Thursday 4 March 2010

Congratulations to Andrew Tanner!!!

2008 Bursary Winner, Andrew Tanner has been named as the British Council’s UK Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year 2009. He will work in collaboration with Turkish designers to promote craft-based manufacturing.
Congratulations Andrew!

To find out more about Andrew's work visit his website at http://www.andrewtannerdesign.co.uk/

To find out more about the Creative Leicestershire Bursary and information on how to apply, go to http://www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk/index/funding.htm or come to one of our Creative Funding events. Stay tuned for more info or sign up to our ebulletin at http://www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk/index/RenderForm/register.htm?F.Name=vntt7rwmmeh

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Midlands gets first Skillset accredited Games Art course

De Montfort University in Leicester has become the first games art course in England to be awarded accreditation by Skillset.

Accreditation evaluators of the BA (Hons) Game Art Design course included staff from Ninja Theory and Monumental. Skillset’s computer games accreditation panel, who ratified the decision, included members from Babel Media, SCEE and Blitz.

Ian Livingstone, Life President at Eidos and Chair of Skillset’s Computer Games Skills Council, said: “This is the first games art course in England to be accredited and I hope it is the first of many. Accreditation is a rigorous process, but De Montfort’s course shows what standards can be achieved with a curriculum designed with games industry input from day one.”

Skillset’s Computer Games Manager Saint John Walker said: “This is a gem of a course. There is great teamwork from staff with a keen ear to the industry, and clever use of Web 2.0 tools combine to make a learning environment where students can excel.”

Course Leader Michael Powell said: "Skillset accreditation means a lot to us – it's a sign that we've been successful in embedding real world practice into our curriculum. It was also important for us, and for our students, to receive industry recognition for the high quality work produced on the course."

The De Montfort University accreditation marks a ramp-up in Skillset’s accreditation scheme. This is the fourth course to be accredited in the last six months, and ninth in total. Skillset’s accreditation programme is a service to the Games industry to help it source new talent in both Games Art and Programming pathways.

Skillset welcomes applications from all UK Universities through its website. Please visit http://www.skillset.org/games/accreditation/apply/

Monday 1 March 2010

Creative Leicestershire Bursary Award Scheme 2010

This year we are offering about 20 or so bursaries up to £2,500 to small creative enterprises in our area which have been trading for at least 12 months. The deadline for applications is 25 June 2010. The guidance notes and application form for Creative Leicestershire's 2010 bursary awards has been posted to our main website this morning. It takes a little while to update so from tomorrow the details and application form will be available to download from the 'funding' page at www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk
If you have any queries about the scheme, contact our Business Adviser, Fred Brookes, on fred.brookes@leics.gov.uk