Into Games Educator Newsletter

Hello Everyone 👋

Welcome to another Into Games Newsletter!

March is Women's History Month and we're going to be celebrating the amazing women involved in games in our newsletters. Now is the perfect time to ensure you're doing your part to support the women trying to get into games around you!

Here's some information to help! 👇

Highlights ⭐

🦸‍♀️ Want to learn all about the incredible women of Into Games? Check out the thread on our Twitter!

💰 Know any student teams set to graduate soon that have developed games full of potential? Applications for Tranzfuser are now open! Encourage your students to get involved in the ONLY nationwide game dev talent development programme with a direct link to funding for commercial development.

💼 Direct your 2nd Year University students to these Student Careers - Internships at Lucid Games!

🤩 Applications for Double Eleven's 2022/23 undergraduate placements are still open! Read all about their paid placements!

Events ⭐

📝 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Momentum For The Games Industry
10th March, 13:00-14:00 GMT

Join UKIE and the launch of their 2022 UK Games Industry Census and the #RaiseTheGame pledge. The event will allow you to:

Find out more about how improving and implementing EDI can positively impact games businesses!

Learn about the current state of inclusion in games and how you can make a difference from our expert panel who will also discuss best practice and their own EDI journeys.

🎶 From Music Student to Indie Dev: And All the Mistakes Along the Way...
11th March, 17:00 GMT

Sergio Ronchetti will be joining our Discord Stage to tell you all about the common mistakes and pitfalls of becoming an Indie Dev, and how you can guide your students to avoid them on their journey to building a sustainable career in video games.

🌠 We're Hiring for a Junior VFX Artist! - 10:10 Games
15th March, 16:00 GMT

Brand-new console studio 10:10 Games are coming to our Discord to promote the VFX opportunities they have coming up. Attendees will get the chance to ask any questions about the 10:10 studio, their culture, and entering the industry from an Art perspective!

🏕️ Friday Stories | The Future is Fanfic with Jake Forbes at Star Stable Ent
18th March, 9:00-10:30 GMT

Jake will be discussing how having a more fandom-friendly approach to game creation can be a powerful tool for encouraging creativity, engagement, and authenticity.

⏫ Careers in Games: Dundee - Levelling Up Careers Advice for Your Students.
29th March, 17:00-18:30 BST

Join ScreenSkills and Into Games and prepare your students for a career in the games industry, the UK's fastest-growing digital and creative sector, at our free, live event. Your students can also attend the event here.

Key Resources⭐

Diversity Role Model's education services are developed in collaboration with leading educators and inclusion experts and aim to embed inclusion and empathy. They have downloadable resources for primary and secondary schools, and also offer workshops.

📃 UK Apprenticeships in Games Report 2021

In case you missed it, take a look at our report looking at the attitudes towards apprenticeships in the UK games sector, composed of over 100 game studios.

💻 QA Bootcamp

A YouTube Series hosted by Daniel Campbell, covering topics such as 'What is QA?', 'Bug Critique', and 'Mission Testing'. Suitable for those with no on-the-job experience!

🏆 Rookie Awards 2022

Entries for the Rookies 2022 are now open! This contest is a great opportunity for students to have the opportunity to share their work with a panel of industry professionals, receive badges, connect with other young artists, and have a chance to launch their creative careers!

Design Workouts ⭐

Make sure to encourage your students to join our Discord NOW to take part in the current Design Workout:

🌼 Gardening! 🌼

We’re challenging our community members to make Humanoid Flowers, Glorious Greenhouses, and write all about some bickering rival gardeners! With prompts for artists, writers, animators, and audio specialists - there’s plenty for your students to get their hands dirty with!

Winners of the challenges have the chance to win a 1-2-1 career advice session with an industry professional!

For inspiration, check out the winners of our most recent Design Workout:

Hello Everyone 👋

Highlights ⭐

Events ⭐

Key Resources⭐

Design Workouts ⭐

From The Community ⭐

Highlighted Article ⭐

That’s all from us, see you in a fortnight! 👋