A groundbreaking R&D collaboration driving product, technology and process innovation in gaming.

The primary purpose of InGAME is to increase the value and scale of the cluster. This will be achieved through a combination of the following priority areas:

Creative experimentation. InGAME will create mixed teams from enterprises and the universities to develop prototypes and proof of concepts utilising new and emerging game technologies. The teams will explore new audiences and interdisciplinary working relationships as well as creating new content and models for gaming.

Exploiting innovation. InGAME will identify and exploit technical and process innovations that have potential value as a standalone product/service in their own right, via cross sector engagement, and develop solutions to enhance opportunities for incremental innovation to be used to drive disruptive innovation.

Sector intensification. SMEs in the sector need organisational development support that allows for cooperative engagement to provide scale while firms retain independence and innovative, outward-looking potential. InGAME will establish new modes of collaboration, facilitate diversity, improve access to high cost development services and develop tools and processes that locate commercial viability at the heat of game design and development.

The InGAME R&D Voucher Scheme will allow organisations and professionals engaged in game development, or with game developers, to access InGAME’s facilities, resources and expertise. The purpose of the InGAME R&D Voucher Scheme is to establish new modes of industry-academia collaboration and support applicants in the rapid prototyping of innovative new gaming products, services, experiences, processes, audiences and markets.

Any micro enterprise, SME and third sector organisations can apply to the voucher scheme, providing their main company operations are in the UK and that the application proposes an R&D partnership with InGAME related to games and media enterprise.

The voucher scheme will launch in summer 2019 and full details on the application process will be published in due course.

Sean Taylor, Project Director, is an award-winning project director with 20 years of experience in the design and development of digital interactive entertainment products and services. He is best known for his work at DMA Design on the original Grand Theft Auto and, during his role of Executive Producer at Denki, the BAFTA-winning casual game, Quarrel.

Sean is supported by eight dedicated R&D Fellows, each with their own specialism ranging from data driven design, technology exploitation and sustainable creative business strategy. We are grateful for the support of the University of Abertay, University of Dundee and University of St Andrews and Industry partners who will be providing access to expertise, resources and services to meet our mission.

If you want to be express your interest in any of the above opportunities or to keep up to date on the latest news from InGAME, please complete our enquiry form.

InGAME one of nine creative clusters formed as part of the Creative Industries Clusters Programme (CICP) which brings together world-class research talent with companies and organisations from across the UK’s four nations in a first-of-its kind research and development investment. CICP is managed by the Arts & Humanities Research Council as part of the Industrial Strategy. For more information on the programme please visit https://creativeindustriesclusters.com/.