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Author: Joey Relton

A Hearthstone fanatic who also happens to be the Content Manager for Grads in Games. Continuously working to help grads break into the games industry and perfect my chocolate raspberry brownie recipe. @JoeyRelton

Search for a Star VFX

Catching up with our nDreams VFX and Environment Art winners!

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Joey Relton 0

It’s been six months now since our Search for a Star VFX winner, Niels Dewitte, and Environment Art winner, Jake Missing began working at VR-master-studio and Grads in Games partner nDreams. We caught up with the two 2017 title holders to find out how they’re finding life in the industry, how their art has changed, […]

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Search for a Star stage one assessors revealed!

November 9, 2017January 16, 2018 Joey Relton 0

With the second challenge of Search for a Star and Sumo Digital Rising Star now open, and the first challenge still well underway, we’re excited to announce the industry professionals who are providing individually tailored feedback on our art students’ first challenge portfolio submissions. We’ve been blown away by just how many industry professionals have […]

Posted in Search For A StarAnimation Art Assessors Character art Environment Art Judges Search For A Star SFAS18 Stage 1 Sumo Digital Rising Star VFX
Get in the Game tour

Get in the Game tour dates announced!

October 10, 2017August 12, 2024 Joey Relton 0

We’re excited to announce our Get in the Game 2017 dates, where we’ll be joined by our friends at Playground Games, nDreams, Boss Alien and more!

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We're looking for Get in the Game Ambassadors!

We’re looking for Get in the Game Ambassadors!

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 Joey Relton 0

Want to beef up that CV? Looking to get your hands on some industry swag? Maybe meet and network with top UK studios at our legendary Search for a Star Showcase day? Well, we’re looking for students like you to join our award-winning Grads in Games team as Ambassadors! What is Get in the Game? […]

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Get in the Game tour searching for guest speakers to inspire game dev students

Get in the Game tour searching for guest speakers to inspire game dev students

September 28, 2017October 10, 2017 Joey Relton 0

Aardvark Swift are calling for guest speakers to inspire the next generation of developers on this year’s Get in the Game tour.

Posted in Get In The Game, NewsAnimation Art Design Game Design Get In The Game GITG Grads In Games Programming VFX
Search for a Star VFX

Search for a Star and Sumo Digital Rising Star 2018 opens for registration to find top student developers!

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Joey Relton 0

It’s that time of the year once again – Sumo Digital Rising Star and Search for a Star 2018 is open for registration! We’re on the search for talented student programmers, animators and character, environment and VFX artists who are looking to show off their skills. Top UK studios including Sumo Digital, Playground Games, nDreams […]

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Can you help us assess student submissions for Search for a Star 2018?

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 Joey Relton 0

We’re putting a call out to all Animators, Character & Environment Artists and VFX Artists to help us assess student submissions for Search for a Star.

Posted in Articles, News, Search For A StarAnimator Character Artist Environment Artist Game Dev Game Development Programmer Search For A Star SFAS SFAS18 VFX Artist
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Playground Games hires Search for a Star Environment Artist

August 23, 2017February 21, 2018 Joey Relton 0

We’re excited to announce that Hannah Smith is the latest Search for a Star contestant to fill a Playground Games Job through Search for a Star!

Posted in Art, Articles, News, Search For A StarAardvark Swift Environment Art Grads In Games Hannah Smith Playground Games SFAS SFAS17
Search For A Star Programming Finalist Joins d3t

Search For A Star Programming Finalist Joins d3t

July 14, 2017August 10, 2017 Joey Relton 0

This year our Search For A Star judges overwhelmingly agreed that 2017’s finalists were the strongest we’ve met. These are talented, dedicated students, and we’re ecstatic to continue our previous announcements of successful placements of our Search For A Star finalists! After scoring strongly in a C++ HackerRank test and impressing round two judges with his game, Cube Invasion (which can be played […]

Posted in Interviews, News, Search For A Stard3t Neil Osbaldeston Search For A Star Search for a Star 17
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Sumo Digital hires two programming finalists from Search For A Star

May 30, 2017February 21, 2018 Joey Relton 0

After making a big impression in Search For A Star, James Hutchison of UCLan & Witek Gawlowski of Goldsmiths both start jobs at Sheffield’s Sumo Digital

Posted in News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersGoldsmiths University James Hutchison Search For A Star SFAS17 Sumo Digital UCLAN Witold Gawlowski

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