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27th May 2020

What does a Designer in games do? Interview with Kate Killick from Mojiworks and We Make Games

How do you get into designing for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Designer in games do? Interview with Kate Killick from Mojiworks and We Make Games
27th May 2020

What does an Engine Specialist Programmer in games do? Interview with Harry Rose, Unity Technologies

How do you get into programming for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an Engine Specialist Programmer in games do? Interview with Harry Rose, Unity Technologies
13th May 2020

What does an Environment Artist in games do and how do I become one?

How do you become an Environment Artist in videogames? We ask an industry pro about their journey...

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What does an Environment Artist in games do and how do I become one?
27th May 2020

What does a Junior Programmer in games do? Interview with Kalliopi Tsavari, nDreams

How do you get into programming for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Junior Programmer in games do? Interview with Kalliopi Tsavari, nDreams
27th May 2020

What does a Marketing Manager in games do? Interview with Katherine Welsford, Bossa Studios

How do you get into marketing for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Marketing Manager in games do? Interview with Katherine Welsford, Bossa Studios
27th May 2020

What does a Quality Assurance Manager in games do? Interview with Ryan Harris, nDreams

How do you get into Quality Assurance for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Quality Assurance Manager in games do? Interview with Ryan Harris, nDreams
28th May 2020

What does a Programmer in games do? Interview with Matt Griffiths, Bird in Sky

How do you get into programming for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Programmer in games do? Interview with Matt Griffiths, Bird in Sky
28th May 2020

What does a UX Designer in games do? Interview with Lauren Woodroffee, Two Point Studios

How do you get into UX designing for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a UX Designer in games do? Interview with Lauren Woodroffee, Two Point Studios
28th May 2020

What does a Gameplay Programmer in games do? Interview with Tiffany Wild, Ubisoft

How do you become a Gameplay Programmer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Gameplay Programmer in games do? Interview with Tiffany Wild, Ubisoft
28th May 2020

What does a Technical Artist in games do? Interview with Kristrun Fridriksdottir, Sports Interactive

How do you become a Technical Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Technical Artist in games do? Interview with Kristrun Fridriksdottir, Sports Interactive
28th May 2020

What does a Narrative Designer in games do? Interview with Sarah Longthorne, Sumo Digital

How do you become a Narrative Designer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Narrative Designer in games do? Interview with Sarah Longthorne, Sumo Digital
29th May 2020

Wwise

End to end audio solution used by most AAA games studios

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Wwise
29th May 2020

Vertex Meadow

Vertex Meadow is a tool that turns 2D images into explorable 3D terrain.

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Vertex Meadow
28th May 2020

What does a Systems Designer in games do? Interview with Victoria Boyce, Rebellion

How do you get into system designing for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Systems Designer in games do? Interview with Victoria Boyce, Rebellion
29th May 2020

Unreal

Unreal is a popular 3D game engine for making PC, VR, console, and mobile games that’s free for personal use.

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Unreal
29th May 2020

Unigene

A Russian game engine that can also be used for simulations and data visualisation.

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Unigene
29th May 2020

Twine

Twine is a free tool for creating interactive stories and branching narratives.

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Twine
26th May 2020

Dreams

A playful space to create games, art, films and music, and play thousands of creations made by others.

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Dreams
26th May 2020

Godot

A free game engine for making 2D and 3D games, with extra features to support programmers.

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Godot
27th May 2020

Paint.net

A free image and photo editor tool, with many of the same editing functions as Photoshop, but completely free.

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Paint.net
27th May 2020

Pico-8

A cute game engine for making 2D games with visual art and audio editors, and a Lua editor for programming game elements.

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Pico-8
27th May 2020

Paradise

A game where you can shape the enviroment you play in, by interacting with the world.

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Paradise
29th May 2020

Trello

Trello is a platform for managing tasks in a project, either on your own or in a team.

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Trello
28th May 2020

Tracery

Tracery is a simple tool and language to generate text for bots, games, and stories.

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Tracery
28th May 2020

Super Game Asset

Super Game Asset is a library of free and paid assets you could download and use in your games.

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Super Game Asset
28th May 2020

Tinychoice

Tinychoice is a simple tool for making small text games in HTML.

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Tinychoice
14th May 2020

Adventure Game Studio

A great way to make point and click ‘LucasArts / Monkey Island’ style adventure games all wrapped up in one package.

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Adventure Game Studio
29th May 2020

Unity

Unity is a popular 3D game engine for making PC, VR, console, and mobile games that’s free for personal use.

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Unity
7th Jul 2020

You are a games designer - workshop

A 4-part workshop for new games designers created with games design residents at the V&A Museum in London

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You are a games designer - workshop
15th Jul 2020

You Are a Games Designer: Part II

2nd installement of our game design workshop for begginers

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You Are a Games Designer: Part II
15th Jul 2020

You Are a Games Designer: Part III

3rd installement of our paper prototyping games design workshop series

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You Are a Games Designer: Part III
13th Jul 2020

What does a VFX Artist in games do? Interview with Lloyd Knott, Rockstar Games

How do you become a VFX Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a VFX Artist in games do? Interview with Lloyd Knott, Rockstar Games
7th Jul 2020

What does a Head of Talent in games do? Interview with Guy DeRosa, Studio Gobo and Electric Square

How do you become a Head of Talent for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Head of Talent in games do? Interview with Guy DeRosa, Studio Gobo and Electric Square
15th Jul 2020

What does an Animator in games do? Interview with Rachel Senior, Wargaming UK

How do you become an Animator for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an Animator in games do? Interview with Rachel Senior, Wargaming UK
28th May 2020

Substance Painter

Designed with one specific job in mind, to professionally texture your 3D assets.

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Substance Painter
15th Jul 2020

How do you become a Graphics Programmer?

Howard tells us his journey to becoming a top graphics programmer for one of the UK's largest studios...

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How do you become a Graphics Programmer?
28th May 2020

What does a 3D Character Artist in games do? Interview with Shayleen Hulbert, Freelancer

How do you become a 3D Character Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a 3D Character Artist in games do? Interview with Shayleen Hulbert, Freelancer
17th Jul 2020

What does a Composer in games do? Interview with Joris de Man, Composer and Sound Designer

How do you become a Composer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Composer in games do? Interview with Joris de Man, Composer and Sound Designer
12th Aug 2020

What does a Community Assistant in games do? Interview with Daniel Cosgrove, nDreams

How do you become a Community Assistant for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Community Assistant in games do? Interview with Daniel Cosgrove, nDreams
28th May 2020

Solar2D

Open source game engine based on Lua, with foundation on the Corona SDK game engine.

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Solar2D
11th Aug 2020

Get Started in Gamemaking with the Core Game Dev Bootcamp

Learn game development from the experts in this free one-month course

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Get Started in Gamemaking with the Core Game Dev Bootcamp
12th Aug 2020

Games Modding – Why you should do it

Tim Hoban and Scott Reismanis of Mod.io explain modding and how you can get started

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Games Modding – Why you should do it
28th May 2020

Stencyl

Stencyl is a game-maker that lets you create Flash games for free or desktop/mobile games with a paid account.

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Stencyl
28th May 2020

sok-stories

sok-stories is a playful tool for making and exploring small 2D worlds.

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sok-stories
28th May 2020

sok-worlds

sok-worlds is a playful tool for making and exploring 3D collage games.

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sok-worlds
28th May 2020

Sketchup

SketchUp is a 3D modeling program that you can use to make objects for your game.

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Sketchup
28th May 2020

JSFXR

Jsfxr is a website that generates free sound effects for your game.

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JSFXR
28th May 2020

SFX Buzz

SFX Buzz is a library of free sound effects including instrumentals.

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SFX Buzz
27th May 2020

Scratch

Scratch is a free online game-making tool primarily aimed at teaching young people how to make games.

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Scratch
27th May 2020

Roblox

Roblox is an online platform for making a variety of game types and for playing games made by other users.

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Roblox
27th May 2020

RPG Maker MV

RPG Maker is a program for making role-playing games (RPGs) that requires no coding experience.

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RPG Maker MV
27th May 2020

Ren'Py

Ren’Py is a free visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories.

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Ren'Py
27th May 2020

Reaper

Reaper is a multitrack audio production application that you could use to record, edit, process, and mix your game audio.

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Reaper
27th May 2020

Quest

Let's you create text adventure games and interactive choose your own adventure game books

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Quest
27th May 2020

PuzzleScript

An open source game engine, allowing you to make simple 2D puzzle games in your browser.

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PuzzleScript
27th May 2020

Piskel

A free online editor for pixel art and animated sprites

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Piskel
27th May 2020

Openclipart

A huge library of free clip art images to use in your game.

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Openclipart
27th May 2020

Notion

A shared workspace to help youi collaborate with teammates while you develop your game together.

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Notion
27th May 2020

Monogame

A free C# framework for building games for any platform.

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Monogame
27th May 2020

Lumberyard

Amazon's 2D and 3D game engine, using Lua and C++.

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Lumberyard
27th May 2020

LÖVE

A tool for building 2D games in the Lua programming language.

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LÖVE
27th May 2020

Kenney

A huge free library of game assets, including sounds, effects, and 2D and 3D art.

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Kenney
26th May 2020

INK Script

A powerful natural mark-up language to create interactive fiction.

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INK Script
26th May 2020

Inform

A system to create interactive fiction using natural language syntax

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Inform
26th May 2020

Hopscotch

Mobile creative development for younger folks (on iOS devices) (8-14) without writing code.

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Hopscotch
26th May 2020

HacknPlan

Project management and planning tool made specifically with game design teams in mind.

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HacknPlan
26th May 2020

Gimp

Free and open source powerful cross platform image editor.

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Gimp
26th May 2020

GB Studio

Create 2D JRPG retro style games without any coding, that can be played on an emulator or console.

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GB Studio
26th May 2020

Gamemaker Studio 2

A powerful drag-and-drop game engine for making 2D games.

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Gamemaker Studio 2
26th May 2020

Fungus

Free plugin for Unity which can help you make games with no coding.

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Fungus
26th May 2020

Freesound.org

A library of various sounds that are free to download and use.

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Freesound.org
26th May 2020

Flickgame

A ‘tiny game engine’ which lets you make small web games in the style of MS Paint.

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Flickgame
26th May 2020

Emotica

A game-maker that allows you to make small games using only emojis.

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Emotica
26th May 2020

Dungeonscript

An open source game engine, allowing you to make simple 3D puzzle games in your browser.

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Dungeonscript
26th May 2020

Defold

Game engine, allowing you to make 2D and 3D games in the Lua programming language.

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Defold
26th May 2020

Cry Engine

Fully featured game engine allowing you to make AAA quality games for any platform.

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Cry Engine
26th May 2020

Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a type of copyright license that can help you find free art and audio for your game.

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Creative Commons
26th May 2020

Core games

Make multiplayer games harnessing the power of Unreal Engine without having to write a line of code.

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Core games
26th May 2020

Construct

Powerful game engine which runs in a browser with no coding required, using an innovative ‘block-based’ approach for logic.

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Construct
26th May 2020

CoDecks

A playful project management/planning tool designed specifically with game development in mind

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CoDecks
26th May 2020

Clickteam Fusion

No code required, and very easy to get started. Make a 2D physics based game similar to Angry Birds in under an hour.

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Clickteam Fusion
26th May 2020

Buildbox

Create and publish 2D or 3D mobile games without the need to write any code.

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Buildbox
25th May 2020

Blender

Powerful 3D modeling tool allowing you to create 3D assets for your games.

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Blender
25th May 2020

BFXR

Online or downloadable tool which allows you to easily (with one button press!) create and edit sound effects for your game.

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BFXR
25th May 2020

Bitsy

Free online in-browser game engine, which allows you to create simple games and worlds around exploring and narrative.

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Bitsy
25th May 2020

BandLab

Powerful free in-browser tool allowing you to create, record, synthesize, mix and share music.

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BandLab
25th May 2020

Audacity

A multitrack sound program. Record, edit and add effects to your sounds before exporting them for your game.

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Audacity
25th May 2020

Affinity Photo

A cheaper competitor to Adobe Photoshop, this software can be useful for editing your game art.

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Affinity Photo
25th May 2020

Adventure Creator

A paid plugin for Unity which helps you make adventure games without any coding.

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Adventure Creator
18th Aug 2020

What does a Gameplay Designer in games do? Interview with Karoline Forsberg, nDreams

How do you become a Gameplay Designer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Gameplay Designer in games do? Interview with Karoline Forsberg, nDreams
12th Aug 2020

What does an Esports Host in games do? Interview with Frankie Ward

How do you become an Esports Host in gaming? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an Esports Host in games do? Interview with Frankie Ward
17th Aug 2020

What does a Community Director in games do? Interview with Victoria Tran, Kitfox

How do you become a Community Director for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Community Director in games do? Interview with Victoria Tran, Kitfox
19th Aug 2020

Results Day: Your passion drives your career, not your grades.

Let these games industry professionals reassure you that you can make your own path

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Results Day: Your passion drives your career, not your grades.
16th Aug 2020

Creating your Games Industry Portfolio

Get started building a portfolio for your dream games job

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Creating your Games Industry Portfolio
19th Aug 2020

What does a Business Development Manager in games do?

How do you become a Business Development Manager for videogames?

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What does a Business Development Manager in games do?
16th Aug 2020

What does a Concept Artist in games do? Interview with Anna Hollinrake, Mediatonic Games

How do you become a Concept Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Concept Artist in games do? Interview with Anna Hollinrake, Mediatonic Games
25th Aug 2020

What does a Concept Artist in games do? Interview with Mel Cummings

How do you become a Concept Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Concept Artist in games do? Interview with Mel Cummings
3rd Sep 2020

What does an Esports Team Owner in games do? Interview with Jayda Schroepfer

How do you become an Esports Team Owner for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an Esports Team Owner in games do? Interview with Jayda Schroepfer
3rd Sep 2020

What does a Project Manager in games do? Interview with Charlie Coler, Studio Gobo

How do you become a Project Manager for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Project Manager in games do? Interview with Charlie Coler, Studio Gobo
3rd Sep 2020

What does a Level Designer in games do? Interview with Jonathon Wilson, Hangar 13 Games

How do you become a Level Designer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Level Designer in games do? Interview with Jonathon Wilson, Hangar 13 Games
5th Sep 2020

Official Women in Games Jam 2020

Side Quest this month is partnering with Women in Games and Sledgehammer Games!

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Official Women in Games Jam 2020
1st Sep 2020

John Beech on the future of Dreams

Media Molecule's Senior Principal Designer talks us through the creation and ambitions of Dreams on PS4

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John Beech on the future of Dreams
10th Sep 2020

What does a Creative Director in games do?

How do you become a Creative Director for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Creative Director in games do?
10th Sep 2020

What does a DevOps Engineer in games do?

How do you become a DevOps Engineer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a DevOps Engineer in games do?
14th Sep 2020

What does a PR Manager in games do?

How do you become a PR Manager for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a PR Manager in games do?
14th Jul 2020

You Are a Games Designer: Part IV

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You Are a Games Designer: Part IV
14th Sep 2020

Best Practices For Getting a Job in Game Art

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Best Practices For Getting a Job in Game Art
14th Sep 2020

What does a Studio Manager in games do?

How do you become a Studio Manager for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Studio Manager in games do?
16th Sep 2020

What does a Playtester in games do?

How do you become a Playtester for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Playtester in games do?
10th Sep 2020

What does a Chief Operating Officer in games do?

How do you become a Chief Operating Officer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Chief Operating Officer in games do?
15th Jul 2020

What does an Associate Producer in games do?

How do you become an Associate Producer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an Associate Producer in games do?
5th May 2020

What does a Specialist Lawyer in games do?

How do you get specialist law in videogames? We ask an indusrty pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Specialist Lawyer in games do?
21st Sep 2020

What does a Voiceover Artist in games do?

How do you become a Voiceover Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Voiceover Artist in games do?
4th Sep 2020

What does a Video Producer in games do?

How do you become a Video Producer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Video Producer in games do?
18th Sep 2020

What does a Marketing Director in games do?

How do you become a Marketing Director for games? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Marketing Director in games do?
21st Sep 2020

What does an XR Research and Development Designer in games do?

How do you become a XR Research and Development for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an XR Research and Development Designer in games do?
21st Sep 2020

What does an XR Artist in games do?

How do you become an XR Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an XR Artist in games do?
23rd Sep 2020

What does an XR Programmer do?

How do you become an XR Programmer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an XR Programmer do?
10th Sep 2020

What does a Senior Producer in games do?

How do you become a Senior Producer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Senior Producer in games do?
23rd Sep 2020

What does a Games Journalist do?

How do you become a Games Journalist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Games Journalist do?
18th Sep 2020

Announcing Side Quest with Codemasters

Get involved with the Side Quest challenge in partnership with Codemasters!

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Announcing Side Quest with Codemasters
12th Jul 2020

What does a Studio Assistant in games do?

How do you become a Studio Assistant for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Studio Assistant in games do?
6th Oct 2020

What does an XR Producer do?

How do you become an XR Producer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an XR Producer do?
8th Oct 2020

Into Games & Access Creative College

Announcing our exciting partnership with Access Creative College.

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Into Games & Access Creative College
8th Oct 2020

What does a Gameplay Programmer in games do?

How do you become a Gameplay Programmer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Gameplay Programmer in games do?
12th Oct 2020

What does a Video Production Manager in games do?

How do you become a Video Production Manager for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Video Production Manager in games do?
14th Oct 2020

Watch this Masterclass in Level design with Peter Field

A briliant mini-masterclass in level design using the PS4 game creation tool Dreams as a demonstrator.

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Watch this Masterclass in Level design with Peter Field
28th May 2020

What does a Producer in games do?

How do you become a Producer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Producer in games do?
8th Oct 2020

What does a Chief Gaming Officer in Games do?

How do you become a Chief Gaming Officer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Chief Gaming Officer in Games do?
7th Oct 2020

What does a Creative Director in games do?

How do you become a Creative Director for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Creative Director in games do?
7th Oct 2020

What does a Graphic Artist in games do?

How do you become a Graphic Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Graphic Artist in games do?
21st Oct 2020

What does an IT Engineer in games do?

How do you become an IT Engineer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an IT Engineer in games do?
7th Oct 2020

What does a Full Stack Developer in games do?

How do you become a Full Stack Developer for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Full Stack Developer in games do?
26th Oct 2020

What does a Storyboard Artist in games do?

How do you become a Storyboard Artist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Storyboard Artist in games do?
26th Oct 2020

What does an XR Evangelist in games do?

How do you become an XR Evangelist for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does an XR Evangelist in games do?
26th Oct 2020

What does a Player Support Agent in games do?

How do you become a Player Support Agent for videogames? We ask an industry pro for an overview and tips...

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What does a Player Support Agent in games do?