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Ukie Student Conference: Live - Full Videos

The Ukie Student Conference: Live took place completely online this year as part of London Games Festival and Games Career Week.

At its peak, the conference boasted over 400 concurrent viewers across Zoom and YouTube, all eager to hear from industry experts. The speakers delivered expert advice covering a multitude of disciplines in the games sector which included: programming, art, UX, publishing, marketing, and much more. This year the conference had keynote speakers from Hi-Rez Studios, Tonic Games Group, and Riot Games. 

Ukie would like to thank conference partners Epic Games and Hi-Rez Studios. 

Access All Talks Below

Stephen Hutchins, Marketing Director, Hi-Rez Studios -"You have a great game. So what now? (How to successfully publish a game)"

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Emily Grace Buck, Lead Narrative Designer, Ubisoft Reflections - "The Do’s & Don'ts's of being a Lead in Game Dev"

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Ara Carrasco, Senior Environment Artist, Rebellion - "Foliage Art: an interesting speciality within Environment Art"

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Antonella Sassu, Lead User Experience Designer, Natural Motion Games - "Who is the UX designer and why you might want to be one of us"

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Matthias Johan, Game Designer, Ubisoft Reflections - "Making your GDDs clear and convincing"

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Luke Gibson, Director of Business Operations, Mediatonic / Tonic Games Group - "The importance of your shadow portfolio"

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MJ Widomska, Creative Director, YRS TRULY - "Understanding Influencer Marketing in Gaming"

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Deborah Farley, Head of Talent and Outreach, UK Games Talent and Finance - "Bolstering your career path into professional video game development"

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Marc Burrage, Project Development Director, Creative Assembly - "The Practical Application of Agile Values in Game Development"

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- Kristen Griffin - Acting Lead Technical Artist

- Liz Beer - Junior Technical Artist

- Joe Harrison - Junior Technical Artist

- Aleksandra Stasiak - Junior Technical Artist

Ubisoft Reflections & Ubisoft Leamington - "Be bold - be brave - be the real to you!"

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Helena Watson, Senior Publishing Manager, Northern Europe, Riot Games - "Authenticity, Trust, and Why They Matter"

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Nathan Sheppard, Senior Talent Coordinator, Electronic Arts

Cerys Aicken, Recruiter, Electronic Arts

"Next Gen Talent / Internships"

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Pauline Martyn, Junior Narrative Designer, Ubisoft Reflections - "Ship It! Finishing Small Games"

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Adam Boyne, Director, BetaJester Ltd - "Improving your games: Getting into the polish mindset"

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Theo Clarke, QA Tester, Soccer Manager Ltd. - "A Beginner's Guide To Game Jamming"

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Iain Angus, Senior Development Manager, Creative Assembly - "Getting into the Games Industry"

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