Event Category: GamesFest


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This teacher webinar will outline the key cyber resilience skills and knowledge that could be taught in the context of games and gaming. It will explore the risks inherent to online gaming and identify steps to reduce these risks. This webinar is aimed at educators of all ages.   Register with this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fa46a1ac-0371-48e5-9916-65724bff132c@0ef77447-1083-4dec-b89f-27c765076840


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Tabletop scotland convention logo with the following information: 5th to 7th september at the royal highland centre

Tabletop Scotland Returns to the Royal Highland Centre this September 5th – 7th September at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh Tabletop Scotland is one of the UK’s premier festivals of analogue gaming, allowing visitors to unplug from technology and enjoy the best in board games, card games and roleplaying games. With over 130 different exhibitors, …


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This lesson, aimed at upper primary, will get learners to design their very own trainer incorporating recognisable elements from their favourite games characters. This lesson is inspired by the Daydream Believers THREADS project.   There are two worksheets that would useful to print. There is an optional finishing element using Adobe Express. trainer worksheet trainer …


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This teacher webinar will be presented by Callum Croughan from North Lanarkshire’s digital skills team. He will explain all how they setup and delivered their successful Minecraft Mayhem project and the impact on the children who play it in schools. Register using this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e9aa9563-9ae1-4c78-b127-3713d2c6e4cf@0ef77447-1083-4dec-b89f-27c765076840 


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Dr Alexander Horowitz is a game development leader and audio specialist based in South East England. He is the Creative Craft Director at Electronic Arts’ Criterion in Guildford, UK, and the Global Communications Lead for EA’s accessibility ERG, ABLE. He directing the European audio team on Hogwarts Legacy, and contributing to its Grammy Award-nominated original score. Alexander is …


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Jamie is the CEO of Konglomerate Games, a video games company dedicated to creating games to help people. From physiotherapy games for children with breathing conditions to medical training games for doctors and maths and literacy games for kids, Jamie will be sharing insights into games for good as well as different careers within the …


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Join North Lanarkshire Council’s Digital Team in building ‘Pastaroids’ – a fun ‘shoot ‘em up’ game starring Oodles (‘The Lil’ Bowl of Noodles’). Code Oodles (‘The Lil’ Bowl of Noodles’) to shoot herby Vegan meatballs at the oncoming hordes of unhealthy junk food! The game will be made on MakeCode Arcade and the code-along is suitable for Second …


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Join the Into Film education team for a LIVE lesson aimed at upper primary children. In this lesson they will use their Games Lite resources to apply learners’ knowledge of game narratives and structure to curricular topics. Young people will develop cross-curricular literacy skills through a tried and tested framework and build stories for games …

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