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scottishgames @[email protected] · 2026-04-30 · 08:35 UTC

Opinion: The Invisible Powerhouse – Why The Herald’s Culture 50 Has An Interactive Blind Spot

This is a fantastic list. Truly. As I read through The Herald’s 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture (Paywall), I see names that represent the very best of our nation – musicians, producers, actors, and advocates who have fought to keep Scotland’s creative heart beating during some of the toughest years in recent memory. I recognise many of them as allies. I respect all of them as peers.

But I also noticed something else. Or rather, I noticed a void.

In a list of 50 powerbrokers shaping what Scotland consumes in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, there is not a single representative from the Scottish games ecosystem. Not one. In 2026, as our world becomes increasingly defined by digital interaction, the country’s largest, most successful, and most productive creative export has been missed entirely.

The Billion-Pound Ghost

This is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. For decades now, the games industry has been the billion-pound ghost in the room of Scottish culture. We are frequently cited for our extraordinary GVA and our global commercial reach, but we are almost never invited to the table when the conversation turns to artistic merit or cultural impact.

By excluding (ignoring? Missing?) games from a list of the most powerful people in culture, we are essentially saying that the millions of people who engage with interactive storytelling, virtual performance, and digital art are not engaging in culture. We are saying that the world-class designers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Elgin – people who are masterminds of empathy, systems, storytelling and aesthetics – are somehow separate from the creative fabric of the nation.

Beyond the Bottom Line

While the economic argument for games is inarguable – as I have highlighted in the Level Up Scotland Games Action Plan – my challenge to the wider arts sector is to look beyond the balance sheet.

Games are the golden thread of the 21st-century creative economy. They are where music, narrative, visual art, and technical engineering collide to create entirely new forms of human experience. When we talk about the power of the arts to transform lives, why are we not talking about the therapeutic impact of the Gamer-in-Residence at Glasgow Children’s Hospital? When we talk about cultural legacy, why is the ongoing lack of preservation of our digital heritage still treated as an optional extra?

The isolation of games is a uniquely Scottish problem in one specific, structural way. In the rest of the UK, games are tucked under the wing of the screen industries. In Scotland, we are one of the 16 official sub-sectors of the creative industries – standing alongside architecture, design, and visual art. On paper, we are integrated. In practice, we are siloed. In policy terms, we are entirely invisible.

A Hand Across the Aisle

I am not writing this to complain; I am writing this to offer outreach. The ongoing exclusion of games is a missed opportunity for the traditional arts. Imagine the cultural impact of a collaboration between the Citizens Theatre, or Dance Base and a real-time 3D studio, or the RSNO performing alongside a live interactive performance. These are the opportunities that stay locked away when our worlds remain apart.

At the Scottish Games Network, we are working to bridge this gap. Following our More Than Games events in 2022-25, we are preparing to launch Project Pathfinder. This initiative is specifically designed to bring games technology into the wider creative and cultural sectors, acting as a force multiplier for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers and performers.

The Wake-Up Call

To my friends and colleagues in the traditional arts: consider this a friendly wake-up call. The next generation of Scottish creators does not see a boundary between a play and a game, or a gallery and a virtual world. They see a single, fluid creative landscape and open opportunities.

If we want a Culture 50 that truly reflects the power and influence of Scottish creativity, we have to start looking at the digital screen with the same respect we give to the stage, the cinema screen or the canvas.

SGN is here to facilitate that conversation. I am here to be the architect of that bridge. Let us make sure that by 2027, the 50 most powerful people in Scottish arts and culture include the pioneers who are building the interactive future of our nation.

Brian Baglow is the Founder and CEO of the Scottish Games Network.

Photo by Anthony Camp on Unsplash

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Dining and Cooking @[email protected] · 2025-12-02 · 06:30 UTC

The 50 Best Pizza Chains in the World

There are many pizza chains, but which one is the best? The experts at “Top 50 Pizza” have decided once again. TRAVELBOOK presents the three best pizza chains worldwide and shows the Top 50. In larger and medium-sized cities, …
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ActuaNews.fr @[email protected] · 2025-09-02 · 05:46 UTC

Philippe Lellouche et Caroline Ithurbide aux commandes du « Meilleur des Réveils » sur RFM

À partir du lundi 8 septembre, la matinale emblématique de RFM se réinvente. Philippe Lellouche et Caroline Ithurbide prendront les rênes du « Meilleur des Réveils », une émission mêlant bonne humeur, musique culte et rendez-vous inédits. Objectif : offrir aux auditeurs un réveil énergique placé sous le signe des années 80 et 90.

Une nouvelle ère pour la matinale de RFM

Une équipe renouvelée et complice

RFM a officialisé l’arrivée de Philippe Lellouche et Caroline Ithurbide à la tête de son émission matinale. Diffusé chaque jour de 6h à 9h30, Le Meilleur des Réveils s’annonce comme un moment incontournable pour bien démarrer la journée. La complémentarité entre le comédien et l’animatrice devrait donner une nouvelle dynamique au programme.

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Un retour aux sources musicales

L’émission fera la part belle aux plus grands succès des années 80 et 90, une période qui continue de séduire plusieurs générations. Entre souvenirs et nostalgie, les auditeurs retrouveront également des « nouveaux classiques », pour un mélange équilibré entre tubes intemporels et titres récents.

Des rubriques inédites pour rythmer les matinées

Des rendez-vous originaux et interactifs

Parmi les nouveautés annoncées figurent Le Super Replay, qui revisitera les meilleurs moments de télévision d’avant internet, et Mon héros du jour, une séquence consacrée à des portraits inspirants. Ces rendez-vous donneront à la matinale une identité forte, entre divertissement et proximité avec le public.

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Le retour du mythique Top 50

Symbole d’une époque, le Top 50 fera son entrée chaque matin dans l’émission. Les auditeurs pourront ainsi revivre les grands hits d’une génération tout en chantant leurs refrains favoris. Cette séquence culte vient renforcer l’ADN musical de RFM, qui a toujours placé les tubes fédérateurs au cœur de sa programmation.

Une matinale pensée pour ses auditeurs

Des attentions quotidiennes pour le public

RFM souhaite également chouchouter ses auditeurs en leur offrant un coup de pouce bienvenu : chaque jour, la station prendra en charge leurs courses. Une initiative originale qui s’inscrit dans la volonté de la radio d’accompagner ses auditeurs dans leur quotidien, au-delà du simple divertissement.

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Une ambiance festive et fédératrice

Philippe Lellouche et Caroline Ithurbide auront pour mission de plonger leurs auditeurs dans une atmosphère joyeuse et insouciante. Trois heures et demie d’énergie, de rires et de complicité musicale, pour transformer le réveil en véritable moment de plaisir partagé.

Avec Philippe Lellouche et Caroline Ithurbide aux manettes, Le Meilleur des Réveils de RFM s’offre une nouvelle jeunesse. Entre nostalgie musicale, rendez-vous inédits et proximité renforcée avec le public, la matinale entend séduire aussi bien les fidèles de longue date que de nouveaux auditeurs. Dès le 8 septembre, RFM promet des matinées festives, rythmées et inoubliables.

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Lee Coursey @[email protected] · 2025-01-24 · 15:43 UTC

#Top50 #Countdown #music - My 2nd most-played song of all time is "Gardening at Night by R.E.M., from their 1982 debut EP, Chronic Town. There are many R.E.M. songs I love, but this jangly ditty remains my favorite over 40 years since its release. youtu.be/ygiHqQdVvbg

Gardening At Night (Remastered...

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Lee Coursey @[email protected] · 2025-01-23 · 14:44 UTC

#Top50 #Countdown #music #musicsky – My 3rd most-played song of all time is "There She Goes" by The La's, released as a single in 1988, and on their 1990 self-titled album. I love the whole debut album, but this track is in a lot of my playlists, hence its top 3 position. youtu.be/CZXLLMbJdZ4

The La's - There She Goes