Sundsvall. The capital of Norrland. 100 000 inhabitants. 50 000 in the city. The stone city, after no less than four raging fires throughout its history. Heavy industry; forest, paper, aluminum. 1 percent of the Swedish population, using up more than 5 percent of the electricity. Apart from industry also banking, insurance and IT. And [...]

Jonathan Lester from British gaming magazine Dealspwn has a way with words; At the end of the academic year, after spending a few stressful and sleepless weeks coding excellent games, [Gotland University students] are invited to present their work to a jury of industry veterans, luminaries, developers and [press] – both to gain useful feedback [...]

Gamex – Swedens largest game tradeshow – has just ended. It was amazing to see how well represented Gotland was. ThreeGates were taking beta-registrations and showing off their upcoming Aethereus. Zeal Game Studios exhibited Dwarfs! together with their distributor Paradox. And Gotland University brought both LucidDreams and GentleTouch to their humongous booth – allowing them [...]

The GAME department at Gotland University have a tradition of using their students as their primary communication- and marketing tool. Developers on Gotland knows this intimately as this is how many of them got off the ground! The university brings a selection of projects to all their public events, simultaneously show-casing their education and allowing [...]

The GAME department of Gotland University hosted their annual conference a couple of weeks ago. The change from the old Awards-format didn’t pass unnoticed – the entire awards ceremony had been condensed into something more akin to a fancy toast at a party, than the amazing hour-long stage shows of previous years (FRIGGIN LASER BEAMS!). [...]