Game Anglia
@GameAnglia

July - November 2024

ELEVATE: Haverhill

Make your first game. Tell your story. 

In these hands-on workshops, participants crafted digital stories, gained game development skills, and connected with games industry professionals. All participants received a full scholarship to join free of charge. 

50

Total participants

20%

of participants secured employment in the games industry

20%

of participants started higher education in game development

Unlock Skills

From July to November 2024, 50 young people in Haverhill (Suffolk, UK) started their games career by creating a variety of short narrative games.

Workshops

  • Writing for games
  • Visual storytelling with games art
  • Game engines like Ink, MakeCode Arcade, Construct, Twine
  • Mental health and wellbeing in games
  • Publishing your games
  • Your first job in games  

Story Jam

Participants created short games which were published online and shown to a panel of games industry experts. 

Play the games

Participants' Self-Assessment

Since Completing ELEVATE...

“I attended Dundev which gave me the opportunity to travel to Dundee with a team and work on our game for a month and meet lots of new people.”

George

Secured employment in local games studio participating in UK-wide accelerator

“Currently I have been attending West Suffolk University as part of a three year course about Games Design & Creation.”

Joe

Entered Higher Education to study Game Design and pursue a career in games

“We have been making our own games and uploading them to itch.io”

Samantha

Beginning careers as an independent games studio

Our Programmes

At Game Anglia, we take a hands-on approach to education. Through our range of events, workshops, and initiatives, we empower individuals to learn, create, discover, and promote. Whether you're a budding game designer looking to gain essential industry skills, or an independent studio seeking expert guidance, our programmes are designed to foster talent and propel you towards your game development aspirations.

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