Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has officially opened the University of Abertay Dundee's unique learning and knowledge-creation environment White Space.

White Space is a £2.5m development which is at the heart of Abertay University's computer games technology and computer arts teaching and knowledge-creation activities.

It is already a thriving hub of activity, mixing the talents of computer arts and games students, PhD researchers, and lecturers, together with business people, broadcasters and artists.

White Space houses the planning and management team for Dare to be Digital, Abertay's ground-breaking international computer games design competition for students.

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It is also home to the planning group for Creative Scotland, to part of BBC Innovation, and to Lesley Riddoch's weekly current affairs show on BBC Radio Scotland, as well as Abertay's own White Space Solutions company, dedicated to supporting local industry with digital business ideas.

Abertay's Principal, Professor Bernard King, said: "White Space is a learning environment like no other that gives Abertay graduates an extra edge in the global knowledge economy.

"The White Space concept surrounds our students with the buzz of a real working environment allowing them to share real-world knowledge and experience. Within White Space, industry interfaces with students, students interface with researchers, researchers expand horizons for future exploitation."

First Minister Alex Salmond said: "The new White Space Facility will allow the University of Abertay's reputation to grow, and will be a hub of creative and commercial activity.

"The Scottish Government has high ambitions for developing our creative economy and this facility will help its strength to develop."

(GK/JM)