impacts of gaming.
- Joe Donnelly, Features Editor at Games Radar. Video game enthusiast and mental health advocate, Donnelly has by-lines in the Guardian, 新政治家, 副, GamesRadar+ and believes in the power of video 游戏 to educate and inform.
- Keza Macdonald, Games Editor at The Guardian. Macdonald has been writing about the 艺术 and culture of video 游戏 for nearly 20 years.
- Neil Mackay, Journalist and Columnist at The Herald. An award-winning investigative journalist, author, filmmaker, who has been playing video 游戏 since 太空入侵者 in 1980.
- Jordan Middler, Staff Writer and Podcast Host at Video游戏 Chronicle. Middler is a video game critic who previously worked for BBC Scotland.
They will be selecting individuals, 游戏, organisations who were created in Scotland in the last 12 months as winners.
The categories include educator of the year, 社区领袖, 多样性的冠军, 冉冉升起的新星, 终身成就奖, technical achievement, 艺术, 动画, audio, best small budget and best big budget 游戏.
The judges will be joined by Chris Scullion, 游戏 journalist and author of numerous books and encyclopaedias on classic game consoles, who is returning as chair of judges.
“The inaugural Scottish Games Awards last year was a fantastic way to raise awareness of some of the most talented game developers in Scotland. I’m delighted to be returning to chair the judging panel for this year’s awards, have no doubt the calibre of entries will be just as impressive,斯卡利翁说。.
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