Leading studio and education executives confirmed to present at the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024

Representatives from the UK’s leading studios join educators from games courses to address key challenges including skills, employability and developments in technology

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has confirmed the initial speaker line-up for its new Games Education Conference, which will take place on Thursday July 4th 2024 at Bournemouth University.

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), Chris Kingsley (Rebellion), Matt Morris (Code Wizards), and Tamsin O’Luanaigh (nDreams).

Speakers from education include Anna Limpens (University of Portsmouth), Carlo Harvey (University of Birmingham), David Tree (University of Hertfordshire), Fred Charles (Bournemouth University), Mark Wickham (Norwich University of the Arts), Peter Howell (University of Portsmouth), and Thom Kaczmarek (University of the Arts London).

TIGA’s Conference will discuss a range of subjects, including:

1. Charting the Course: An overview of the UK games industry’s opportunities and challenges in 2024 – and what they mean for education.
2. Industry skills – what we need now and, in the future, and enhancing graduate employability.
3. Developing successful partnerships between industry and education, and how studios can help build course content.
4. Developments in tools and technologies including AI and games engines in development.
5. Excellence in games research, innovation and teaching.
6. Promoting diversity and widening access to games education.
7. 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 is £175.

Click here to book tickets.

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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