Game designer and founder of Lowtek Games.
Thu 4th Mar, 13:00-14:00

Alex McLean is a musician, software artist and researcher.
Wed 24th Feb, 17:00-18:00

Andy designs games and immersive experiences with inclusivity at the forefront.
Wed 3rd Mar, 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT)

Currently conducting a PhD in Music at the University of Glasgow, his research investigates the world of live streaming and intends to act as a stimulus for greater scrutiny around this new medium.
Thu 25th Feb 13:30 – 14:15 (GMT)

Research-based artist working within digital media and video installation
Fri 5th Mar, 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)

Learning and Events Producer at BAFTA Scotland
Mon 1st Mar, 13:00-14:00

Game designer and founder of BearHammer Games Ltd
Wed 3rd Mar, 13:00-14:00

Journalist, digital media consultant, games industry researcher, and founder of the Scottish Games Network
Tue 23rd Feb, 13:00-14:00

Charly Harbord works at Abertay University as well as doing a PhD on RPGs
Thu 25th Feb 13:30 – 14:15 (GMT)

Games composer and chiptune performer
Sadly, Chipzel is no longer performing at the festival due to family reasons.

Teacher of Music Ardrossan Academy

Programmer, artist and game designer interested in games that promote exploration, personal and diverse narratives, and non-violence
Tue 2nd Mar, 9:30-12:30

Playwright, artistic director, and founder of Civic Digits Theatre Company, the creators of The Big Data Show
Tue 23rd Feb, 13:00-14:00

Game designer and creative director of BAFTA-winning games studio The Chinese Room (Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs)
Mon 22nd Feb, 19:15-20:00

Artist, educator and founder/creative director of Hidden Door Festival in Edinburgh

Taught Music at Greenwood Academy, North Ayrshire since 2008

Derrick Schultz
Artificial Images
Mon 1st March, 15:00 – 16:00 (GMT)

Artistic Director, Producer and Creative

Artistic Director of Visible Fictions

PhD, Game Doctor
Tue 23rd Feb, 13:00-14:00

Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University where he teaches game design and researches the design of Applied Games
Thu 25th Feb, 14:30 – 15:15 (GMT)

Game design lecturer, author, leader of the Graduate Apprenticeship in Software Engineering programme, and co-director of the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab
Thu 25th Feb, 11:30-12:15

Producer at No Code
Thu 25th Feb, 14:30 – 15:15 (GMT)

Founder of Yaldi Games
Tue 23rd Feb, 13:00-14:00

Programming and comedy team who design gamified systems to elevate interactive live performances
Tue 23rd Feb, 18:00-19:00

Beyond Parasocial Interaction: A Talk and Let’s Play of Speed Dating for Ghosts with Gabriel Elvery
Thu 25th Feb, 20:00-21:00

Games composer (Sea of Solitude)
Fri 5th Mar, 18:00-19:00

Ilse is currently at the Umeå Institute of Design working on her graduate thesis
Fri 5th Mar, 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)

Game designer, artist and maker at Biome Collective and Bit Loom
Wed 24th Feb, 13:00-16:00

Keynote Speaker
Game designer, best-selling author, and Director of Game Research + Development at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California
Mon 22nd Feb, 18:00-19:00

Adventure Folk pioneer, veteran of legendary ‘Whisky River Boat Band’ and Assistant Director of Tinderbox Collective
Fri 5th Mar, 19:15-21:30

Performer
Fri 5th Mar, 19:15 – 21:30 (GMT)

Music Teacher Garnock Community Campus

Author of ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’ and Programme Manager at Scala Radio
Fri 5th Mar, 18:00-19:00

Composer who decided to write music for video games at the age of 13 and hasn’t stopped since
Fri 5th Mar, 19:15-21:30

Game designer, founder and creative director of BAFTA-winning games studio No Code (Observation, Stories Untold)
Mon 22nd Feb, 19:15-20:00

Interdisciplinary artist and researcher, and Postdoctoral Research and Development Fellow in Interactive Engagement at InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise (Dundee)
Wed 3rd Mar, 13:00-14:00

Director of North Edinburgh Arts (NEA)

DFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow
Thu 25th Feb, 11:30-12:15

Artist, writer, puzzle-maker, immersive environment and narrative designer whose work focuses on the playful intersections of arts, culture, and technology, especially in gaming
Tue 23rd Feb, 18:00-19:00

Principal Teacher, Garnock Community Campus

MPhil Research student at the University of Glasgow
Thu 25th Feb, 11:30 – 12:15 (GMT)

AI researcher, and educator.
Mon 1st March, 15:00 – 16:00 (GMT)

Malath Abbas is a game designer, artist and producer working on experimental and meaningful games in Scotland.
Mon 22nd Feb 19:15-20:00

Marina Díez, emotional game designer & CEO at 3ofcups Games
Thu 4th Mar, 13:00-14:00

Artist, researcher and creative technologist
Fri 5th Mar, 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)

Max has launched a number of successful game IP’s over his 10 year career in games.
Tue 23rd Feb, 13:00-14:00

American composer
Fri 5th Mar, 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)

Researcher, designer and performance maker with interest in the areas between theatre, games, and physical spaces
Tue 23rd Feb, 18:00-19:00

GTA and second-year PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow working on the Technology of Immersion in Fantasy Literature and VR
Thu 25th Feb, 11:30-12:15

Award-winning and Ivor Novello nominated film, TV and game composer (Telling Lies, The Reason I Jump)
Fri 5th Mar, 18:00-19:00

Writer and game designer based in Los Angeles, CA.
Thu 4th Mar, 13:00-14:00

UX Designer with a focus on creating playful user experiences with accessibility and psychology in mind
Thu 4th Mar, 13:00-14:00

Game artist and research assistant at InGAME.
Wed 3rd Mar, 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT)

Artist and researcher based in Dublin, Ireland
Fri 5th Mar, 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)

Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Game Design and Production at Abertay University
Thu 25th Feb, 14:30 – 15:15 (GMT)

Writer and SGSAH-funded academic of fantasy based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Thu 25th Feb, 13:30 – 14:15 (GMT)

Official Scottish chapter of the International Game Developers Association
Fri 26th Feb, 19:00-21:00
Mon 1st Mar, 13:00-14:00

Artistic director & drama leader

E-sports presenter, games reviewer, and host of Press X To Continue at BBC Sounds.
Mon 22nd Feb, 19:15-20:00

Principal Teacher for St. Bridget’s Primary School and Early Years Class

Creative Producer
Mon 1st Mar, 13:00-14:00

Games composer (PLAYNE: The Meditation Game, LEGO® Worlds, Dead and Buried)
Fri 5th Mar, 18:00-19:00

Performer
Fri 5th Mar, 19:15-21:30

Brazilian viola da gamba player, arranger and composer
Fri 5th Mar, 19:15-21:30

Lab promotes cross-disciplinary research into Games and Gaming
Thu 25th Feb, 13:30-14:15

Artist & VR designer
Wed 3rd Mar, 13:00-14:00

Computer Science PhD student at Glasgow writing up a thesis on Game Balancing.
Thu 25th Feb 14:30-15:15

Artist whose work focuses on sound, music, physical interaction, games, and building new instruments.
Tue 23rd Feb, 18:00-19:00

Tools Programmer at Rockstar North, and games livestreamer
Tue 2nd Mar, 19:00-20:00