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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Levels! Interested in studying games at the #1 TIGA Games Development Institution in the UK? If so, we have courses in Art, Programming, and Design. Clearing is happening right now, so give us a call on 0800 590 830

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

It's a new episode of Game Changers from our very own Sharon Coleclough, this time with Megan Carriker from Astra Logical, talking about publishing, marketing, and making environmentally conscious games. #podcast #videogames #indiegames shows.acast.com/game-changer...

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Game Changers - Talks with Megan Carriker from Astralogical | Game Changers Podcast

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Kieran O'Neill @kieranoneill3d.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

That just about does it. After 4 years, I have graduated from @staffsgames.bsky.social, studying Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) with a first-class degree! I'm chuffed and could not be happier! 🥳 #gamedev #gamedesign #graduation #lookingforwork

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Our very own Sharon Coleclough interviews Nina Kim, a senior designer at Rare, on the Women in Games podcast Game Changers! Nina talks about following your passion for games, taking every experience & using it, and how to deal with imposter syndrome! shows.acast.com/game-changer...

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Game Changers - Talks with Nina Kim from Rare | Game Changers Podcast

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Prof. Catherine Flick @liedra.net · 17/06/2025

Last couple of weeks at @staffsgames.bsky.social we've been busy doing CPD and a Games Jam! My team indulged me in making a little game in PICO-8 that we think is quite fun and a bit silly. The theme was "Your time is now!". liedra.net/sk8rboy/inde...

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PICO-8 Cartridge

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Prof. Catherine Flick @liedra.net · 20/06/2025

As part of @staffsgames.bsky.social's Developer Mode series, I did a short lecture on The Ethics of Faffing About in RPGs. Why bother saving the world when you can pick flowers? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBk7...

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Developer Mode | The Ethics of Faffing About in Open World RPGs

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Pleasantly surprised all my favourite students attended my lecture today on Ron Cobb's Alien concept art. Lots of good questions. A good bunch of lads

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Prof. Catherine Flick @liedra.net · 14/06/2025

Got a little too stuck into the @staffsgames.bsky.social CPD games jam and have been busy with it today (I'm the main coder on the team and PICO-8 isn't great for collab sadly) - we're doing an endless runner! Todo: collision checks, boosts, devil actually catching you (game over)!

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

GradEx today. Our annual exhibition of final year students' work. Industry judges award 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards in various categories. One of my final year project supervision students got first prize. Very proud

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Kieran O'Neill @kieranoneill3d.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Well, that's that! After 4 amazing years, I am now finished at @staffsgames.bsky.social. But the learning doesn't stop here. Now it's time to move onto the next adventure!

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ShaColeclough @pookieblix.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

First invite into the motion capture suite @staffsgames.bsky.social cannot wait to start directing in that awesome space!

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Kieran O'Neill @kieranoneill3d.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

We had @ryanlaley.bsky.social as a guest speaker today at @staffsgames.bsky.social, where he gave us some useful tips for @unrealengine.bsky.social and insight into the industy as a whole. It was a pleasure to meet him! #gameDesign #gameDev #IndieDev #university #gamedev #unrealengine #indiedev

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

We have a new Developer Mode video out, on Rapid Level Iteration: how to generate effective level ideas and pipeline them into Unreal Engine! Learn what this is all about from Mike Beardwood from our Games Design programme www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcAg... #gamedev #unreal #gamedesign

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Developer Mode | Rapid Level Iteration

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Next week is our Symposium on Virtual Worlds Research, Fri 9 May 08:30-16:45 on campus at University of Staffordshire. Keynote from Alex Harvey from RiVR with a mix of industry and academic talks. Register here! #ar #xr #vr www.staffs.ac.uk/events/2025/...

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Symposium on Virtual Worlds Research 2025

Virtual World Symposium aims at providing a collective update on the current state of Virtual Technologies across multiple disciplines.

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Are we in the Matrix? No, it's an image based scanning technique called 3D Gaussian Splats! Watch Anthony Martin with Davin Ward demonstrate how it works and the cool things you can do with it in the first episode of Developer Mode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-8o...

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Developer Mode: 3D Gaussian Splats

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We are thrilled to hear that our games students won two categories at the UKIE jam earlier this month: Overall Winner and Technical Achievement! 📄: www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2025/04... #universityofstaffordshire #games #gamejam #ukie

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Gotta Catch Em' All! Check out the University of Staffordshire Pokémon Society in this feature-length society video, highlighting the society's activities and love for all things Pokémon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw1o...

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Pokemon Society - Society Spotlight

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We were extremely privileged to have Baroness Twycross from DCMS and our local MP Gareth Snell visit the SGI last week. They toured our facilities, experienced our students' work, and talked with students and staff at our award-winning Institute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV9L...

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Ministerial Visit to Staffordshire Games Institute

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Anthony loves to blow our minds with his animations!

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Here at the University of Staffordshire we have just concluded another round of our TIGA award-winning Mock Interview scheme. This year we hosted 360 interviews with 60 industry professionals from 17 companies. Find out more below! 📽️ Video: tinyurl.com/5n6v8txb ✉️ Article: tinyurl.com/yphk965e

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

There's a brand new episode of the #WomenInGames podcast Game Changers up - our fab colleague Sharon Coleclough interviews the incredible Mel Cummings about her curly wurly path to becoming a concept artist! shows.acast.com/game-changer... Listen now on all your favourite podcast platforms! #GameArt

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Game Changers - Talks with Mel Cummings | Game Changers Podcast

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Our latest Level of Detail episode is out for #PokemonDay! What's your favourite Pokémon? Mine's Marill, so snuggable, I even have one in squishmallow form! Find out which ones our academics and Pokémon Masters Chris, Mel, Jaimie and Kieran pick! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzPm...

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Let's play Pokémon! - Level of Detail S3 EP5

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Being recognized at this level by Epic Games underscores our commitment to cutting-edge education, industry relevance, and innovation in game development. The future is bright as we continue to push the boundaries of creativity, innovation and be a catalyst for change in the real-time 3D revolution.

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This incredible milestone reflects the hard work, dedication, and passion of our students, instructors, and academic team, who continuously push the boundaries of creativity and technical excellence.

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🏆✨We are thrilled to announce that the University of Staffordshire has achieved Double Gold status as both a Unreal Engine Gold Academic Partner for our Games Art course, and for its Unreal Authorised Instructors!🏆✨

University of Staffordshire is an Unreal Academic Partner for 2025 and an Instructor Partner for 2025

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

An amazing day on Tuesday as the Let's Talk Games event was held in Leamington Spa! The free education conference boasted an incredible line up of guest speakers and panels, granting students the opportunity to engage directly with industry professionals from a range of studios. 🎤🎮

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

some important thoughts on dreams

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Oh hey, that's us! "When it comes to Computer Games, Technical Productions, and Animation, the courses at the University of Staffordshire are rated as some of, if not the best in the country” - MP Gareth Snell in the HoC yesterday www.tiktok.com/@uniofstaffs...

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Great to see @University of Staffordshire Games Insitute students and graduates mentioned yesterday in the House of Commons Creative Industries general debate by MP Gareth Snell. “When it comes to Com...

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Congratulations to our student, Veronika Kondratiuk! Veronika recently won a gold medal at the World Skills UK 2024 competition in 3D Digital Game Art. This is a major accomplishment, and we are all very proud of her. More info here: www.instagram.com/p/DFKwyUpzeLF

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The facility boasts a 24-camera Vicon system for precise motion tracking with a large, dedicated recording area for capturing high-quality performance data. We also utilise a Faceware face tracking system that allows for more precise facial capture. (3/3)

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

We invited the BBC to our Motion Capture suite at the University of Staffordshire. Our mocap stage is a purpose-built, industry-standard facility designed to provide hands-on training in motion capture technology. (2/3)

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Our course leader for Games Animation, Benjamin Rimmer, and Technical Specialist, Jake Parker, were able to speak to the BBC today all about Motion Capture, CGI, and their use in the new Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man. You can watch the full interview on BBC iPlayer here: shorturl.at/5FtIl

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I am Jack's Medulla Oblongata

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Luke Bourne @notamarvelhero.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It's probably about time I introduced myself! Hi folks! I'm Luke, a games design lecturer at the University of Staffordshire, and I specialise in narrative game design. 🎮 I'm a cat dad to 2 void creatures, my favourite game IP is Tomb Raider, I paint Necrons, and Incineroar is the best Pokémon!

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

...It would be a great addition to the bookshelf of any games design student or academic." (2/2)

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Our head of department, @chrisheadleand.bsky.social had this to say: "As University of Staffordshire’s Course Leader for Games Design, Mike has many years of expertise on this topic, and it's great to see him to share his knowledge though his excellent new book... (1/2)

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Our course leader for Games Design, Mike Beardwood, has released his first book, "Fundamental Level Design and Analysis A to B". Mike has been working on this project for many years and it's great to see it hit the shelves! You can grab a copy here: amzn.eu/d/iqqdqzB

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Staffs Games Institute @staffsgames.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

ICYMI: We were extremely proud to be named Best Educational Institution 2024 at the TIGA Games Industry Awards this past week! An amazing honour that reflects the team's skills and passion in creating the next generation of games developers! 🎉🎉🎉

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Just won best educational institution at the TIGA 2024 awards ceremony:)

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ShaColeclough @pookieblix.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Best Educational Institution @staffsunigames.bsky.social very proud but low-key celebration

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Game Republic @gamerepublic.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Congratulations to GR members who won TIGA Awards 🎉🎉including ⭐Simon Iwaniszak for outstanding leadership of Red Kite Games 🪄 @pitstop-audio.bsky.social best service provider 🎓 @staffsunigames.bsky.social best ed institution 🍾Rebellion Best Large Studio gamerepublic.net/news/game-re... #gamedev

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Game Republic Members Win Awards - Game Republic

Several Game Republic members won TIGA Awards on 28th November in London. ?Simon Iwaniszak (pictured) won a TIGA Award for outstanding leadership of Red Kite Games ????PitStop Productions won best ser...

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