Yorkshire Games Festival
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@mediamuseum's festival of games culture, bringing aspiring developers closer to the industry & providing interactive fun for families!
Bradford, UK
Joined May 2016
RT @CatInSpaceGame: .@YorksGamesFest is fast approaching! During Feb #halfterm, we'll be exhibiting our new family-friendly musical demo fo…
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@JohnMuirPDX @TimePirateNinja @remedygames Hey John, no we don't record or stream any of our talks. We're a relatively small event 🙂
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We're welcoming back Senior Artist, Jade Evans, for their workshop 'Do you draw it really small?' Jade will invite attendees to design a character based on prompts before simplifying, making designs more appealing and turning into game-ready pixel art.
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We'll also be joined by Annie Grudeva, Lead Game Designer at Radical Forge. In their interactive workshop, you’ll learn to break down games into Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics, uncovering how these elements shape player emotions and behaviors.
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We're delighted to be welcoming Khan from Ubisoft Reflections for a workshop on narrative design with 'Let's Make A Character, AAA-Style' Khan will walk you through the kinds of methodology that AAA studios use in the narrative design of a character.
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We also have a range of workshops from some fantastic leaders! Including Mel Cummings, taking us through what it takes to make concept art that will make your portfolio stand out from the crowd.
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We've also got Leah Caldwell (@Leahlemoncakes), Cinematic and Gameplay Animation Producer at Larian Studios! Discussing their journey into games and sharing a few insights into how production in the Cinematic Animation Team went on Baldur's Gate III.
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On Thursday 13, we're staring out with a talk from composer, sound artist and audio designer Eli Rainsberry (@elirainsberry) 🎵 They will be sharing how they created some of their favourite musical sounds and moments from the Wilmots puzzle games.
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Next, possibly our favourite title in YGF history. Sophie Artemigi - creator of narrative mobile games for women and casual gamers - with 'How to Make Games When Everything’s on Fire (Navigating Getting Banned from the App Store and Almost Dying Twice)'
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Really excited to announce the last few of our speakers for YGF25 this afternoon - as ever the team is absolutely thrilled to be welcoming such amazingly talented game creatives to the festival. We're a bit overwhelmed be honest!
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Finally we're delighted to be welcoming back our host with the most, our compère with the flair, Alex Earle (@thealexURL) to guide us through our Game Talks next year. Glad to have you back Alex!
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On Saturday 15 February we're also delighted to be hosting @WiFiWarsUK The live comedy game show where you play along! Log in with your smartphone/tablet and compete in games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show!
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This is just a snippet of our talks programme today and we've got a few more speakers and workshops to come in the new year!
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We're delighted to welcome Two Point Studios founder Gary Carr! Previously at Lionhead, Gary and Two Point co-founder Mark Webley created iconic games such as Black & White, The Movies, the Fable series and Theme Park / Theme Hospital.
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Discover how Balloon Studios brought the past to life and built the visual game world of Botany Manor, from the 3D structures to the 2D paper clues and everything in between with Kitt Byrne! Kitt is a game artist and game designer who was selected as BAFTA Breakthrough for 2023.
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We'll also be joined by Writer and Senior Narrative Designer at The Chinese Room, Sarah Longthorne. Sarah was listed as one of MCV’s 30 Under 30 ‘best young talent in the industry’ in 2021 and won a Game Dev Heroes award in the Writing and Narrative category in 2023.
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Join Hollow Ponds' Ricky Haggett and Richard Hogg - game and art directors of the videogame Flock—a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight. They'll be talking about the process of working on it, from its genesis as a spiritual successor to their earlier game Hohokum.
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Talking about the game design of their interactive music album, Asterism, Claire Morwood - self-taught game designer, programmer and artist. The talk will explore a level in a deep dive into the game design, art, narrative and music decisions that led to its final iteration.
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First up, founded by Will Todd and James Carbutt, Coal Supper is a creative studio from Yorkshire ⚪️🌹 The studio’s debut title, The Good Time Garden, was launched for free on Steam in 2019, and in 2024 they released the critically acclaimed sensation Thank Goodness You’re Here!
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