Today, games editor Keith Stuart is at the Bristol Games Hub in Stokes Croft, home to a range of small indie studios and offbeat projects
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So just before I end my live blog, Dan Page from Opposable Games has told me about a virtual reality developer meet-up he's organising. This is a meeting about virtual reality, not one that's happening inside virtual reality.
"The first ever SouthWest Virtual Reality Meetup is scheduled for 29 July upstairs at The Big Chill Bar, 15 Small Street, Bristol," says Dan. "We'll be giving folks the chance to ask questions and hear short talks from industry leaders, interact with exciting new hardware and socialise with fellow VR enthusiasts. Expect Oculus Rifts, Razer Hydras, Leap Motion controllers and maybe, just maybe, a DK2."
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Keith Stuart, @keefstuart is now trending in #Bristol http://t.co/8qOw9lVjzK
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Another hour, another interview!
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I've just been speaking to Alex Harvey from local development studio Andalusian. The four-person team successfully Kickstarted the sandbox stealth game Tangiers last summer, and now the project is in closed beta.
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Just eating an amazing jerk chicken wrap from the deli around the corner!
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Number two is a purrrfect entry from @LukasRoper... @keefstuart @DevRelCallum @bossastudios pic.twitter.com/2vy2eIYCQi
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Number 3 from @JoeyBlakeston will be a boss in our next game @DevRelCallum @bossastudios @keefstuart @OliverAge24 pic.twitter.com/b3ZmYBeapW
This is what happens when you visit game developers...
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What do we do about the growing market for omega-3 fish oils when fish stocks are rapidly diminishing? Auroch Digital has just released Camelina Caper, a science game created for Rothamsted Research, about an alternative source of omega-3 fish oils.
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So just a little background on the Bristol Games Hub. It's essentially an affordable open office space for small game development studios and lone freelancers.
Two years ago, local developers Auroch Digital and Opposable Games were looking for office space in the city centre and decided to pool resources. They discovered an office block being renovated in Stokes Croft, a previously dilapidated area of Bristol now being rejuvenated into something of a media hub. The landlords were happy to negotiate on terms, allowing Auroch and Opposable to rent on a desk-by-desk basis rather than committing many thousands to a conventional renting agreement.
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It's a sunny Thursday in the south west of England, and I'm at the Bristol Games Hub in the city's Stokes Croft area. Described as the Shoreditch of Bristol, this region just off the city centre is undergoing major rejuvenation at the moment. Games are a part of it.
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