Scottish Games Awards Honors The Longest Walk and Hercule Poirot

The 2023 Scottish Games Awards ceremony was held in Glasgow, where Alexander Tarvet's The Longest Walk took home the award for Best Small-Budget Game, while Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case, developed by Blazing Griffin, was crowned Best Large-Budget Game. Other notable winners included Matt Stark's Viewfinder, which received the Technical Achievement award, and Blinnk and the Vacuum of Space, which won the Pure Quality award. Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to discuss the development of autistic-friendly games with Changing Day. Mike Dailly, currently the principal programmer at Sumo and renowned for designing Lemmings and co-founding DMA Design, now known as Rockstar North, received the Lifetime Achievement award. Dailly also spent eight years at YoYo Games, where he served as the head of development for GameMaker. The complete list of winners at the 2023 Scottish Games Awards is as follows: Art and Animation: Skye Tales - Puny Astronaut, Audio: Eschaton - Jabuga, Best Small-Budget Game: The Longest Walk - Alexander Tarvet, Best Large-Budget Game: Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case - Blazing Griffin, Creativity: Marion’s Journey - Chimera Tales, Technical Achievement: Viewfinder - Matt Stark, Spirit Of Scotland: Skye Tales - Puny Astronaut, Pure Quality: BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space - Changing Day, Best Educational Programme: Online Diploma Programme (Game Design) - Robert Gordon College, Best Educator: Dr Thomas Hainey - University of the West of Scotland, Diversity Champion: Searra Leishman - Hyper Luminal Games, Lifetime Achievement: Mike Dailly, Community Spirit Award (Stewart Gilray): Luci Holland, Tools and Technology: GameMaker, Rising Star: Rach Macpherson - Neonhive