Computer Games Design graduate Alice Rendell makes Develop’s 2014 30 under 30 list
Posted: December 10, 2014 Filed under: Alumni, Awards | Tags: 30 Under 30, Alice Rendell, computer games design, Develop, Kobojo, Newport Alumni, newport computer games design, USW Games Leave a commentCongratulations to Alice Rendell who has made it onto Develop’s 2014 30 Under 30 list.
Here is Alice’s listing from the full list…
Alice Rendell Game designer, Kobojo (27)
Commended for her passion and hard work, Alice Rendell is a promising games designer currently working at Kobojo.
Having spent over three years at the firm’s Paris HQ, she returned to Dundee earlier this year to work on Zodiac, a JRPG co-developed with former Final Fantasy staff. Prior to Kobojo, she worked at Facebook games specialist Ooblada and offered consulting advice on game design at studio We Move Beyond. To this day, she continues to write articles and give lectures offering game design tips to new developers.
Two Newport Computer Games Design graduates make the Develop 30 Under 30 list
Posted: December 13, 2013 Filed under: Alumni, Awards, Press | Tags: 30 Under 30, Bossa Studio, computer games design, Dan DaRocha, Develop, Henry Hoffman, Luke Williams, Mudvark, Newport Alumni, newport computer games design, Newport Graduate, Q.U.B.E., University of South Wales, USW Leave a commentCongratulations to Dan Da Rocha and Luke Williams who have both made it onto Develop’s 2013 30 Under 30 list.
Here are Dan and Luke’s listing from the full list…
“Daniel Da Rocha Managing Director, Mudvark (24)
Starting Toxic Games straight out of university in 2010 with investment from the US-based Indie Fund, Daniel Da Rocha project led the student game QUBE. Released in 2012 on Steam, he was able to pay back the initial funding in just four days. Following this, Da Rocha, 24, set up Mudvark that year to focus on HTML5 games for mobile and the web. Mudvark released its debut game, Mortar Melon, at the end of 2012 and has racked up over 800,000 downloads on the Windows Store alone.”
“Luke Williams Game Designer, Bossa Studios (26)
Twenty-six-year-old Luke Williams started off as a QA tester at Bossa in July 2012. In less than a year, he has worked tirelessly to become the studio’s in-house game designer. Partly mentored by Mike Bithell, Williams has gone to create Surgeon Simulator 2013, which has sold almost half a million copies. Credited as being instrumental in the game’s creation, his colleagues say he displays great design ability. Williams is now working on the studio’s latest upcoming game, Time to Live.”
Henry Hoffman also got an honourable mention!
In 2010 another of our graduates Mike Bithell made it onto the list too!
Dan Da Rocha and Jon Savery will be giving a session at the Develop Indie Dev Day
Posted: June 22, 2011 Filed under: Alumni, Events | Tags: Dan DaRocha, Develop, Develop Conference, Develop Indie Day, Jon Savery, Newport Alumni, newport computer games design, Newport Graduate, Q.U.B.E., QUBE, UDK, Wales Indie Leave a commentDan Da Rocha and Jon Savery will be giving a lecture at the Develop Conference in Brighton, from 19-21 July 2011.
They will be talking about their third year project Q.U.B.E., starting up an indie studio, getting funding from the Indie Fund and taking the game into full development.
The talk From Student to Indie, will be taking place on 21st July, at 15:15, as part of Develop’s Indie Dev Day.
