TIGA’s new Games Education Conference will take place on Wednesday May 15th 2024 at Bournemouth University – and one of the topics set for detailed discussion will be around the skills we need to develop for the next generation of industry talent.
Attendance is completely free for all TIGA members!
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TIGA’s Games Education Conference will comprise a full day of talks and panel discussions, providing a much-needed forum for educators and studios to exchange knowledge and ideas to address key challenges, including skills requirements, graduate employability, excellence in research and teaching, plus advancements in tools and technologies.
Confirmed speakers from studios include Alex Perkins (Avalanche Studios Group), Arden Aspinall (Rebellion North), Chris Kingsley (Rebellion), David Paris (Playground Games), Matt Morris (Code Wizards), and Tamsin O’Luanaigh (nDreams).
Speakers from education include Anna Limpens (University of Portsmouth), Bethany Mackey (University of the West of England), Carlo Harvey (University of Birmingham), David Tree (University of Hertfordshire), Fred Charles (Bournemouth University), Mark Wickham (NUA), Peter Howe (University of Portsmouth), and Thom Kaczmarek (University of the Arts London).
More speakers will be joining the line up in the coming weeks.
TIGA’s Conference will discuss a range of subjects, including:
- Charting the Course: An overview of the UK games industry’s opportunities and challenges in 2024 – and what they mean for education.
- Industry skills – what we need now and, in the future, and enhancing graduate employability.
- Developing successful partnerships between industry and education, and how studios can help build course content.
- Developments in tools and technologies including AI and games engines in development.
- Excellence in games research, innovation and teaching.
- Promoting diversity and widening access to games education.
- Internships, placements and industrial secondments.
Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024.
TIGA members will be able to attend the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024 for free.
The ticket price for non-members ins £175.
TIGA also has a limited number of Event Partner packages available. Contact suzi@tiga.org for details.
TIGA
TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry. TIGA’s vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to develop video games. To this end, TIGA:
- engages with policymakers to create an environment favourable to video games development;
- enhances education and skills through our accreditation programme, the TIGA Games Education Awards and our education conference;
- promotes best practice through our membership services, including the TIGA STAR Employer Award and the TIGA Games Industry Awards;
- conducts primary research into the games sector, surveying hundreds of companies each year about the business environment, support policies and the health of the industry.
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