This year it was a different Rezzed for me. I couldn’t make it all three days, having only time for the closing and busiest day of the event, Saturday. Because of it I decided not to book many appointments, only settling for three: Square Enix Collective, Bandai Namco and the devs of Formula Fusion. The last one intrigued me despite not being one of my usual genres. Continue reading Rezzed 2017 – The Experience
Tag: NFTS Games
Unity Awards 2016 – NFTS Games – Into the Black
Unite is the yearly Unity super convention, giving Unity engine game developers the chance to mingle and network with fellow game devs, learn of the latest and upcoming technologies and even get certifications in Unity development.
But there is another thing happening at the yearly Unite, The Unity Awards, celebrating some of the year’s best releases using the engine, and this year, the talented students of the NFTS Games program received a nomination in the Best Student Project category. Continue reading Unity Awards 2016 – NFTS Games – Into the Black
EGX Highlight – NFTS Games
I first heard about NFTS Games thanks to the EGX 2014 coverage by my good friends at 1001Up. Since then I’ve kept a close eye on them, even covering their Graduate Showcase earlier this year. When I heard they would be at the NEC for EGX 2015 I told them I was definitely coming to see them. Alas, I almost missed them.
The careers section of EGX was somewhere between the XBOX and PS4 booths, and I was expecting big banners to let me know NFTS was there but they barely had a tag on their booth in tiny letters—at least tiny for EGX. It was an odd placing and Tony Evans, Games Curriculum Coordinator and Social Media Master commented on it, regretting it as the bigger booths drew attention away from them.
If it hadn’t been for Tony tweeting me right before I left, I might have missed what the students had for display and I would’ve been very sad.
So, thanks Tony, you’re the man! Continue reading EGX Highlight – NFTS Games
EGX 2015 – Day Three
I will be honest. I wasn’t looking forward to EGX Day 3. I was tired and aside from the interviews I had planned, I had pretty much seen everything I had wanted to see at EGX.
But I did make a promise to the Great and Legendary Ben to try out one of the AAA games for him, to brave the long queues and give it a whirl. But because this was a bigger day, Saturday after all, I could only do Just Cause 3. As someone who’s never played a Just Cause game before I have to say I loved it. There was so much freedom to do as you wished and the potential for creative destruction is outstanding. Continue reading EGX 2015 – Day Three
NFTS Games – UKIE GameJam 2015 – Team It Starts With a Square Interview
Since last year, while I was part of another site’s team, I came to know of the NFTS Game Development Courses and the students’ amazing titles. Earlier this year I had the opportunity (and the pleasure) of attending the Graduate Showcase and the imagination and creativity on display blew me away. Since then, I’ve kept a close eye on what NFTS and its students are up to, hoping for any chance to talk to them.
During April, UKIE held their annual GameJam and of course, NFTS students joined the fun. As soon as it ended, and the students were back to their usual routines, I quickly got in touch with Tony Evans, the NFTS Games Coordinator and had him pester them on my behalf. I had questions about their experience working on these “Identity Crisis”- themed games and I wanted answers! Continue reading NFTS Games – UKIE GameJam 2015 – Team It Starts With a Square Interview
NFTS Games – UKIE GameJam 2015 – Team Ipseria Interview
Since last year, while I was part of another site’s team, I came to know of the NFTS Game Development Courses and the students’ amazing titles. Earlier this year I had the opportunity (and the pleasure) of attending the Graduate Showcase and the imagination and creativity on display blew me away. Since then, I’ve kept a close eye on what NFTS and its students are up to, hoping for any chance to talk to them.
During April, UKIE held their annual GameJam and of course, NFTS students joined the fun. As soon as it ended, and the students were back to their usual routines, I quickly got in touch with Tony Evans, the NFTS Games Coordinator and had him pester them on my behalf. I had questions about their experience working on these “Identity Crisis”- themed games and I wanted answers! Continue reading NFTS Games – UKIE GameJam 2015 – Team Ipseria Interview
NFTS Games Graduate Showcase 2015 – Impressions
Last Thursday the NFTS (National Film & Television School) had their graduate class game showcase at BFI Southbank. It was my next to last day in London and to be honest there was no better way to spend the evening that looking through the titles in development by a fantastic group of new designers and developers. Continue reading NFTS Games Graduate Showcase 2015 – Impressions