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Category: SFAS Winners

Sumo Digital Snake Pass

Sumo Digital hires two programming finalists from Search For A Star

30 May 201721 February 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
Niels VFX

Search for a Star winner lands job with nDreams

10 May 201721 February 2018 Joey Relton 0

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 […]

Posted in Interviews, News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersnDreams Niels Dewitte Search For A Star SFAS SFAS17 VFX
Sitting down for a chat with our Search For A Star Code winners

Sitting down for a chat with our Search For A Star Code winners

9 May 20174 August 2017 Joey Relton 0

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 […]

Posted in Interviews, News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersCode Search For A Star SFAS17 WinnersComment
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Search For A Star art winners announced!

18 April 20174 August 2017 Joey Relton 0

  After months of hard work and fantastic projects 22 art finalists from around the UK and Europe arrived at the University of Hertfordshire for the 7th annual Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star Art Finals Day!   Finalists underwent an industry-styled interview in front of a panel of experienced specialist judges […]

Posted in Art, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersArt Search For A Star SFAS Finalists SFAS17Comment
star wrangler Search for a Star Code

Search For A Star Code Winners Announced!

11 April 20174 August 2017 Joey Relton 0

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. […]

Posted in News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersFinals Day Search For A Star SFAS17Comment
Watch the finale of our Search For A Star 2016 Documentary!

Watch the finale of our Search For A Star 2016 Documentary!

30 November 2016 Dan Dudley 0

Revisiting our entrants, their companions from SFAS Art, what the competition can achieve, and the final reveal of the winners!

Posted in News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersBoss Alien Develop Awards Edge Case Games Furious Bee Futureworks Manchester Microsoft UK NaturalMotion NHTV Oli Shannon Lepper Playground Games Red Kite Games Rising Star Sam Bang SFAS2016 Sheffield Hallam University Sumo Digital University of Bristol University of Hertfordshire Yan KnoopComment
Catching up with Rising Star winner Anthea at Sumo Digital

Catching up with Rising Star winner Anthea at Sumo Digital

20 October 201620 October 2016 Genie Todd 0

We catch up with Anthea van Leeuwen, now interning at Sumo Digital in Sheffield after winning our Sumo Digital Rising Star competition.

Posted in News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersAnthea van Leeuwen competition EGX Internships Play Expo Rising Star Search For A Star Snake Pass Sumo Digital Super Mario Sunshine Yooka LayleeComment
Oli Shannon-Leper games programming intern at Boss Alien

Catching up with the Boss Alien Interns

9 August 20169 August 2017 Genie Todd 0

We catch up Boss Alien interns Rachel Cabot and Oli Shannon-Lepper, our Rising Star 2016 programmers on their 3-month placements in Brighton.

Posted in Articles, News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersAR Boss Alien C++ CSR Racing games intern internship Java Oliver Shannon-Lepper Rachel Cabot Rising Star Search For A Star UI Unity VRComment
Join us at Develop: Brighton 2016

Join us at Develop: Brighton 2016

4 July 20165 July 2016 Genie Todd 0

Our Search For A Star winners Yan Knoop & Sam Bang are joining us for the Develop Awards next week, to receive their awards up on stage!

Posted in News, Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersAnna Sweet Develop Awards Develop: Brighton EA DICE Google Hideo Kojima Oculus Remedy Entertainment Rocksteady Sam Bang Search For A Star Sony Interactive Entertainment Supermassive Games The Chinese Room Ubisoft Yan KnoopComment
Yan Knoop: Introducing our Search for a Star 2016 Code Winner

Yan Knoop: Introducing our Search for a Star 2016 Code Winner

28 April 201613 May 2016 Genie Todd 0

After winning the Rising Star competition last year, Yan Knoop has now become the second person ever to win Search for a Star for the second year in a row.

Posted in Search For A Star, SFAS WinnersAir Guns Block Dodger Disney Infinity 3 Dodge GameMaker Lee Stott Mark Hope Microsoft NHTV Nuclear Throne Peter Harrap Rising Star Sam Parras Search For A Star Sumo Digital Vlambeer Yan KnoopComment

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