A trio of Abertay University students have won scholarships to the world's biggest games conference.

Alice Bowman, Nikita Kotter and Robyn McMillan will attend Game Development Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, where they will network with international industry leaders and 30,000 other games developers.

As ambassadors for the industry, Ms Bowman received scholarship funding from the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), Ms McMillan from the organisation GirlsMakeGames and Mr Kotter from games development platform Unity.

Ms Bowman said: "I've wanted to go to GDC for years and the IGDA Scholarships are a great opportunity.

"When I got the news that I'd been selected I was overwhelmed at getting the chance to attend the biggest game industry event in the world, and now I can't wait to head to San Francisco.

"There are so many talks I want to attend, and I'm excited to see how the experience helps to shape my research."

Mr Kotter has developed several dozen prototypes using Unity and has been working in the engine since 2012.

He said: "I strongly believe that getting the scholarship of this calibre from a respected software developer like Unity provides access to great opportunities at the event.

"Moreover, it greatly contributes to my chances of securing a desired position in the industry and assists me in development of current projects."

GDC runs from March 19 to March 23.