POC IN PLAY
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Creating initiatives to promote the representation of people of colour in the video games industry. #IamPOCinPlay
🎤 Meet Domareen Fox at #DVRS2026! A British/Iraqi Assyrian Art Director and Visual Dev Artist has worked on BBC's The Baddies, Netflix's Dead End: Paranormal Park, Roblox and Toca Boca! 📅 26–27 Nov 📍 Manchester @manmetuni.bsky.social 🎟️ Book now! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
🎤 Meet Nainita Desai at #DVRS2026! Emmy-winning composer behind Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Immortality and Telling Lies, Nainita creates immersive sound worlds across games and screen. 📅 26–27 Nov 📍 Manchester @manmetuni.bsky.social 🎟️ Book now! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
🎤 Meet Ace Ruele at #DVRS2026! Actor, stunt performer and performance capture specialist, Ace has worked on Eternals, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Dead Island 2! 📅 26–27 Nov 📍Manchester @manmetuni.bsky.social 🎟️ Early Bird Available! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
The games industry needs your support 👾 At @ukieofficial.bsky.social we have led some notable successes on behalf on the games industry, particularly in the past two years since the election of the new Government.
🎤 Meet Dr Maisha Wester at #DVRS2026! Scholar of race and horror, and creator of Coded Black, a social justice walking simulator bringing her research into interactive storytelling! 📅 26–27 Nov | Manchester 🎟️ Book now for early bird rates! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
🎤 Meet Isaac Olander, joining us at #DVRS2026! Founder of Tallgran and contributor to Dove’s Code My Crown, Isaac is helping game devs create more authentic and inclusive Black hairstyles! 📅 26–27 Nov | Manchester 🎟️ Early Bird Tickets Available www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
#DVRS Festival returns 26-27 Nov in SODA at @manmetuni.bsky.social with @pocinplay.bsky.social We have a line up of artists & developers from #games, #animation & #digitalmedia with more to come! Please repost & book the early bird rate! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
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SODA x POC in Play ✨DVRS Festival✨ returns to Manchester Met Uni! @manmetuni.bsky.social Two days of talks, networking and brilliant diverse voices from across games, animation and digital media — hosted at SODA, Manchester Met. 🎮🤝🏽🖌️ Book now! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
DVRS Festival 2026 - School of Digital Arts (SODA) – Manchester Metropolitan University
SODA and POC in Play invite you to the return of the international diverse games, animation and digital media festival in Manchester Metropolitan’s School of
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The meet-ups are back! 🎉 POC in Play x Melanin Gamers are joining forces to once again provide a space for our community to connect, share experiences, support one another and celebrate our achievements. Looking forward to reconnecting with familiar faces and welcoming new ones! More to come! 🎮
POC IN PLAY@pocinplay.bsky.social · last mo.POC in Play x Melanin Gamers meetups are here! 🎉 Join us & Melanin Gamers @melaningamers.bsky.social on 22 October for a panel and networking with games industry peers and leaders. Hosted with Ukie / Raise The Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social 🎮 🎟️ Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocinplay-...
People asked for it. It's finally happening again... POC in Play meetups are back!! 🥳 but this time we're teaming up with @melaningamers.bsky.social And hosted by @ukieofficial.bsky.social Join us on 22 October It's free, but sign up below 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
POC IN PLAY@pocinplay.bsky.social · last mo.POC in Play x Melanin Gamers meetups are here! 🎉 Join us & Melanin Gamers @melaningamers.bsky.social on 22 October for a panel and networking with games industry peers and leaders. Hosted with Ukie / Raise The Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social 🎮 🎟️ Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocinplay-...
I'm so incredibly happy to be seeing the @pocinplay.bsky.social meetups coming back in collaboration with @melaningamers.bsky.social - And so proud that I get to support in hosting it through Ukie's Raise the Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social ! Sign up below, looking forward to seeing you all!! 🥰
POC IN PLAY@pocinplay.bsky.social · last mo.POC in Play x Melanin Gamers meetups are here! 🎉 Join us & Melanin Gamers @melaningamers.bsky.social on 22 October for a panel and networking with games industry peers and leaders. Hosted with Ukie / Raise The Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social 🎮 🎟️ Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocinplay-...
Very excited to announce that @pocinplay.bsky.social is hosting an event at UKIE next month! #gamedev
POC IN PLAY@pocinplay.bsky.social · last mo.POC in Play x Melanin Gamers meetups are here! 🎉 Join us & Melanin Gamers @melaningamers.bsky.social on 22 October for a panel and networking with games industry peers and leaders. Hosted with Ukie / Raise The Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social 🎮 🎟️ Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocinplay-...
POC in Play x Melanin Gamers meetups are here! 🎉 Join us & Melanin Gamers @melaningamers.bsky.social on 22 October for a panel and networking with games industry peers and leaders. Hosted with Ukie / Raise The Game @ukieofficial.bsky.social 🎮 🎟️ Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pocinplay-...
POCinPlay & Melanin Gamers Meetups
Welcome back to the POCinPlay meetups, now organised in collaboration with Melanin Gamers!
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New fund for UK game developers launched today and I'm super proud to say I worked on it! Please go and apply if you have a suitable game as its been a labour of love! New fund of up to 50k per game for localisation, marketing, PR, Influencers, etc www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...
UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) International Distribution Video Game Release funding
Growing exports and global demand for UK independent narrative video games, enabling them to secure wider and higher profile releases.
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All #DVRS2025 talks are available now to watch for FREE! #gamedev talks cover Art Direction, #Animation #coding #gameaudio narrative, anatomy, character art #gamedesign #UI #gamesresearch Reshare & tag those interested! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
DVRS Games Festival 2025 - YouTube
Watch back the panels and discussions from DVRS Games Festival 2025
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We're so excited and honoured that Mythmatch is a finalist in the Develop Indie Showcase Competition! I'll be at Develop along with @tinystorm.bsky.social and @ginaloughlin.com so come check out the game and chat with the team! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
Mythmatch on Steam
Mythmatch is a community-building sim set in Greek Mythology. Match items to transform them. Match people to unite them. Rebuild Ithaca, create cute creatures, and defy the gods.
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Develop:Brighton 2026@developconference.com · last yr.Mythmatch by Team Artichoke is an anti-capitalist merge game set in Ancient Greece about the power of community over authority. Rebuild Ithaca, create cute creatures, and defy the gods. #DevelopConf
We're delighted to announce the ten finalists for this year's Indie Showcase Competition celebrating the best unsigned games from indie developers across the UK and Europe. Congratulations to all finalists! #DevelopConf
We're excited to welcome Tara Mustapha, founder and CEO of Code Coven (@codecoven.bsky.social), as our final Keynote speaker! Tara will be leading a session exploring her vision for sustainable, inclusive studios in a time of economic pressure and creative uncertainty. #DevelopConf
Loved being at #DVRS2025 yesterday with some of the @radicalforge.bsky.social crew. Sad I can’t be there for the ace talks scheduled today.
Day 2 of DVRS Games is live streamed now. youtube.com/live/tcR-MOe...
DVRS Games Festival 2025 Day 2
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For those coming to DVRS Games Festival tomorrow, registration in SODA opens 9am, talks are 10-5 both days and fuller schedule with talk descriptions is downloadable on our site: www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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DVRS Games Festival are hosting a FREE and open to the public POC in Play games art exhibition ’Reimagined As’ on Thurs 10th and an Indian dance performance by Devika Rao this Fri 11th 12.30-1.30pm in Manchester’s Modal Gallery. Life drawers are welcome. Please share!
If you missed it checkout the range of games that our speakers at DVRS have worked on. Its nearing you last chance to book tickets: www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
The schedule for next week’s DVRS Games Festival is announced. Livestream link will follow closer to the time.
DVRS Games Festival launches in Manchester in just over a week & there's still time to buy tix, so we thought it would be great to highlight the range of games our speakers have worked on so you can book now! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
DVRS Games Festival 2025 - School of Digital Arts (SODA) – Manchester Metropolitan University
SODA and POC in Play invite you to attend the first international diverse games festival in person in Manchester Metropolitan’s School of Digital Arts.
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DVRS Games Festival launches in Manchester in just over a week & there's still time to buy tix, so we thought it would be great to highlight the range of games our speakers have worked on so you can book now! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
DVRS Games Festival 2025 - School of Digital Arts (SODA) – Manchester Metropolitan University
SODA and POC in Play invite you to attend the first international diverse games festival in person in Manchester Metropolitan’s School of Digital Arts.
schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk
2 weeks until DVRS Games Festival launches in Manchester. Tickets are running out so secure your ticket whilst you can for 2 days of talks and activities across games development and animation! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
Submissions for the 2025 Indie Showcase are now OPEN! The deadline for entries is Friday 2nd May. #DevelopConf
Just 3 weeks to go until DVRS Games Festival launches. Our full line-up and tickets are available on our site with our schedule to be announced next week. We also have some surprises to be revealed on the day so secure your tickets whilst they last! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
