We’ve had another fantastic year for Search For A Star, with 225 games projects created by students from across the UK and Europe. We’re now reaching the final stage of the challenges, and are pleased to reveal our finalists for 2021! These students have shown high level skills and created exceptional projects over the course […]
Welcome Mark Flanagan, Education Program Manager at Epic Games, to this year’s Grads In Games Student Conference! Mark is the latest confirmed speaker for the Grads in Games Student Conference on March 29th, and will be sharing insight into the next generation of Unreal Engine technology! Mark is the Education Program Manager at Epic Games […]
It’s been hinted at a few times over the past couple of weeks and you may have noticed the news sneaking out into a few places, but we’re incredibly pleased to officially announce that Grads In Games is now operating as an independent not-for-profit company! This move has been in the works for quite some […]
We’re very pleased to welcome Zoë Sams, Tools Programmer at Rockstar North, to this year’s Grads In Games Student Conference! Zoë is the latest confirmed speaker for the Grads in Games Student Conference on March 29th, and will be sharing experiences of combating impostor syndrome, and from her career in the video games industry at […]
We’re very pleased to welcome Jessie Thomson to this year’s Grads In Games Student Conference! Jessie is an Animation Programmer at Cloud Imperium Games, working across AI and animation. The latest confirmed speaker for the Grads in Games Student Conference on March 29th will be sharing experiences from their career in the video games industry, […]
We’re very pleased to welcome Fawzi Mesmar to this year’s Grads In Games Student Conference! Fawzi is the Head of Design at EA DICE, with a prestigious 18 year career across numerous leading titles.
Toady we take a look at our Games Animation student projects for Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star 2021! Games animation, much like Games VFX, doesn’t have the as much coverage at university as the core three gamedev subjects, with most courses focusing on animation for film and TV. Being able to create […]
This week we’re going to be showcasing all of the student projects from Search For A Star & d3t Rising Star 2021. First up, one of our favourite categories, the visually and technically impressive Games VFX! Ever since we added the VFX challenge four years ago it’s always been one of the least represented in […]
We’d like to extend a massive thanks all of our Search For A Star Assessment Team! It’s always a huge task to get so many student projects marked with actionable feedback, and every year we’re humbled to see the industry step up to the challenge! Search for a Star and d3t Rising Star literally couldn’t […]
The Grads in Games Awards are back for 2021. Designed to recognise the work of universities, colleges, academics, students and studios in improving and encouraging graduate employment in the games industry; the Grads in Games Awards are the first of their kind. Every year we work with thousands of students who are looking to break […]