A top Ministry of Defence advisor has taken an interest in Dundee's contribution to the multi-million pound computer games business.
Professor Sir Keith O'Nions asked to visit Abertay University on a two-day tour of other Scottish institutions.
Sir Keith, director general of research councils and the MoD's chief scientific adviser, will also meet a number of local digital and creative companies.
These include Real Time Worlds, Denki, Codemasters and TPLD.