USW Games Design Students – Team Unorthobox competing at Dare to be Digital 2014
Posted: July 14, 2014 Filed under: Events, Student Successes | Tags: Aaron Moss, Adam Curtis, AIIY, computer games design, Danny Quarmby, Dare to be Digital, Jim Havard, Joey Richards, Team Unorthobox, University of South Wales, USW Leave a commentTeam Unorthobox from the USW Computer Games Design course have got themselves a place on this year’s highly acclaimed Dare to be Digital competition.
Dare to be Digital describes itself as a video games development competition for extremely talented students at Universities and Colleges of Art. For the competition, teams of five students – usually a mix of artists, programmers and audio – develop a prototype video game, receiving mentoring from industry.
Team Unorthobox created AIIY, a playable fast-paced, 2D platform video game that is entirely focused on cooperation and teamwork, where every personal goal achieved unifies the team.
Lead Designer and Computer Games Design student Joey Richards says: “We couldn’t be more excited to take part. The team has been working hard for months, so it’s so rewarding to see that work pay off. It actually feels unreal, seeing it all coming together.”
At the end of the competition, the prototypes are displayed at talent showcase event Dare ProtoPlay, where the general public and industry experts will get to play the games and vote for the winner.
To find out more and keep up with progress check out the Team Unorthobox Blog.
Team Unorthobox
Adam Curtis – Animator and designer (USW)
Aaron Moss – Level designer (USW)
Mudvark up for Develop Award
Posted: July 1, 2014 Filed under: Alumni, Awards | Tags: Dan DaRocha, Develop Awards 2014, Henry Hoffman, Micro Studio, Mortar Melon, Mudvark, Newport Alumni, newport computer games design, Newport Graduate, University of South Wales, USW Leave a commentMudvark aka Dan Da Rocha & Henry Hoffman have been nominated for the “Best Micro Studio” at the Develop Awards 2014… Good luck guys!
Check out the Mudvark 2014 show reel to see what the guys have been up to so far this year.
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