Major game developers to meet students online next week

Creative Assembly, Rare, Ubisoft, EA, Sony and more to discuss careers during free Discord event [View this email in your browser]( You have been sent a sponsored message via GamesIndustry.biz, Creative Assembly, Ubisoft, PlayStation, EA and Rare devs join the free GI Academy student event GamesIndustry.biz's [free video games event for students]( will feature expert talent from some of the world's biggest game creators. The developers of games such as LittleBigPlanet, Total War, Call of Duty: Warzone, Battlefield, Donkey Kong Country, Need for Speed, Her Story, Everwild, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Star Wars, Dreams, Yooka-Laylee, As Dusk Falls and many more will be speaking with students between Wednesday, October 26th and Friday, October 28th. Plus, Eurogamer’s Editor-In-Chief Martin Robinson will be sharing advice on games journalism. GI Academy takes place within a special Discord, and will feature roundtable sessions, keynotes, masterclasses plus the chance to speak with games industry professionals one-to-one. The event is completely free, courtesy of our partner Creative Assembly, and [students can sign-up here.]( The developers encompass disciplines such as game design, audio, VFX, concept art, character design, programming, UI, voice acting, business development, production, community management and writing. Our keynote speakers include Sam Barlow, the creator of indie hits Her Story, Telling Lies and Immortality. Rare's Louse O'Connor, who is currently leading the Xbox game Everwild and who has worked on big hits such as Conker's Bad Fur Day and Viva Pinata. And Chella Ramanan, who is currently the narrative designer and writer at Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment studio, working on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Here is the schedule so far (UK time zone): Wednesday, October 26th Talks 10:00 - 10:45 Keynote Session: 'An Idea and an Emotion - How I make Games Speaker: Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid Sam Barlow delves into the fundamentals of how and why he makes games, highlighting the core relationship with players and focusing on unifying the mechanical aspects and narrative elements of his experiences from Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, via Her Story and Telling Lies, up to his latest title IMMORTALITY. 11:00 - 11:45 Masterclass: Collaboration first: how to get the best from your team Speaker: Roberto Geroli, Development Director, Creative Assembly This talk will focus on how processes foster good team culture and encourage cross-team collaboration. Roberto will also give tips on how to be a good team member for any discipline, the foundations for developing your career. He will also explore some real-life case studies. Roundtable Sessions 12:00 - 13:00 Creative Assembly TBC 13:00 - 14:00: Room 1: JD Kelly, Freelance Voice Over artist Room 2: Emei Burrell, Narrative Artist, Media Molecule Room 3: Liam de Valmency, Lead Creative Programmer, Media Molecule 14:00 - 15:00: Room 1: Shane Bromham, Principle Level Design, nDreams Room 2: Mikael Karnell, EA DICE, Craft Director Room 3: Ioana Iulia Cazacu, Game Designer, Mojiworks One-To-One Sessions 10:00 - 11:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Creative Assembly TBC Room 3: Eva Lyncy, UI Artist, D3T 11:00 - 12:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Creative Assembly TBC Room 3: Eva Lyncy, UI Artist, D3T 13:00 - 14:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Shane Bromham, Principle Level Design, nDreams Room 3: Gordon Bell, CTO, Nosebleed Interactive 14:00 - 15:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Sarah Brin, Business Development Manager, Media Molecule Room 3: JD Kelly, Freelance Voice Over artist Special Guest Ted Timmins, Senior Creative Director, Raven Software (Call of Duty: Warzone) Thursday, October 27th Talks Keynote Session: Title TBC Speaker: Louise O'Connor, Executive Producer, Rare 11:00 - 11:45 Masterclass: How to be a good Technical Animator Speaker: Agathe Laus-Pillot, Senior Technical Animator, Creative Assembly In this talk, Agathe Laus-Pillot, will break down the core aspects of the technical animation discipline. It’s an essential area of games development, but one not often spoken about. Agathe will talk about the skills required, the purpose and use of rigs in development and the role Tech Animators play in tool development. Roundtable Sessions 12:00 - 13:00 Creative Assembly TBC 13:00 - 14:00: Room 1: Richard Stokes, VFX Artist, XR Studios Room 2: Edd Coates, UI Lead, Radical Forge Room 3: Luke Hardwick, Community Manager, Media Molecule 14:00 - 15:00: Room 1: Josh Atack, Lead Concept Artist, EA Criterion Room 2: Martin Robinson, Editor-In-Chief, Eurogamer Room 3: PlayStation London TBC One-To-One Sessions 10:00 - 11:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Creative Assembly TBC Room 3: Creative Assembly TBC 11:00 - 12:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Creative Assembly TBC Room 3: Josh Atack, Lead Concept Artist, EA Criterion 13:00 - 14:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Mikael Karnell, EA Dice, Craft Director Room 3: Liam de Valmency, Lead Creative Programmer, Media Molecule 14:00 - 15:00 Room 1: Edd Coates, UI Lead, Radical Forge Room 2: TBC Room 3: Daniel Woodward, Learning and Development Manager, nDreams Special Guest Caroline Marchal, CEO and Creative Director, Interior Night Friday, October 28th Talks Keynote Session: Title TBC Speaker: Chella Ramanan, Narrative Designer, Ubisoft 11:00 - 11:45 Masterclass: Designing for intuitive Player Experience with the ‘3Cs’ (Character, Camera, Controls) Speaker: Bence Kovacs, Senior Designer, Creative Assembly In this masterclass, Bence Kovacs will talk about how to design to best support a quality player experience. He will look at the key elements of Player Character; how to define what a character can do, Camera; how to design what the player sees and perceives in the world, and Controls; how the player controls the game. Roundtable Sessions 12:00 - 13:00 Creative Assembly TBC 13:00 - 14:00: Room 1: Jo Haslam, Design Director, Snap Finger Click Room 2: Daniel Woodward, Learning and Development Manager, nDreams Room 3: Jake Gaule, Freelance Audio and Composer 14:00 - 15:00: Room 1: Kev Bayliss, Character Designer and Artist, Playtonic Room 2: Stuart Wilson, 3D Environment Artist, XR Studios Room 3: Sarah Brin, Business Development Manager, Media Molecule One-To-One Sessions 10:00 - 11:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Creative Assembly TBC Room 3: Creative Assembly TBC 11:00 - 12:00 Room 1: Creative Assembly TBC Room 2: Creative Assembly TBC Room 3: Creative Assembly TBC 13:00 - 14:00 Room 1: Louise Andrew, Head of Art, D3T Room 2: TBC Room 3: Dan Hutchinson, 3D Artist, D3T 14:00 - 15:00 Room 1: Jake Gaule, Freelance Audio Designer and Composer Room 2: Emei Burrell, Narrative Artist, Media Molecule Room 3: Dan Hutchinson, 3D Artist, D3T [Sign up for free right here.]( [Book Tickets Here]( [Facebook icon]( [Twitter icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( Copyright (C) 2022 ReedPop. 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