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07 December 2005
Dundee computer games success
Dundee’s reputation as a hub of the computer games industry received another boost in Dubai, when city game developers won three categories in an international competition at the Global Digital Cities Network.
Dundee is part of the network, an international organisation between “knowledge based” industrial cities, which also includes Dubai, the Gold Coast, Kakamigahara (Japan), Chunchon (Korea), Jilin, Shenyand and Yanji (China), Taipei (Taiwan) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia).

Dundee’s Michael Loudon won best game concept, Robin Sloan won the best animation game category, while Chris Ellingford took the prize for best student animation.

Abertay graduate Robin won a competition organised by Dundee City Council to invent a computer game to go on display at the network meeting.

His trip there was sponsored by Business Gateway International-Tayside.

Dundee City Council economic development convener Councillor Joe Morrow said, “This win is yet another global recognition of the talent and skill Dundee is producing in the digital media sector.”