TIGA, the trade association representing the UK’s video games industry, has revealed the winners of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023. These awards recognise outstanding students, education providers and best practice. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony on Friday September 29th 2023.
You can re-watch the livestream here.
Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023. As a multi-award winner for its education work, Creative Assembly utilises the skills and passions of 850 employees to provide industry outreach to students across the globe. The Awards are further supported by: Gold sponsor Sumo Group, the award winning international family of game development studios; and Bronze sponsor, Lockwood Publishing.
The 2023 TIGA Education Awards winners are:
OUTSTANDING TIGA GRADUATE: ARTIST
University of Gloucestershire: Sam Carrier
OUTSTANDING TIGA GRADUATE: AUDIO
Staffordshire University: Felype Goncalves Fernandes
OUTSTANDING TIGA GRADUATE: COMPUTER GAMES TECHNOLOGY
Staffordshire University: Davide Pelino
OUTSTANDING TIGA GRADUATE: DESIGNER
Norwich University of the Arts: Szymon Garczynski
OUTSTANDING TIGA GRADUATE: PROGRAMMER
Sheffield Hallam University: Benjamin Kimberley
OUTSTANDING TIGA GRADUATE: PRODUCTION/ENTERPRISE
University of Hertfordshire: Darina Koycheva
OUTSTANDING TIGA POST-GRADUATE OF THE YEAR
University of Portsmouth: Adam Jerrett
DIVERSITY
London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London
EXCELLENCE IN UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY COLLABORATION AWARD
University of Portsmouth
TIGA INNOVATIVE TEACHING AWARD
Birmingham City University
TIGA EXCELLENCE IN GAMES RESEARCH AWARD
Abertay University
OUTSTANDING TIGA BTEC LEARNER OF THE YEAR
Katie Tang from Leeds City College.
BEST STUDENT GAME 2023
University of Portsmouth: Malltopia
Dr Richard Wilson OBE, TIGA CEO, said:
“Congratulations to all of our fantastic finalists and wondrous winners. My congratulations and thanks also go to the universities that entered so many excellent graduates and undergraduates. You are performing sterling work in preparing excellent graduates for a career in the games industry.
“I would also like to thank our judges for determining the winners of the Awards and to the TIGA team for organising the programme.
“Finally, a very special thank you to Creative Assembly, our headline sponsor, Sumo Group, our Gold Sponsor and Lockwood Publishing, our Bronze Sponsor, for supporting excellence in skills and learning, and for making the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 possible.”
Giselle Stewart, Studio Director of Creative Assembly North offered:
“I’d like to congratulate all the winners from this year’s TIGA UK Games Education Awards. Creative Assembly is a longstanding advocate for excellence in games education and it’s fantastic to see such a high standard of future industry talent, and the educators helping them get there, recognised in this way.”
Christina Haralambous, Group Director of Communications & Marketing, Sumo Group, said:
“Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of this year’s TIGA Education Awards! Sumo is proud to be a sponsor of the awards and to join in celebrating the future stars of the industry and those that are inspiring and educating them.”
Halli Bjornsson, CEO of Lockwood Publishing, added:
“Congratulations to every finalist and the outstanding winners of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023. The future of the games industry looks promising because of these brilliant talents and the exemplary educators guiding them.”
TIGA’s charity partner for the Games Education Awards 2023 is The Passage. The Passage’s vision is of a society where street homelessness no longer exists and where everyone has a place to call home. Founded in 1980, The Passage provides practical support and a wide range of services to help transform the lives of people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Guided by their Vincentian values, The Passage offers their clients resources and solutions to prevent or end their homelessness for good. The charity runs a modern Resource Centre in London, helping people to find routes to employment, benefits and stable accommodation; four residential projects, outreach and health services and homelessness prevention schemes. For more information or to get involved visit www.passage.org.uk
About TIGA
TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry. Since 2010, TIGA has won 28 business awards and commendations. Our vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to develop video games. Our core purpose is to strengthen the games development and digital publishing sector. We achieve this by:
- influencing Government policy via political representation to create a favourable business environment;
- driving excellence in education and skills through our accreditation programme, the TIGA Games Education Awardsand our education conference; and
- promoting best practices through our membership services, including the TIGA STAR Employer Awardand the TIGA Games Industry Awards.
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