Staffs Games Institute
@staffsgames.bsky.social
Official account for the Staffordshire Games Institute at the University of Staffordshire See more of what we do: https://linktr.ee/staffsgames
Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Levels! Interested in studying games at the #1 TIGA Games Development Institution in the UK? If so, we have courses in Art, Programming, and Design. Clearing is happening right now, so give us a call on 0800 590 830
It's a new episode of Game Changers from our very own Sharon Coleclough, this time with Megan Carriker from Astra Logical, talking about publishing, marketing, and making environmentally conscious games. #podcast #videogames #indiegames shows.acast.com/game-changer...
Game Changers - Talks with Megan Carriker from Astralogical | Game Changers Podcast
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That just about does it. After 4 years, I have graduated from @staffsgames.bsky.social, studying Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) with a first-class degree! I'm chuffed and could not be happier! 🥳 #gamedev #gamedesign #graduation #lookingforwork
Our very own Sharon Coleclough interviews Nina Kim, a senior designer at Rare, on the Women in Games podcast Game Changers! Nina talks about following your passion for games, taking every experience & using it, and how to deal with imposter syndrome! shows.acast.com/game-changer...
Game Changers - Talks with Nina Kim from Rare | Game Changers Podcast
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Last couple of weeks at @staffsgames.bsky.social we've been busy doing CPD and a Games Jam! My team indulged me in making a little game in PICO-8 that we think is quite fun and a bit silly. The theme was "Your time is now!". liedra.net/sk8rboy/inde...
PICO-8 Cartridge
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As part of @staffsgames.bsky.social's Developer Mode series, I did a short lecture on The Ethics of Faffing About in RPGs. Why bother saving the world when you can pick flowers? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBk7...
Developer Mode | The Ethics of Faffing About in Open World RPGs
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Pleasantly surprised all my favourite students attended my lecture today on Ron Cobb's Alien concept art. Lots of good questions. A good bunch of lads
Got a little too stuck into the @staffsgames.bsky.social CPD games jam and have been busy with it today (I'm the main coder on the team and PICO-8 isn't great for collab sadly) - we're doing an endless runner! Todo: collision checks, boosts, devil actually catching you (game over)!
GradEx today. Our annual exhibition of final year students' work. Industry judges award 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards in various categories. One of my final year project supervision students got first prize. Very proud
Well, that's that! After 4 amazing years, I am now finished at @staffsgames.bsky.social. But the learning doesn't stop here. Now it's time to move onto the next adventure!
First invite into the motion capture suite @staffsgames.bsky.social cannot wait to start directing in that awesome space!
We had @ryanlaley.bsky.social as a guest speaker today at @staffsgames.bsky.social, where he gave us some useful tips for @unrealengine.bsky.social and insight into the industy as a whole. It was a pleasure to meet him! #gameDesign #gameDev #IndieDev #university #gamedev #unrealengine #indiedev
We have a new Developer Mode video out, on Rapid Level Iteration: how to generate effective level ideas and pipeline them into Unreal Engine! Learn what this is all about from Mike Beardwood from our Games Design programme www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcAg... #gamedev #unreal #gamedesign
Developer Mode | Rapid Level Iteration
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Next week is our Symposium on Virtual Worlds Research, Fri 9 May 08:30-16:45 on campus at University of Staffordshire. Keynote from Alex Harvey from RiVR with a mix of industry and academic talks. Register here! #ar #xr #vr www.staffs.ac.uk/events/2025/...
Symposium on Virtual Worlds Research 2025
Virtual World Symposium aims at providing a collective update on the current state of Virtual Technologies across multiple disciplines.
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Are we in the Matrix? No, it's an image based scanning technique called 3D Gaussian Splats! Watch Anthony Martin with Davin Ward demonstrate how it works and the cool things you can do with it in the first episode of Developer Mode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-8o...
Developer Mode: 3D Gaussian Splats
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We are thrilled to hear that our games students won two categories at the UKIE jam earlier this month: Overall Winner and Technical Achievement! 📄: www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2025/04... #universityofstaffordshire #games #gamejam #ukie
Gotta Catch Em' All! Check out the University of Staffordshire Pokémon Society in this feature-length society video, highlighting the society's activities and love for all things Pokémon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw1o...
Pokemon Society - Society Spotlight
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We were extremely privileged to have Baroness Twycross from DCMS and our local MP Gareth Snell visit the SGI last week. They toured our facilities, experienced our students' work, and talked with students and staff at our award-winning Institute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV9L...
Ministerial Visit to Staffordshire Games Institute
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Here at the University of Staffordshire we have just concluded another round of our TIGA award-winning Mock Interview scheme. This year we hosted 360 interviews with 60 industry professionals from 17 companies. Find out more below! 📽️ Video: tinyurl.com/5n6v8txb ✉️ Article: tinyurl.com/yphk965e
There's a brand new episode of the #WomenInGames podcast Game Changers up - our fab colleague Sharon Coleclough interviews the incredible Mel Cummings about her curly wurly path to becoming a concept artist! shows.acast.com/game-changer... Listen now on all your favourite podcast platforms! #GameArt
Game Changers - Talks with Mel Cummings | Game Changers Podcast
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Our latest Level of Detail episode is out for #PokemonDay! What's your favourite Pokémon? Mine's Marill, so snuggable, I even have one in squishmallow form! Find out which ones our academics and Pokémon Masters Chris, Mel, Jaimie and Kieran pick! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzPm...
Let's play Pokémon! - Level of Detail S3 EP5
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🏆✨We are thrilled to announce that the University of Staffordshire has achieved Double Gold status as both a Unreal Engine Gold Academic Partner for our Games Art course, and for its Unreal Authorised Instructors!🏆✨
An amazing day on Tuesday as the Let's Talk Games event was held in Leamington Spa! The free education conference boasted an incredible line up of guest speakers and panels, granting students the opportunity to engage directly with industry professionals from a range of studios. 🎤🎮
Oh hey, that's us! "When it comes to Computer Games, Technical Productions, and Animation, the courses at the University of Staffordshire are rated as some of, if not the best in the country” - MP Gareth Snell in the HoC yesterday www.tiktok.com/@uniofstaffs...
Great to see @University of Staffordshire Games Insitute students and graduates mentioned yesterday in the House of Commons Creative Industries general debate by MP Gareth Snell. “When it comes to Com...
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Congratulations to our student, Veronika Kondratiuk! Veronika recently won a gold medal at the World Skills UK 2024 competition in 3D Digital Game Art. This is a major accomplishment, and we are all very proud of her. More info here: www.instagram.com/p/DFKwyUpzeLF
Our course leader for Games Animation, Benjamin Rimmer, and Technical Specialist, Jake Parker, were able to speak to the BBC today all about Motion Capture, CGI, and their use in the new Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man. You can watch the full interview on BBC iPlayer here: shorturl.at/5FtIl
It's probably about time I introduced myself! Hi folks! I'm Luke, a games design lecturer at the University of Staffordshire, and I specialise in narrative game design. 🎮 I'm a cat dad to 2 void creatures, my favourite game IP is Tomb Raider, I paint Necrons, and Incineroar is the best Pokémon!
