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The Affect of COVID-19 on Graduate Recruitment

The Affect of COVID-19 on Graduate Recruitment

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 James Bowers 0

The effects of COVID-19 are being felt everywhere, across many industries. Global workforces and academic institutions have had to adapt their practices to accommodate government guidance and safeguard public wellbeing. We have all had to take our own precautions and sacrifices. Whether that be as simple as social distancing and ensuring hands are regularly washed, […]

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The Essential Tool To Help You Get Your First Role In The Games Industry

The Essential Tool To Help You Get Your First Role In The Games Industry

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Rachel Frost 0

So, you’re at University studying 3D Character or Environment Art, VFX, Animation, Programming, Comp Sci or Game Design, right? You might not be thinking about it just yet, especially not in your first or second year, but you’re going to be hoping to get your first role in the games industry pretty soon aren’t you? You’ll […]

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Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star Finalists 2018

The Finalists 2018 – Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star Code

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Alex 0

You have already been able to read about some of the amazing video games veterans who have helped assess this year’s submissions. Today, we will introduce our coding finalists. This is the nitty-gritty of games development, turning matrix style lines of alpha-numeric encryption into games you can play. These finalists have been assessed, not only on […]

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Search for a Star 2018 Meet the Finalists – VFX

April 2, 2018April 4, 2018 Alex 0

Meet the Finalists – VFX It has been almost 6 months since this year’s Search for a Star started accepting its 1st Round of submissions back in September last year. Now, with Final’s Day almost upon us, we have whittled things down to a handful of amazing finalists. You have already been able to read […]

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Search for a Star 2018 Meet the Finalists – Environment Art

March 30, 2018April 3, 2018 Alex 0

Search for a Star 2018 Meet the Finalists – Environment Art It has been almost 6 months since this year’s Search for a Star started accepting its 1st Round of submissions back in September last year. Now, with Final’s Day almost upon us, we have whittled things down to a handful of amazing finalists. You […]

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Search for a Star 2018 – Finalists Confirmed

March 22, 2018March 29, 2018 Alex 0

Search for a Star 2018 – Finalists Confirmed With Final’s Day a little over 2 weeks away we are proud to announce the full list of this year’s lucky challenge Finalists. With months of hard work behind them, these lucky few will progress to Final’s Day, at Sheffield Hallam University. There they will face an expert […]

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Search for a Star VFX

Catching up with our nDreams VFX and Environment Art winners!

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Joey Relton 0

It’s been six months now since our Search for a Star VFX winner, Niels Dewitte, and Environment Art winner, Jake Missing began working at VR-master-studio and Grads in Games partner nDreams. We caught up with the two 2017 title holders to find out how they’re finding life in the industry, how their art has changed, […]

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Search For A Star 2016 Documentary series

Announcing the Search For A Star documentary series!

October 28, 2016 Dan Dudley 0

Join us as we follow the stories of those taking part in Search For A Star, one of the toughest student games dev competitions around, and get a glimpse behind the scenes at what it takes to work in the games industry.

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Apply now for Search For A Star & Rising Star 2016

November 11, 2015January 21, 2016 Dan Dudley 0

Applications now open for the 2016 Search For A Star competitions, with game development opportunities for both coders and artists.

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SFAS 2015 Finalists Announcement

SFAS 2015 Finalists Announcement

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 Dan Dudley 0

Announcing the finalists of the 2015 Search For A Star & Sumo Digital Rising Star student & graduate programming competitions

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