Can you help us assess student submissions for Search for a Star 2018?
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.
Playground Games hires Search for a Star Environment Artist
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!
Search For A Star Programming Finalist Joins d3t
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 […]
Sumo Digital hires two programming finalists from Search For A Star
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
Search for a Star winner lands job with nDreams
This year was the biggest yet for Search For A Star. Over 800 students applied to take part in the competition, and our art branch grew substantially to accommodate the interest generated from its first year. It’s been little less than a month since the competition has ended and we’re already hearing some great things from […]
Sitting down for a chat with our Search For A Star Code winners
From left to right, Kyle Hobdey, Ian Goodall, and Alfred Norton Search For A Star 2017 is now well and truly over for another year! We had a great time meeting all the students and studios involved and we hope to see you again next year. Before our Code winners, Kyle Hobdey from the University of Central […]
Search For A Star Code Winners Announced!
Yesterday we held our 7th annual Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star Code Final’s Day competition! Ten finalists from all over the UK and Europe travelled to Staffordshire University for a day of interviews, networking and presentations by representatives from leading UK studios including Sumo Digital, Playground Games and Boss Alien. […]
Sumo Digital Rising Star Finalist Brings Game To Kickstarter And Finals Day!
We’re excited to announce that Ocean Spark Studios will be bringing their new RPG, Tetra: Elemental Awakening, to our Search For A Star Art Finals Day! Weaving together popular RPG elements with wave clearing systems, the game allows the user to take control of four Elemental Guardians, each with their own aesthetic and play styles. […]
Search For A Star Finals Day Presentations Announced!
Search For A Star Finals Day is just around the corner for both Art and Code. On both days, we’ll be hosting a number of presentations from various studios and guests who’re attending the day. There’s something for everyone , from how to ace a AAA games studio interview, to a light-hearted history of […]
d3t Ltd attend Search For A Star Code Finals Day
We’re excited to announce that d3t Ltd will be attending our Search For A Star Code Finals Day! Founded in 2011, work-for-hire software developers d3t consists of a highly experienced group of developers with skills covering an array of areas. The company offer a wide range of services, and have worked on […]