Dhana Frerichs PhD completion

It was great to see Dhana Frerichs, one of the doctorate students I was supervising here (supported by the Centre for Digital Entertainment and Ninja Theory) at Bournemouth University, both successfully defend her thesis back in September but also more recently submit the corrections required.

The thesis is titled "Computer Graphics Simulation of Post-Mortem Optical and Morphological Appearance Changes"; Dhana will be graduating in the next Bournemouth University ceremony.

TIGA nomination for Best Educational Institution

It's a few weeks now that this has taken place but it's worth reporting that Bournemouth University was once again this year nominated at the annual TIGA awards for the Best Educational Institution award.

This was something we won last year and it was great to make the shortlist once again (plus it was a very nice evening, with the event itself taking place at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London). 

The TIGA awards themselves are an excellent opportunity for the domestic games industry to celebrate achievements of the year past and it's always an event in the calendar I am looking forward to.

Final open day at Bournemouth University

There is one final open day for prospective applicants before the close of the UCAS deadline here at Bournemouth University; to take place on 10/01/18. 

You can hear about a variety of courses during this visit; including of course the Creative Technology ones here at the Faculty of Science and Technology. If you wish to register for this see here.

British Games Institute

An initiative which has gathered momentum this year is the British Games Institute (or BGI); you can find out more about them here on their official website.

With computer and video games development in the UK being at the forefront of the creative industries sector it is very encouraging indeed to see a push for the medium to receive both recognition but also active support in the immediate future.

Lecturer position (Games Technology) at Bournemouth University

We have a position available, fixed term and for twelve months, here at the Creative Technology Department in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, for a Lecturer in Games Technology.

More on this here, the deadline for applications is next week on 03/01.

Upcoming open days at Bournemouth University

We have three upcoming open days (21st and 28th of October plus 18th of November) at Bournemouth University (for our music and games degrees at the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Creative Technology Department but also generally for all other degrees too); for this (and booking on them) see here.

This is a great opportunity to visit us but also hear more on details about the variety of undergraduate courses we run here at the Department and University.

Fully funded PhD position at Bournemouth University

Similarly to the previous post our Department tonight has another deadline for applications for a post, this time for a fully funded PhD studentship. The topic is in game narrative (and authoring tools for that) and the funding is for three years.

See here for more details.

Principal Academic post at Bournemouth University in Games Design and Development

As the deadline for this is tonight I would like to promote the opening we have in the Creative Technology Department, here at the Faculty of Science and Technology at Bournemouth University, for a Principal Academic in Games Design/Development.

More on the position and means to apply here.

Principal Academic in Games Development position at BU

An academic position is now open in the Department I am in, that of Creative Technology at Bournemouth University (at the Faculty of Science and Technology).

This can be found here, has an early April deadline and is for a Principal Academic in Games Development.

HoD for Creative Technology at Bournemouth University

As of October I have been serving as the Acting Head of Creative Technology in addition to my normal duties, which is a Department in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Bournemouth University. 

This is a Department with, currently, 4 undergraduate courses, which of course include the games development courses we deliver. 

For more information on the four courses see here for the Games Technology one, here for the Games and Programming one and here for the Music and Audio Technology one. Finally, the Music and Sound Production Technology course details can be found here.

Aardvark Swift's 2017 Search for a Star and Rising Star competitions

Aardvark Swift recently visited us for a great guest talk (alongside nDreams) earlier this month; they have once again their student facing competitions this year, Search for a Star and Rising Star.

This is for artists and coders alike and you would be much encouraged to check this out here and here as the deadlines appear to be in January 2017.

TIGA and their Brexit suggestions

Following on from a previous blogpost from last month, TIGA, the domestic trade association for games developers, has now released - recently - a more detailed report on what it suggests the government should put in motion regarding the games industry here in the UK (and its future), with the impending leave from the EU looming on the horizon.

More on this on the official website here, definitely a very interesting read.

TIGA's position following the Brexit last week

With the EU referendum results in the UK now behind us, TIGA, the UK trade association for games developers, has set out what it views as the four fundamental needs of the sector going forward (with the current result).

It is worth reading this in detail in their press release here.

Demonstrator position at Bournemouth University

Picking up from the previous post, we are also currently advertising for a demonstrator position, again in the same Department (Creative Technology) and Faculty (Science and Technology) with the same skill set required (games development).

More information on this post can be found here.

Lectureship position at Bournemouth University

We are currently advertising a lectureship position at Bournemouth University. This is within the Creative Technology Department, at the Faculty of Science and Technology and with a games development specialization.

More information can be found here.

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer positions in Games at Bournemouth University

We are currently advertising for two positions, one for Lecturer and one for Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University, in the Creative Technology Department, for the undergraduate Games courses we run here (BSc Games Programming and BSc Games Technology).

More information and the application forms here.

New Doom level

John Romero, the seminal level designer who worked on the original Doom game has now created a brand new level for it which he has made available to the community.

This can be found here; with John Romero's iconic status this is well worth a look for fans of Doom but also aspiring level designers.

Research Project Manager post at CDE at Bournemouth University

Continuing from the previous blog post there is also a Research Project Manager position for the Centre of Digital Entertainment (at Bournemouth University) which is now advertised. 

More information on this here; the deadline is the 28th of February. More on the Centre of Digital Entertainment here.

Lecturer post at Bournemouth University (Games)

There is now an advertised lecturer post at Bournemouth University, within the Creative Technology department and linked to the Games courses which are part of it.

More details can be seen here; the deadline is 22nd of February.

Aardvark Swift's Search for a Star and Rising Star competitions

Aardvark Swift, who recently delivered an excellent guest talk at Bournemouth University, have launched again their annual Search for a Star and Rising Star undergraduate student competitions.

With Autodesk and Microsoft involved in the two different strands more can be found on the official website here.