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READ THIS AND EARN POINTS! The curious rise of Gamification

Saint John Walker — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:27:40 +0000

The ‘phenomenon’ of Gamification is growing, and whether it’s another advertising and marketing industry fad or not, maybe animation companies should sit up and take notice says Saint John Walker. (The full article is available in the Winter issue of IMAGINE Magazine) . . . → Read More: READ THIS AND EARN POINTS! The curious rise of Gamification

Women in Games: the conference

Jo Welch — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:00:55 +0000

The annual European Women in Games Conference and Networking event took place last month and hosted some of the games industry’s most successful female achievers. It was a great event where women who had inspired others to enter the games industry or progress their careers. . . . → Read More: Women in Games: the conference

Will there be a ‘Talent Time Bomb’ for Publishing?

Suzanne Kavanagh — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:16:53 +0000

In 2010, 28% of publishers reported skills gaps in their current workforce; with 64% of those reporting gaps in sales and marketing; 50% in technical skills; 46% for software; and 38% in business and entrepreneurial skills.

These findings – drawn from Skillset’s recently published Sector Skills Assessment - highlight an increasing deficit in the skills required to develop . . . → Read More: Will there be a ‘Talent Time Bomb’ for Publishing?

The Talent Time Bomb: can publishing learn new skills?

Suzanne Kavanagh — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:59:20 +0000

Tomorrow I will chair a seminar titled ‘The Talent Time Bomb: Can Publishing Learn New Media Skills?’ at the London Book Fair.

We are fortunate to be hosting a panel of four impressive speakers from across the Creative Media Industries. And the topic? To discuss whether publishers are destined to fall behind other media industries because of . . . → Read More: The Talent Time Bomb: can publishing learn new skills?

Why we need to be STEAM driven

Saint John Walker — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:06:16 +0000

Over the last few years the acronym STEM has increasingly entered debates within the collective creative industries, and also at Skillset. Maybe now is the time to be promoting STEAM with the powerful addition of Art, and the way it harnesses multidisciplinary innovation and what's more, adds huge economic value. Will our future students make the right choices in the new education marketplace presaged by Lord Browne? . . . → Read More: Why we need to be STEAM driven

MISSING IN ACTION: Why Women aren’t animated about games

Saint John Walker — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:23:28 +0000

With a major report highlighting that women are leaving the media industries in their droves, Animation and Games are shown to particularly lack female talent. So what’s it like for that rarest of species, the female games animator? . . . → Read More: MISSING IN ACTION: Why Women aren’t animated about games

Where’s the Level Playing Field?: women in games

Saint John Walker — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:05:05 +0000

Seemingly, games is no longer the male preserve in terms of consumption that it once was. Whilst there have always been small numbers of hard-core female gamers, there are many more casual or social gamers now playing Bejeweled, Farmville, Wii fit. But if you look around the Games industry workforce there’s a different story. . . . → Read More: Where’s the Level Playing Field?: women in games