Gamesindustry.biz Career Fair sessions and BAFTA surgeries detailed

Host of events detailed set to take place at the Old Truman Brewery over October 28-29

News by James Lee Contributor

Published on Oct. 23, 2008

The GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair is set to host two days of career sessions, free to all attending the event or the Eurogamer Expo - which runs in tandem as part of the London Games Festival.

Among the speakers, John Nash from Blitz Games Studios will deliver a talk on the importance of traditional art skills to modern game production, while David Wise, senior musician for Rare, will describe on how composition and audio effects work in game development.

Furthermore, the BAFTA surgeries at the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair have been detailed. Featuring contributions from Splash Damage, SCEE, Nintendo, Rare, Eidos, Bethesda, Ubisoft and more, attendees are advised to find the BAFTA stand as early as possible in order to book a place.

Both the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair and Eurogamer Expo are taking place at the Old Truman Brewery in London on October 28 and 29.

Exhibitors already confirmed for the Career Fair event include Crytek, Ubisoft, Rebellion, Kuju, Microsoft Game Studios and Starbreeze Studios. Those wishing to attend either event can register for tickets here, in exchange for contributing GBP 5 to the GamesAid charity.

The full list of career sessions is as follows:

Tuesday October 28

11:30am - 12:30pm: John Nash, Blitz Game Studios 'Evil Hamster Hands - Traditional Art & Games'
12:30pm - 1:30pm: David Wise, Rare 'Audio for Games'
1:30pm - 2:15pm: Adam Langridge, Lionhead 'Programming Fable II'
2:15pm - 3pm: Emmeline Dobson, Nik Nak/Kuju, 'Making Games For Kids'
3pm - 3:45pm: Paul Wedgwood, Splash Damage, 'From Mod Developers to AAA Studio'
3:45pm - 4:30pm: Steven Yau, Electronic Arts, 'You Want My Job'
4:45pm - 5:30pm: Eurogamer Editors, 'Ask Eurogamer'

Wednesday October 29