Summary
How Dundee in Scotland gave birth to Grand Theft Auto and has remained a hub of games design ever since. We visit the V&A design museum’s exhibition on gaming, plus we get one young developer’s tips on getting into the games business. And we track down one of the original team that worked on GTA. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones.
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| 0:41.8 | Thank you. sounds. There's probably another podcast on there that you're absolutely love. Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from |
| 0:46.2 | the technology world. I'm Rory Kathleen Jones and this week we've got a very special edition |
| 0:51.1 | live from the Victorian Albert Museum, the V&A in Dundee, in Scotland, |
| 0:56.3 | where there's a fascinating exhibition on about video games. This small city has become a big |
| 1:02.0 | player in the games industry. We'll hear why that's happened. We'll meet someone who helped develop |
| 1:06.9 | the blockbuster game Grand Theft Auto right here. And a young games developer gives us her five top tips for getting into this business. |
| 1:15.9 | We've also got a great panel of guests. |
| 1:18.4 | Lauren Bassam is one of the curators here at the VNA. Welcome Lauren. |
| 1:22.1 | Hello, thanks for having me. |
| 1:23.4 | Joseph DeLat is a professor at Abate University in Dundee, |
| 1:27.5 | where students come from far and wide to study for games-related degrees. |
| 1:31.7 | Hi, Joseph. |
| 1:32.6 | Hello, thanks very much for having me. |
| 1:34.2 | And Kean Roche is the founder of Punea Astronaut, one of many games firms based in the city. |
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