Evaluation of InGAME

In 2023, we were commissioned to evaluate the economic and societal impact of the InGAME R&D centre in Dundee. The objectives of the study were to:

  • measure the quantifiable economic impact of InGAME;
  • identify the wider societal impacts generated by InGAME;
  • assess potential future impacts for the local cluster and wider creative sector;
  • recommend how the ongoing impact of InGAME can be monitored; and
  • provide recommendations for optimising any contributions InGAME’s approach makes to supporting the strategic priorities of the sector.

Established in 2018 by Abertay University, in collaboration with the University of Dundee, the University of St Andrews and industry partners, InGAME (Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise) is the national testbed for video games innovation. The project is part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) Creative Industries Clusters Programme, funded by the UK Government, and receives additional investment from the Scottish Funding Council.

InGAME (Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise) is the national testbed for video games innovation.

The report was published today (02/08/23) and shows the economic and societal impacts of the project, concluding that companies collaborating with InGAME are expected to generate an estimated £84.7m GVA for the UK economy over the 10-year period 2023-2032, with £55.3 million GVA and 115 jobs to be generated within the Tay Cities Region alone.

In its impact analysis, the report noted that for every £1 of UK public funding invested, InGAME is expected to generate a total of £15.90 GVA for the UK economy and stimulated £2.08 of R&D investment from industry partners.

The impact of InGAME was also instrumental in Abertay University securing preferred bidder status to host one of four new UK virtual production labs. Funded through UKRI’s Convergent Screen Technologies and performance in Realtime (CoSTAR) programme, the Dundee lab will specialise in research and innovation for virtual production, a new cinematography technique that uses computer-generated imagery (CGI), LED screens and motion capture to create virtual movie sets.

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Posted 02.08.23

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