Get Into Games Festival

Join us for a free, one-day event designed to kickstart your career in the UK’s fastest-growing creative sector: video games. Whether you’ve never built a game before or just want to meet the industry, this event is for you. Hear from 8 speakers from top London studios, take part in hands-on workshops, and explore career pathways — all at Access Creative’s purpose-built games design school. This relaxed, open event is perfect for anyone curious about breaking into the industry.

Event programme:

Ground floor main space:

10:00 – 10:15 – Access Creative College Introduction

10:15 – 10:30 – A Quick Guide to the Games Sector (Declan Cassidy, CEO of Into Games)

10:30 – 11:00 – Giovane Webster, Senior Audio Designer at Splash Damage – “Starting a Game Audio Design Journey – Practical Tips and Tricks

11:00 – 11:30 – Alexander Tang, 3D Artist at Airship Interactive – A job in game art, how to get your foot on the ladder

11:30 – 12:00 – Roxanne Marshall, Marketing at Riot Games – So you want to work in Gaming? The fundamentals to break into the industry.

12:00 – 12:25 – Jerreu Henry, Marketing Manager, Electric Square

12:25 – 13:00 – Cordelia Chui, Game Designer ex-Supermassive Games – Building a pathway in Games Design and beyond

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch & Networking

14:00 – 14:30 – Cinzia Musio, CEO Code Coven – Putting diversity at the heart of indie game development

14:30 – 15:00 – TBC

15:00 – 15:30 – Shereen Fares, Co-founder of Ragdoll Games Ltd – How to launch your own indie studio

15:30 – 16:00 – Career Q+A Panel (What should a good portfolio look like?)

Venue room:

11:00 – 12:00 – NoClip: The Making of Vampire Survivors Documentary

12:00 – 13:00 – NoClip: The Making of Amoung Us Documentary

1 3:00 – 15:00 – Esports Session/Gaming Session

15:00 – 16:00 – Access Creative College Student & Afterschool Club Showcase & Closing

First floor:

11:00 – 13:00 – Unreal Engine Workshop

14:00 – 16:00 – Unity Workshop