TIGA, the trade association representing the UK’s video games industry, today revealed the shortlist for the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2021. TIGA’s awards recognise outstanding students, education providers and best practice. The winners of the 11 categories will be announced in a virtual ceremony on 22nd October, together with the winners of two special awards that will be revealed during the programme.
Creative Assembly, the UK’s largest developer, the studio behind the Total War series and an upcoming sci-fi FPS, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards. As a multi-award-winner for their education work, Creative Assembly utilises the skills and passions of their 800 employees to provide industry outreach to students across the globe. The Awards are further supported by BeautyLabs International, a company pioneering the future of enhanced reality in the beauty and wellness industries.
TIGA’s charity partner for the Awards is The Passage, the caretaker of the homeless community in London for the past 40 years. The Passage believe that homelessness is everyone’s responsibility and by working together we can be part of the solution. For further details please visit www.passage.org.uk or contact media@passage.org.uk
Dr Richard Wilson OBE, TIGA CEO, said:
“The TIGA Education Awards shortlist displays the cat’s whiskers in games education: outstanding students, excellent universities and good practice in education. Thank you to Creative Assembly, our headline sponsor and to BeautyLabs international, for supporting excellence in skills and learning and for making the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2021 possible. We look forward to announcing the winners of the Awards on 22nd October 2021.”
Emma Smith, Head of Talent at Creative Assembly said:
“This is a fantastic shortlist that represents an array of outstanding talent, commitment and progress in UK games education. We are excited about the prospect of working further with the student and graduate winners, by providing expert mentorship from Creative Assembly. However, no matter the final results, I’m looking forward to seeing more from these individuals and institutions in the future.”
Mark Gerhard – Co-Founder and CEO of Beauty Labs International Ltd, said:
“Beauty Labs is honoured to support the UK Games Education Awards. There are many pathways to success in this category, our own enhanced reality platform having initially evolved from pioneering projects in the gaming industry a few years prior.
“The TIGA Awards help ensure innovation and ambition remain high in both our educational institutions as well as future talent cohorts.
“We’re thrilled to be celebrating the creativity and excellence of the students and education providers in this field. Witnessing the emerging talent from here is hugely exciting for us at BeautyLabs and all those in associated industries.”
| Shortlist: Outstanding TIGA Graduate: Artist | ||||
| Will | Murray | University of Hertfordshire | ||
| Luke | Marchese | Staffordshire University | ||
| Becky | Farr | Staffordshire University | ||
| Stefan | Yordanov | University of Portsmouth | ||
| Lois | Starkey | University of Hertfordshire | ||
| Sonia | Yarosz | Abertay University | ||
| Martyna | Kowalska | Norwich University of the Arts | ||
| Shortlist: Outstanding TIGA Graduate: Computer Games Technology | ||||
| Sam | Gallacher | Abertay University | ||
| Daniel | Hind | Birmingham City University | ||
| Harry | Piercy | Bournemouth University | ||
| Michael | Ma | Staffordshire University | ||
| Peter | Cannon | University of the West of Scotland | ||
| Shortlist: Outstanding TIGA Graduate: Designer | ||||
| Antonino | Frazzitta | Bournemouth University | ||
| Lawrence | Thorp | Norwich University of the Arts | ||
| Billy | Kane | Staffordshire University | ||
| Tim | Beedall | Staffordshire University | ||
| Sonny | Matthews | Staffordshire University | ||
| Patryk | Pasko | Staffordshire University | ||
| Ibrahim | Nouri | University of Gloucestershire | ||
| Shortlist: Outstanding TIGA Graduate: Programmer | ||||
| Lewis | Pyke | Abertay University | ||
| Clara | Gale | Birmingham City University | ||
| Harry | Bentley | Bournemouth University | ||
| Nico | Caruana | Sheffield Hallam University | ||
| Ashley | Barrell | Staffordshire University | ||
| James | Gratrix | University of Gloucestershire | ||
| Lewis | Marlow | University of Portsmouth | ||
| Quinn | McNeil | University of the West of England | ||
| Shortlist: Outstanding TIGA-Post Graduate of the Year | ||||
| Makhosethu | Sibanda | University of Hertfordshire | ||
| Finlay | Whitfield | University of Portsmouth | ||
| Shortlist: Excellence in University/Industry collaboration | ||||
| Abertay University | ||||
| Birmingham City University | ||||
| London College of Communication | ||||
| Norwich University of the Arts | ||||
| Staffordshire University | ||||
| University of Portsmouth | ||||
| Shortlist: Innovative Teaching | ||||
| Birmingham City University | ||||
| Norwich University of the Arts | ||||
| University of Hertfordshire | ||||
| Shortlist: Excellence in Games Research | ||||
| Carlo Harvey and Marius Matulis | Birmingham City University | |||
| InGame/Abertay | InGame/Abertay University | |||
| Dr Dean Bowman | Norwich University of the Arts | |||
| Neil Gallagher | University of Hertfordshire | |||
| Adam Jerret | University of Portsmouth | |||
| Shortlist: Diversity Award | ||||
| Lauren Ansdell-Miller | Portsmouth University | |||
| Professor Ruth Falconer | Abertay University | |||
| Thom Kaczmarek | London College of Communication | |||
| Shortlist: Best Student Business | ||||
| Wordplay Games | London College of Communications | |||
| Numbskull Studios | University of Portsmouth | |||
| Shortlist: The Creative Assembly Best Student Games 2021 | ||||
| You are Being Followed | Abertay University | |||
| Downhill Jam | Gloucestershire University | |||
| Frog Island | London College of Communication | |||
| The Morrigan | Staffordshire University | |||
| Tee-riffic Golf | Staffordshire University | |||
| Crypt | University of Hertfordshire | |||
| The Flare | University of the West of Scotland | |||
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry. 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. To this end, we focus on four strategic objectives:
- influencing Government policy via effective political representation;
- raising the profile of our industry to influence public policy;
- enhancing education and skills through our accreditation programme (https://tiga.org/education/tiga-university-accreditation) and TIGA Games Education Awards (https://tiga.org/education-awards); and
- promoting best practice through our membership services, including the TIGA STAR Employer Award (https://tiga.org/star) and the TIGA Games Industry Awards (https://tiga.org/awards).
For more information contact TIGA:
Tel: 0845 468 2330
Email: info@tiga.org
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