POC IN PLAY
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Creating initiatives to promote the representation of people of colour in the video games industry.
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DVRS Games Festival are hosting a FREE and open to the public POC in Play games art exhibition ’Reimagined As’ on Thurs 10th and an Indian dance performance by Devika Rao this Fri 11th 12.30-1.30pm in Manchester’s Modal Gallery. Life drawers are welcome. Please share!
April 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
DVRS Games Festival are hosting a FREE and open to the public POC in Play games art exhibition ’Reimagined As’ on Thurs 10th and an Indian dance performance by Devika Rao this Fri 11th 12.30-1.30pm in Manchester’s Modal Gallery. Life drawers are welcome. Please share!
If you missed it checkout the range of games that our speakers at DVRS have worked on.
Its nearing you last chance to book tickets:
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
Its nearing you last chance to book tickets:
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
April 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you missed it checkout the range of games that our speakers at DVRS have worked on.
Its nearing you last chance to book tickets:
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
Its nearing you last chance to book tickets:
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
The schedule for next week’s DVRS Games Festival is announced.
Livestream link will follow closer to the time.
Livestream link will follow closer to the time.
April 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The schedule for next week’s DVRS Games Festival is announced.
Livestream link will follow closer to the time.
Livestream link will follow closer to the time.
Zi Peters will also be sharing his design knowledge from AAA to groundbreaking indie games
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Zi Peters will also be sharing his design knowledge from AAA to groundbreaking indie games
Prof. Stuart Sumida's contribution to animation and games is too long to summarise but they range from the original Beauty and the Beast to the recent The Wild Robot. If you love animation, anatomy, rigging and dinosaurs this will be a highlight!
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Prof. Stuart Sumida's contribution to animation and games is too long to summarise but they range from the original Beauty and the Beast to the recent The Wild Robot. If you love animation, anatomy, rigging and dinosaurs this will be a highlight!
Shifally Rattan shall be joining us from America to share her stunning character #gameart work on some of the biggest AAA games in the world
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Shifally Rattan shall be joining us from America to share her stunning character #gameart work on some of the biggest AAA games in the world
Meghan Jayanth also brings a wealth of games narrative experience across a diverse range of iconic games
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Meghan Jayanth also brings a wealth of games narrative experience across a diverse range of iconic games
Kenny Young will be rushing up from his BAFTA nomination for Astro Bot's music, to share his experience from audio design to music composition on some iconic British videogames
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Kenny Young will be rushing up from his BAFTA nomination for Astro Bot's music, to share his experience from audio design to music composition on some iconic British videogames
Harvey Newman is also a veteran gamedev with breadths of experience in #gameanimation, founding his own studio and running a successful YouTube channel on game animation and more!
www.youtube.com/@harveynewman
www.youtube.com/@harveynewman
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Harvey Newman is also a veteran gamedev with breadths of experience in #gameanimation, founding his own studio and running a successful YouTube channel on game animation and more!
www.youtube.com/@harveynewman
www.youtube.com/@harveynewman
Freddie Babord has lent his technical skills from #Unity plugin tools like Blockout, co-dev work on big titles to @radicalforge.bsky.social physics driven Southfield
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Freddie Babord has lent his technical skills from #Unity plugin tools like Blockout, co-dev work on big titles to @radicalforge.bsky.social physics driven Southfield
Ron Ashtiani is a veteran of the games industry, having founded Atomhawk the concept art studio & has literally written the book on Art Direction! Essential for all games artists.
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ron Ashtiani is a veteran of the games industry, having founded Atomhawk the concept art studio & has literally written the book on Art Direction! Essential for all games artists.
2 weeks until DVRS Games Festival launches in Manchester. Tickets are running out so secure your ticket whilst you can for 2 days of talks and activities across games development and animation!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
March 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
2 weeks until DVRS Games Festival launches in Manchester. Tickets are running out so secure your ticket whilst you can for 2 days of talks and activities across games development and animation!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
Just 3 weeks to go until DVRS Games Festival launches. Our full line-up and tickets are available on our site with our schedule to be announced next week.
We also have some surprises to be revealed on the day so secure your tickets whilst they last!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
We also have some surprises to be revealed on the day so secure your tickets whilst they last!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Just 3 weeks to go until DVRS Games Festival launches. Our full line-up and tickets are available on our site with our schedule to be announced next week.
We also have some surprises to be revealed on the day so secure your tickets whilst they last!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
We also have some surprises to be revealed on the day so secure your tickets whilst they last!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
POCinPlay can now confirm the full lineup of DVRS Games Festival in conjunction with SODA@MMU.
It will be held on 10-11th April with discounted ticket and hotel rates available for members. Only a month to go so book up now!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
It will be held on 10-11th April with discounted ticket and hotel rates available for members. Only a month to go so book up now!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
March 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
POCinPlay can now confirm the full lineup of DVRS Games Festival in conjunction with SODA@MMU.
It will be held on 10-11th April with discounted ticket and hotel rates available for members. Only a month to go so book up now!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
It will be held on 10-11th April with discounted ticket and hotel rates available for members. Only a month to go so book up now!
www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...
Our final speaker is Cumron Ashtiani. Founder of concept art studio Atomhawk, Ron has worked on Marvel movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and games like Mortal Kombat X, The Thing: Remastered. He literally wrote the book on The Art of Direction!
March 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Our final speaker is Cumron Ashtiani. Founder of concept art studio Atomhawk, Ron has worked on Marvel movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and games like Mortal Kombat X, The Thing: Remastered. He literally wrote the book on The Art of Direction!
4 weeks left to go until DVRS launches in Manchester. Our final speaker is to be announced shortly and tickets are selling up so ensure you secure your place! is.gd/DVRS2025
March 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
4 weeks left to go until DVRS launches in Manchester. Our final speaker is to be announced shortly and tickets are selling up so ensure you secure your place! is.gd/DVRS2025
Zi Peters will be sharing his design experience from working on games such as Halo Wars 2, Hitman 2 and most recently Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Not to be missed!
February 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Zi Peters will be sharing his design experience from working on games such as Halo Wars 2, Hitman 2 and most recently Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Not to be missed!
Dr Darshana Jayemanne will be joining @asianastroboy.bsky.social on a games research panel to explore a range of in-depth current topics relevant to games representation and identity. He is a Reader and Lecturer at Abertay University and author of Performativity in Art, Literature and Videogames.
February 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Dr Darshana Jayemanne will be joining @asianastroboy.bsky.social on a games research panel to explore a range of in-depth current topics relevant to games representation and identity. He is a Reader and Lecturer at Abertay University and author of Performativity in Art, Literature and Videogames.
@freddie-babord.bsky.social CTO and Lead Coder at @radicalforge.bsky.social will be sharing his technical knowledge in building tools & physics based systems for their latest game Southfield.
February 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@freddie-babord.bsky.social CTO and Lead Coder at @radicalforge.bsky.social will be sharing his technical knowledge in building tools & physics based systems for their latest game Southfield.
We are also very excited to announce composer and sound designer @kcmyoung.bsky.social
to discuss his approach to creating music experiences in games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and Astro Bot.
Sign up at the early bird rate this week at is.gd/DVRS2025
to discuss his approach to creating music experiences in games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and Astro Bot.
Sign up at the early bird rate this week at is.gd/DVRS2025
February 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We are also very excited to announce composer and sound designer @kcmyoung.bsky.social
to discuss his approach to creating music experiences in games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and Astro Bot.
Sign up at the early bird rate this week at is.gd/DVRS2025
to discuss his approach to creating music experiences in games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and Astro Bot.
Sign up at the early bird rate this week at is.gd/DVRS2025
Writer and Narrative Designer on games such as 80 Days, Sable and more, @meghna.bsky.social is doing her first talk on the brilliant #ThirstySuitors game
February 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Writer and Narrative Designer on games such as 80 Days, Sable and more, @meghna.bsky.social is doing her first talk on the brilliant #ThirstySuitors game
#UI Art Director @helenkaur.bsky.social will be joining us. She has previously worked on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the Trial series.
Don’t miss her talk & signup at the early bird rate this week! is.gd/DVRS2025
Don’t miss her talk & signup at the early bird rate this week! is.gd/DVRS2025
February 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
#UI Art Director @helenkaur.bsky.social will be joining us. She has previously worked on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the Trial series.
Don’t miss her talk & signup at the early bird rate this week! is.gd/DVRS2025
Don’t miss her talk & signup at the early bird rate this week! is.gd/DVRS2025
Also @shifally.bsky.social is an amazing Senior Character Artist at Infinity Ward having worked on #CallofDuty MWIII and previously #StarWars Jedi Fallen Order, Jedi Survivor and #GearsofWar4.
She’ll share her personally journey and insights and advice for aspiring 3D Character Artists.
She’ll share her personally journey and insights and advice for aspiring 3D Character Artists.
February 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Also @shifally.bsky.social is an amazing Senior Character Artist at Infinity Ward having worked on #CallofDuty MWIII and previously #StarWars Jedi Fallen Order, Jedi Survivor and #GearsofWar4.
She’ll share her personally journey and insights and advice for aspiring 3D Character Artists.
She’ll share her personally journey and insights and advice for aspiring 3D Character Artists.
Prof Stuart Sumida is a biologist & President of the Palaeontology Society who’s consulted on anatomy, rigging, #animation & even martial arts.
He’s worked on endless titles such as The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast up to Zootopia and Horizon: Zero Dawn.
A must see talk, so don’t miss out!
He’s worked on endless titles such as The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast up to Zootopia and Horizon: Zero Dawn.
A must see talk, so don’t miss out!
February 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Prof Stuart Sumida is a biologist & President of the Palaeontology Society who’s consulted on anatomy, rigging, #animation & even martial arts.
He’s worked on endless titles such as The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast up to Zootopia and Horizon: Zero Dawn.
A must see talk, so don’t miss out!
He’s worked on endless titles such as The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast up to Zootopia and Horizon: Zero Dawn.
A must see talk, so don’t miss out!