Patrick Randall, Senior Producer at Double Eleven who has worked on titles including Age of Empires 4 and Red Dead Redemption. He will be sharing advice when undertaking co-development at the Game Dev Essentials event on 10th September at the Baltic in Newcastle/Gateshead. Patrick will join an impressive line-up of speakers including Andrew Willans, Sumo Digital, with a fantastic talk, “Chasing Flow State: Player and Developer Experiences” about the development and release of the game DeathSprint 66, plus Sophie Shanks, Kepler Interactive on publishing best practices, knowing when to set your Steam page live, audience communication, Wishlists and more. Kepler is a funder/publisher & most recently has enjoyed huge success with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as well as John Sanderson, PitStop Productions with top tips for game audio on a budget. More special guests to be announced soon.
The event will look at all aspects of Game Development and starts at 4pm and will include networking, and drinks and canapes overlooking the River Tyne afterwards. The event is being supported by Double Eleven and forms part of Game Republic’s event programme supported by Official Partners Red Kite Games, Barclays Games and Creative and Xsolla. Game Republic members get free tickets to attend and should check inboxes for information to claim their free tickets – a limited number of free tickets are also available for Newcastle/Gateshead based games businesses and GaMaYo members too.
Patrick Randall explains that games have always held a special place in his heart. “When I was in school I applied for work experience at Lionhead Studios and had the opportunity of getting to be a games tester on the original Fable. I loved getting to experience such a creative industry. I studied computer science at Teesside University and then returned to study a masters in IT Project Management. I then went to work across multiple sectors as a project manager, product owner and every role in between working with both local and international clients to deliver business focused software solutions.
When the opportunity came up to reenter the world of games I jumped at the chance. I’ve spent the last 4 years working at Double Eleven rising to the title of senior producer. I’ve found that same creative magic that amazed me as a child, worked with some truly talented teams and have had the opportunity to deliver some amazing projects; with some highlights being Age of Empires 4 and Red Dead Redemption.”
To book to attend the event visit this link – Game Republic events get free tickets to the attend and should check inboxes for information to claim their free tickets. If you are making games or supporting games through services or education, and would like to join Game Republic or if you are a games business in Newcastle / Gateshead and would like to claim a free ticket, get in touch
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