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Brains Eden 2017 Mentoring & Talk

Its been an honour to be involved with Brains Eden since 2015 and I was really eager to get involved this year too (Jagex usually gets involved with mentoring regardless). Alas, this year I was invited to mentor on the…
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Ukie Student Jam

It was an absolute privilege to be accepted as a mentor for the Ukie Student Jam. Naturally, I was very eager to get hands on and see my team face to face. So a quick train ride up to Norwich…
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Game Jam (Jagex & Princes Trust)

I had the opportunity to get involved with the princes trust for their “Get Started in Games Design” programme, which gives 15 young people the chance to sample a taste of what it’s like to create games. I was involved…
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Ukie Careers Bar @ Rezzed in the gameindustry.biz careers fair

Really excited and happy to have been squeezed into the Ukie careers bar @ Rezzed next Saturday! It’ll be my first time at Rezzed too! I’m also midway through joining the Video Games Ambassadors STEM scheme (I have my induction…
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Develop 30 under 30 Honourable Mention!

I learned today that I had been honourably mentioned in Develop magazines 30 under 30. http://www.develop-online.net/special-features/develop-30-under-30-2017/0130 Honestly, it’s such an honour to have been included at all and the others selected are all incredibly talented people. Congratulations to everyone and…
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Expotalent Panel @ Teesside University

It was a great experience being on the Expotalent careers panel with the guys from Rare and CubicMotion. It was really fun remembering my university experiences and being able to directly interact with all the students (some have been to…
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ExpoTalent / Careers Panels, Rizing Games & BAFTA Crew Games

Really excited to be having a crazy week! On Monday I’ll be heading down to London to hang out at BAFTA for the Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission masterclass! I’m really excited for it! On that note……
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BAFTA Games Crew

Super excited and honoured to have been accepted into the BAFTA Crew Games programme! I simply cannot wait to get started with the masterclasses and meetups 🙂

 
 

The Game Making Game for Graduating Game Makers

Video Games. They’re awesome aren’t they!? I’ve been fortunate enough to work in the industry and be offered the opportunity to participate in the various festivals, conferences and networking events that happen, particularly at a graduate level. It is especially motivating to talk to…
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Animex (Part 2)

Nicole Stark followed Ken, who was representing ‘Disparity Games’ from Australia! Their game revolved around mechanics which confront bullying and self-esteem issues. It was a refreshing call to arms on addressing all of the stereotypes and typical sexualisation of women…
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