Gaming and games development is big business! Moving On visited the EGX computer gaming expo at the NEC in Birmingham to ask the experts about jobs and careers in the gaming and games development industry. Job prospects in the global gaming and games development market The global gaming and games development market is expected to be worth $102bn by 2017 ... Read More »
The world of digital media is fast-paced and IT driven and there are likely to be plenty of jobs out there, as it’s a growth industry. Here are a few job roles in IT and media you may not have heard of… Most media IT jobs involve you working on your own part of a project but as part ... Read More »
Games development jobs mix technical skills with creativity, including elements of coding as well as artistic skills. Job roles in the games industry It goes without saying that you need to be able to work effectively as part of a team as it takes a range of people to take a game from its original conception through to a finished ... Read More »
Game designer Sophia George is living proof that art and technology can flock together like birds of a feather! BY FRANCESCA MOLL Sophia George is a 23 year-old Bafta Award-winning computer games designer. After studying Games Art and Design at Norwich University of the Arts, she now runs her own company – Swallowtail Games. Tick Tock Toys, her first commercial ... Read More »
Gaming is often perceived as a male-dominated world, and although nearly half of gamers are female, only six per cent of the industry’s current UK workforce is women. By Hetty Mosforth Sexism and stereotyping are blamed as the main factors involved in putting girls off from pursuing a career in gaming. Emma Pickering, a Plusnet employee, described how her school ... Read More »
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