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Welcome to Module 1! This is the beginning of the first practical lectures in the course: we will introduce the development tools you will use during the next modules, such as Unity, Krita, Blender and Visual Studio. You will learn how to configure each of these softwares, how to properly work with them, and how to optimise your workflow in a game development process!

In this this webinar your course leader, Dr. Jan Storgårds and your instructor, James Shepherd, discussed together the new developments going into 2025, future content and what exciting things 2025 will bring for IVGC.

Join Jim to hear how he built Outfield, how they've built and deployed A.I. tools to produce more food using less resources, and some of the key lessons he's learnt from 8 years running an AI startup in the uniquely challenging and exciting agritech sector. Students will leave with practical learnings on building A.I based systems and businesses, and have the opportunity to ask Jim about product development, sales, start-up funding, team building and more.

From teams of 1 to teams of 100. What are the key problems that can frustrate and undermine great development? Is there a process that can guarantee success and mitigate the key problems of development? In this talk we will look at design as a guiding principle across all disciplines, and a new model for development in 2025. Students will learn about. Team and inter-discipline work. Leaving equipped  to grow their own team for success.

On this recording, James Shepherd concludes his advanced level talk, based on what he was discussing in Part 1. From teams of 1 to teams of 100. What are the key problems that can frustrate and undermine great development? Is there a process that can guarantee success and mitigate the key problems of development? In this talk we will look at design as a guiding principle across all disciplines, and a new model for development in 2025. Students will learn about. Team and inter-discipline work. Leaving equipped to grow their own team for success.

Principle Level Project Manager, Deepa Karanth, will share her experiences of working on key games and non-games projects, such as Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord. What has she learnt? Is there a recipe for success in a fast changing and competitive world?

This talk is about Krystof's bachelor’s thesis, ChoreIsle: a gamification concept he worked on with the support from Dr. Jan Storgårds and James Shepherd. ChoreIsle is a proposition for an app that could help with managing and enjoying chores through gamification.

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Sound isn’t just background noise—it’s a game-changer. From the nostalgic bleeps of arcade classics to cutting-edge AI-driven audio, sound design shapes how we experience games. Join Niccolò Pagnacco, game developer and audio professional, in this webinar, where you’ll explore the evolution of game audio, understand how sound influences player behavior, and learn 4 practical techniques you can apply right now to elevate your games.

How is the games industry doing at the moment?  Over the last 24 months there have been redundancies and studio closures. It is a potentially scary time to be a games developer.  But what are the facts? This lecture is on current events in the games industry. It will be about facts, statistics, current developments and what to look at in positioning your own game in the marketplace. We will speak about KPIs, monetization, advertising and marketing as well as the importance of knowing the behaviours of your players. The topics will vary but are all relevant and important to anyone creating video games. Safeguard your future with this talk.

This webinar is for every aspiring game developers who's dreaming to open their own company in the future. We invited two speakers from Normogames who will talk about setting up a game studio and publishing successful games as students. A case story by Jaakko Mela and Samuli Kosonen, Co-Founders of Normogames.

In this talk, Olive Halsall shares how she raised £4.5k on Kickstarter to bring Private Joke® to life, producing 150 copies and a digital version that was tested with 1,500 students. Covering the full journey from idea to launch (Jan–June 2023), Olive breaks down the goal and problem she set out to solve, a step-by-step crowdfunding process, what went right, what went wrong, and key learnings. Expect honest insights into funding challenges, what happens when you neglect your wellbeing, and what’s next for Private Joke ® . A must-attend for aspiring game creators and anyone curious about the realities of crowdfunding.

The gaming industry ecosystem is rich and diverse, extending far beyond developers and publishers. It encompasses a wide range of skills and business models, offering numerous opportunities for growth. The talk will focus on the opportunities in various areas of this ecosystem and lessons learned from growing external development business.

For this lecture we have invited Pallav Sethiya, CEO of Upcopy.ai to the webinar who will take you through a great writing assistant tool which can help you to write better essays in English! You can even analyse the emotion level in your text, how cool is that?