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 […]
With our Search For A Star and d3t Rising Star gamedev challenges well under way, we’ve still got openings for game developers who would like to be a part of this year’s assessment team.
Continuing our year-on-year growth, we’ve smashed all previous records once again for Search For A Star entries, with over 1200 student registrations for the 2021 challenges!
Three excellent webinars last week with our Get In The Game careers events, spanning games art and programming! This week Dan, Andy & Rebecca from the Grads In Games team covered just what it takes for students to get their career started in the games industry, and were joined by guest speakers Greg Booker, Game […]
As a great supporter of graduate employment and a long time collaborator across our careers talks and Search For A Star gamedev challenges, it’s a pleasure to welcome Frontier Developments as a studio partner for the 2020/21 academic year! NaturalMotion have had a huge impact on Grads In Games and Search For A Star, as […]
With three weeks still to register, over 700 students from over 100 universities across the UK, Europe & worldwide have already signed up for the Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star challenges.
As a great supporter of graduate employment and a long time collaborator across our careers talks and Search For A Star gamedev challenges, it’s a pleasure to welcome Frontier Developments as a studio partner for the 2020/21 academic year! Frontier is the studio behind Planet Zoo, Jurassic World Evolution, Elite Dangerous and Planet Coaster. We […]
Having been previously involved in the assessment and judging of our Search For A Star gamedev challenges, it’s a pleasure to welcome Airship Images as a studio partner for the 2020/21 academic year! Airship Images is a world leading video game art production partner based in Lancashire. We started out in the form of one […]