As part of its 20 Years of Games celebration, Staffordshire University will host the annual Game Republic Student Showcase on 6th June. Game demos, character designs, art portfolios, technical demonstrations and animations will be presented in a fantastic array of 51 projects at the Catalyst Hall from 14 Universities across the North including University of Hull, Sheffield Hallam University, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Bolton, University Campus Doncaster, University Centre Grimsby, University of Leeds, University Centre Leeds, University of Huddersfield, Staffordshire University, University of York, York St John University , Leeds City College and University of Sunderland.
The Game Republic Student Showcase forms part of the 2024 programme of events being supported by Official Partners Red Kite Games, Escape Technology and Barclays.
University and College Courses for Games Send Student Teams to Compete
MD of Game Republic Jamie Sefton said “It has been fantastic to see such a big response this year, making it our biggest ever GR Student Showcase! Staffordshire University was one of the first Universities to develop games courses in the UK, so it’s great we’re here to celebrate their 20th anniversary, following on from our 20th birthday last year. I expect to see a really high standard of work produced by the 150+ students attending from Universities and colleges across the North and a really special day for the students, course leaders and games company judges.”
Final year teams will compete in seven categories: Game Art and Animation, Game Technology, Game Narrative Design, Game Level Design, Game Design, Game Audio and Best Team, which will be judged by leading games studios including Distinctive Games, Pitstop Productions, Rebellion North, Red Kite Games, Revolution Software, and Sumo Digital.
Staffordshire University student Abigail Arblaster designed the games mascot for the event which has been used on websites, posters, social media and on the limited edition T-shirts produced for the event.
The prize presentation will be the first part of the evening programme and will be followed by a Games Industry Panel on getting into the industry and a Fireside Chat with Mark Brown from Game Maker’s Toolkit – an incredibly popular YouTube channel that does a deep dive into game design, level design, and game production then networking and drinks with games companies, course leaders, student teams and previous winners.
Head of Staffordshire University Games Institute, Professor Chris Headleand said “The Game Republic Student Showcase has been a highlight of the annual games education calendar for several years. It is a fantastic opportunity for students to engage with directly with the games industry and to have their talents recognised. This is a special year for games courses, and our award winning department at Staffordshire University and so we were delighted to have been selected by Game Republic to host this prestigious event.”
To find out more about Game Republic’s educational partners, visit this link which details the excellent establishments who are part of the largest games industry network in the North
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