CONEL Students Take Part in Staffordshire University’s Games in the City Festival

Students from CONEL visited Staffordshire University’s London Campus to attend gaming workshops as part of the Games in the City Festival.

Students from The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) spent a day immersed in the world of gaming as part of the Games in the City Festival organised by Staffordshire University in collaboration with Into Games.

The Games in the City Festival is a weeklong in-person live event held at the Staffordshire University London Campus. This year it took place from 11 December to 15 December and included a range of talks, panel discussions and interactive activities to support young people aspiring to build a career in the games industry.

On 12 December, students from CONEL’s Computer Games Design Foundation Year Course, which is taught in conjunction with Staffordshire University London’s Digital Institute, joined Level 2 Creative Media students at Staffordshire University’s London Campus. Following a tour of the facilities, the group of 30 students took part in two workshops hosted by industry experts. 

The first workshop was led by Anna Hollinrake, Art Director of the new indie studio Electric Saint. During the session, Anna shared her expertise in order to demystify Environment Concept Art for Games. Mark Fraser, CEO of video game developer and publisher Aero Astro Art, led the second session, which focussed on 3D Modelling Industry Workflow which gave insight into professional workflows and techniques.

Petru Bican, a Level 2 Creative Media student, said: “I really enjoyed the event and was very impressed by the facilities, especially the E-sport arena. I hope to join the Foundation Game Design course at Staffordshire University in the future.”

Find out more about our Creative Media and Game Design courses here.

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