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The winners of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 have been announced

Game Development News

The video games industry trade association TIGA has announced the winners of its 2023 education awards - MCV/DEVELOP

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Understanding the barriers facing games students – and how to remove them

GamesIndustry.biz

Earlier this year, a GDC talk entitled 'From Rosy-Eyed to Dissatisfied: What Game Education Is Missing' addressed the main issues game students encounter, and how to solve them.

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Building Hope shows what it takes to provide shelter for millions of refugees

PreMortem.Games

Refugees have been a main topic of news, talk shows and social media for about a decade”, he says. One of the counterarguments against hosting refugees was their education levels”, says Ağaçdoğrayan. Some people argue that low-educated refugees are just a burden to the economy and that they don’tt want to improve themselves.

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CGS Mentor to present at FMX about the value of online learning

CG Spectrum

CG Spectrum Mentor and FuseFX VFX Supervisor Jason Gottlieb ( The Morning Show , 9-1-1: Lone Star , Julia ) will be attending the 2023 Film and Media Exchange (FMX) conference next week on April 25 to take part in a panel discussing " Breaking Boundaries in VFX Education: Expanding Horizons through Online Learning."

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Olivier Madiba’s Kiro’o Games is building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem

PreMortem.Games

Networks and prestigious educational backgrounds were equally important. He highlighted how Madiba had gathered a team of 20 individuals without formal game development education, yet managed to create a game of remarkable quality, earning a solid 7/10 rating. Degrees alone were not enough to secure promising careers.

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Nixie game aims to highlight British Blackness

Game Daily

When I was growing up and trying to find media to identify with, it was a real struggle. Outside of that, it was a case of ‘good luck’ trying to find Black British representation in the media. What often happens is a lot of us cling to American media. It was either [British soap opera] EastEnders or football.

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CG Spectrum Institute launches new accredited creative courses | CGS

CG Spectrum

Developed and taught by seasoned industry professionals and academics, these specialised courses are designed to bridge the gap between education and industry. The global entertainment and media value currently sits at over $2.32 Applications are now open for the first trimester, commencing on January 29, 2024.