Could better teaching of computer science be the saviour of the animation industry in Great Britain? Should the best animation courses be rewarded more by government? Will more animation companies step up to the plate and support more workplace simulations within Universities? In an era of decline and cuts a new government report represents a real opportunity for animators argues Saint John Walker . . . → Read More: NOW FOR THE SCIENCE: Recommended reading for the next generation of animators
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At the annual Develop Conference in Brighton’s lugubrious Hilton Metropole Hotel NESTA gave what could be called a half term report on how their Games Mentor scheme had been going- 6 months into a one year pilot. Maybe Skillset needs to start engaging more with epistemology- the skills agenda needs to become more of a knowledge agenda? . . . → Read More: MY NEW BEST FRIEND: mentoring in the games industry NESTA today announced a £450k war chest to help foster innovation in the games industry. Four strands of activity have been announced to help new companies, small and growing companies, and even some bigger companies will get support to counteract the difficulties being caused by the current skills shortage. Following on by the coverage gained by the . . . → Read More: NESTA – Raise the Game
Tuesday saw the largest innovation event ever held in the UK descend on the Festival Hall. The Skillset Blog team was there (en masse) to sample proceedings. Despite a slow down in the afternoon, where the ‘expert’ seminars largely left me a bit dissapointed there were some interesting talking points brought up by a range of great speakers. A lot of the focus seemed to me to be on positioning the UK in competition with the rest of the world over innovation. In some ways this is true, we certainly can’t afford to be left behind (or left out) however the focus of the keynotes was on collaboration above all which is slightly at odds with the idea of competition over innovation. Tim Berners-Lee, whose ‘vague but exciting’ internet sums this up better than most, is a great example. Whilst a few jokes were spun at the expense of the fact that the web is free and available to all rather than raking in millions for UK plc, it is the fact that collaboration is ‘why I built the web…’. |
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