Games and Animation: Professional Development
This guide brings together key Library resources to help you find information relating to video game design, development and animation courses.
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It is important for your career to stay in touch with the industry or the sector you are studying. Knowing the latest developments allow you to position yourself in a professional context when applying for placements and jobs.
Choose from, Professional Organisations or Employability Skills to find out how to access these sources:
Professional Organisations for Games and Animation
- Unity CertificationsDetails the current Unity certifications available.
- ScreenSkillsis the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based creative industries. Its Games section provides details of ways into the games industry, job roles and real life stories.
- TIGATIGA is the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry.
- UK Interactive Entertainment AssociationUK Interactive Entertainment Association provides its updated and comprehensive Games Industry in numbers.
Employability Skills Guide
This guide will help with:
- Finding books and journals related to managing your career
- Finding company information for interviews and applications
- Advice on managing your social media presence and on keeping up-to-date with business-relevant information.
It also makes explicit the relationship between information literacy and the employment attributes that you will have developed during your time at the university.