LEVEL 3
MENTOR
Cyber Arkanoid Angels
16+ yearsTake the lead, work with professionals and become a young leader
Earn your games industry-recognized award
Skills: Game development, game Jam’s, leadership, events planning and management, digital marketing, social media, community management, mentorship.
Resource Nodes
Cyber Arkanoid Angels 16+
Please note that these resources will open a new tab and you will be leaving our site.
Please be alert when using these links especially when navigating additional links that take you off these recommended sites. Never give out personal details online and don’t enter into private chat with strangers.
Never send or request explicit pictures or videos of yourself or others. Sharing explicit consent without consent can have serious legal consequences.
THINKTANK BEFORE YOU POST! Is it True, Is it Appropriate, is it Necessary is it Kind
Anything you post can be screen grabbed and shared outside of the intended audience, ensuring your digital footprint will not be brand safe for any future employer, sponsor, advertiser or for inclusion in our Arkanoid Angels leadership program.
Please contact us if content linked is not appropriate and we will review and reconsider our links.
-
Don’t shoot yourself in your digital footprint, stay safe, brand safe and employable
-
-
<<<< ONLINE >>>>
Learning Resources
Games Career Resource Library, Created, Maintained by Susi Bauer &
Into Games, A pathway for skill development
Game Anglia, East of England, connections, skills and experience for Game Development
Tools and Engines
Learn Epic Game Engine and Fortnite Creative
GODOT Game Engine The Godot Engine is a free, all-in-one, cross-platform game engine that makes it easy for you to create 2D and 3D games
GDevelop is a free to try followed by subscription, open-source game engine that's 10x easier and faster to use than anything else.
RPG Maker was born to fulfill the desire of creating an original RPG without programming knowledge, quite expensive
Audio
Audacity - is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app. Free with optional Paid Downloadable Content
Programming
Make Code Arcade - by Microsoft is a free, open source platform for creating engaging computer science learning experiences that support a progression path into real-world programming.
Code Academy C++ Start coding in seconds, hands-on learning environment means you'll be writing real code from your very first lesson.
Girls Who Code UK, 14 - 18: Skills, Community, Network
Art
Blender Tutorials - Popular Free Game Development tool for Artists
GIMP - GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
<<<< IRL >>>>
Local Norfolk UK
Tech Educators Fully Funded Coding Bootcamp Norwich
Access Creative Norwich Game Development Courses
Norwich University of the Arts Game Development Courses
National UK
TIGA University Accreditation - High Employment rates into the Games Industry
Abertay University - High Employment rate into Games Industry
Newcastle University - High Employment rate into Games Industry
Warwick University - High Employment Rate into Games Industry
British eSports - Connections to Games Industry
NextGen Skills Academy - Deep connections to Games Industry
Leeds University - Employment into Games Industry
-
16+ under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult
Global Game Jam at Norwich University of the Arts
-
<<< ONLINE >>>
National Students eSports Norwich University of the Arts
<<<< IRL >>>
Norwich Games Festival 30th may – 1s June UK
Guild Academy Boot Camps & Coding Clubs London UK
Insomnia Game Festival Birmingham UK
EGX - Games Festival London UK
Epic LAN - UK Lan parties
-
<<< ONLINE >>>
Games Industry Biz Games Industry insider news and networking
MCV UK UK Games Industry news
TIGA, Network for Indie Game Developers
IGDA International Game Developer Association
Podcasts
Gamesindustry Biz - Insider Insights
The Graphter’s Podcast Games Educators and Developers
Melanin Gamers Gamers Podcast, Talks with some rising communities and discusses their stories, passion behind making their communities and where they see entertainment and new media going.
<<<< IRL >>>
Develop - Game Developer Conference Brighton UK
Digital Dragons Poland Develop r Conference excellent content, affordable flights and hotels
Game Republic North of England Games Industry Events and Networking
Game Makers Yorkshire and the North. Game Developer Networking
Guilford Games Festival Guildford.Games is a grass roots, community initiative from a team of people actively involved in the Guildford games industry.
-
Create an online portfolio to help secure a career in the games industry
Art Station Games Art Portfolios
Itch.io is a simple way to find and share indie games online for free
Arkadium for Developers To publish your game on GameLab
Artlist Academy Video Portfolio Creation Training
-
-
Gain experience for your CV and Portfolio and improve your soft skills by fundraising and volunteering for charities with ties to the Games Industry.
-
The Video Games Ambassadors is a vibrant network of dedicated ambassadors who collaborate with partner initiatives across the UK to connect, inspire, and educate the future generation of games talent.