We caught up with this year’s Search For A Star Games Animation winner, Sankalp Sharma from Stafforshire University, to find out what it’s been like to win the challenge & what the win has since led to. On winning Search For A Star “It feels amazing to win! There was so much competition, everyone has […]
We caught up with this year’s d3t Rising Star Games Programming winner, Kian Bennett from The University of Portsmouth, to find out what it’s been like to win the challenge & what the win has since led to. On winning d3t Rising Star “My friends and family watched the live stream along with me and […]
We caught up with this year’s Search For A Star Character Art winner, Tristan McGuire from Solent University, to find out what it’s been like to win the challenge & what the win has since led to. On winning Search For A Star “My initial reaction as I was watching the stream was just, Wow! […]
As part of this year’s Games Careers Week we trialled a new online careers fair format for Grads In Games, since we haven’t had a chance to run anything in-person over the past year. In previous years, we’ve run a careers fair alongside our Grads In Games Student Conference and the Search For A Star […]
If you missed out on this year’s student conference during Games Careers Week, we’ve started to make recordings of the talk sessions available. This year’s conference featured an exceptional range of speakers, all dedicated to providing students with tips, guidance and information to help start a career in games, all based on actual experience. From […]
The HE Institution award highlights those universities and institutions at a Higher Education level who have demonstrated a positive impact with their students over the past 12 months
The Graduate Employer Award highlights studios & companies that have demonstrated a positive and pro-active approach in hiring and supporting graduates & interns over the past 12 months. Showcasing the studios that are doing the most to help the next generation of games developers and doing their bit to work towards a more sustainable future […]
The FE Institution award highlights those schools and colleges at a Further Education level who have demonstrated a positive impact with their students over the past 12 months. These are the colleges that are doing the most to help students, giving them the best opportunities to graduate in to Higher Education or a games industry […]
The HE Academic award highlights lecturers, course leaders & academics (currently teaching at a Higher Education level) who have demonstrated a positive impact with their students over the past 12 months. These are the academics that go beyond just the lectures, are often excellent student mentors, organise industry events and speakers, and can show wide-ranging […]
The Industry Advocate award is a new one for 2021 and is designed to showcase those individuals currently working in the games industry, that demonstrate a positive and pro-active approach to supporting students and graduates. These are the people presenting talks at universities and colleges, mentoring students, providing portfolio reviews and attending expo days and […]