Games Day at the Big Real

In partnership with Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Government and Industry

This event has now concluded. Thanks to all those who attended!
September 18th, 2025
Dundee

SGDA is pleased to announce that D.I.C.E. Europe is coming to Scotland, and this year there will be an additional fringe day in Dundee on Thursday 18th September, where delegates are invited to discover Europe’s game development hotspot of Dundee.

Games Day at the Big Real, Water’s Edge Dundee. 10am-6:30pm (doors open 9:30am)

Schedule | Games Day 2025

Morning

10:00
Opening Remarks
Chris van der Kuyl CBE (Chairman, 4J Studios)
10:15
Bringing Players to the Centre of Game Design and Development
Joe “Stampy” Garrett (YouTube Content Creator and Game Designer, 4J Studios) and Chris van der Kuyl CBE (Chairman, 4J Studios
10:45
5 Tips for New Games Studios
Stuart Muckley (CEO & Founder, Code Wizards Group)
11:15
Breathing life into virtual spaces
Panel with Kennady Ray (Voice Over Artist), Stuart Macdonald (World Design Director, Remedy Entertainment) and Ross Alexander (Senior Narrative Designer, Avalanche Studios). Chaired by Brian Gomez (Creative Director, 4J Studios)
12:00
Coffee Break ☕

Afternoon

12:30
Afternoon Welcome
Hazel Jane (Host)
12:45
When Worlds Collide - Creating Games in a Polarized World
Kate Edwards (CEO, Geogrify)
13:15
From Game Jam to 300 Million Players
Greg Lee (CEO, Team Terrible)
13:45
Lunch 🍴
14:45
20 Years of Thinking 360 About Games - How Making Games, Financing, and Lobbying Go Hand in Hand
Hendrik Lesser (CEO, Remote Control)
15:15
Developer survival and success
Panel with Kevin Johnson (Development Director, Double Fine), Adam Boyes (CEO/Founder, Vivrato) and Meher Kalenderian (CEO, Keelworks). Chaired by Cat Burton (Founder, Goth Boss Studios).
15:45
Coffee Break ☕
16:15
Marrying Creative & Business goals
Panel with Dave Jones (Founder DMA Design & Realtime Worlds, ex-Epic Creative Fellow), Mao Sugiyama (Business Development Manager, Nintendo of Europe) and Joe Kreiner (Retired VP Of Business Development, Epic). Chaired by Gary Penn (Creative Director, Denki Games).
16:45
Big Things from Small Teams
Jon McKellan (Founder/Director, Screen Burn Interactive)
17:15
Closing Remarks / Networking
Chris van der Kuyl CBE (Chairman, 4J Studios)
17:30
Drinks 🍻

The prestigious D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) summits, bring together the top video game designers, developers and publishers from around the world to discuss the trends and the future of the industry.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) is Scotland’s national economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It supports businesses to innovate and scale to transform the Scottish economy by focusing on new market opportunities through targeted investment, innovation and internationalisation.

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