Game Career Fair Adds Programme of Talks Showcasing Careers in Videogames
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26th September 2006, Brighton, UK - GamesIndustry.biz and Gamasutra.com, today announced an exciting programme of speakers lined up for the inaugural London Game Career Fair (LGCF) on the 3rd and 4th October at the Café Royal.
Free to attend, the LGCF is inviting students, recent graduates and creative talent from related industries such as music, TV, film and animation to meet and learn from some of the game's industry's leading studios including Electronic Arts, Blitz Games, Crytek, LucasArts and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE).
Speakers including Chris Williams of LucasArts, Dave Ranyard of SCEE and Sion Lenton of Blitz Games will be on hand to give valuable advice on how to makes those valuable first steps into the industry.
Ellie Gibson of GamesIndustry.biz commented, "Working in the videogames industry is a lifetime dream for many young people, while for the industry, attracting new creative talent is vital to our future. The LGCF will bring those people together with the companies who need them, and we hope that the sessions programme will make the path to a career in videogames clearer for our attendees."
Philip Oliver, CEO and co-founder of Blitz Games added, "Recruitment is a big issue for us and other development studios and the LGCF is a fantastic opportunity for us to meet and talk to potential new recruits. There's a wide range of careers now available and the industry is maturing in ways that will place it at the heart of the entertainment business of the future."
Studios including Blitz Games, Evolution Studios, Lucas Arts and Real Time Worlds will be in attendance to talk to potential recruits about careers as artists, animators, programmers, designers, audio engineers and more.
The British games industry is responsible for the creation of multi-million selling titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Championship Manager, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Project Gotham Racing. Blockbuster games set to come out of the UK in the near future include the highly anticipated MotorStorm and Heavenly Sword.
The London Game Career Fair, which is the first event of its kind for the videogames industry, will highlight the wide variety of excellent career opportunities available.
The event is free to attend and visitors can register online at: www.gamecareerfair.com
The full schedule of sessions can be found at: http://www.gamecareerfair.com/schedule.php
For sponsorship opportunities or to book a stand at the Game Career Fair, please contact Richard Sturgess: +44 (0) 7920 061 984.
About The London Game Career Fair
The London Game Career Fair is part of the London Games Festival which will combine key events throughout the Capital the week of 2nd October, 2006. These events include the London Games Summit presented by ELSPA and TIGA, GDC London, the TIGA Content Market, and BAFTA's British Academy Video Games Awards. The London Game Career Fair is presented by Gamasutra.com and GamesIndustry.biz, the leading industry websites in the world. The event is produced in association with GDC London and the London Game Summit
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