TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 set to recognise outstanding students, education providers and best practice

LONDON, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today announced that the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 are open for entries.

Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series and new FPS title Hyenas, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023. As a multi-award-winner for their education work, Creative Assembly utilises the skills and passions of their 850 employees to provide industry outreach to students across the globe. The Awards are further supported by: Gold sponsor Sumo Group, the award winning international family of game development studios; and Bronze sponsor, Lockwood Publishing.

The TIGA UK Games Education Awards are now open to enter. The closing date is Friday 2^nd June 2023. The winners will be announced in a fast paced virtual Awards ceremony in the summer.

Award categories:

1. Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Artist
2. Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Designer
3. Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Programmer 
4. Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Production/Enterprise
5. Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Computer Games Technology
6. Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Audio
7. Outstanding TIGA Post Graduate of the Year
8. Outstanding TIGA BTEC Learner of the Year
9. Innovative Teaching Award
10. Excellence in College/University – Industry Collaboration
11. Excellence in Games Research
12. Diversity Award
13. Creative Assembly Best Student Game

For more information see: https://tiga.org/education-awards/about  To enter see: https://tiga.org/education-awards/enter 

TIGA's charity partner for the Awards will be The Passage. The Passage's vision is of a society where street homelessness no longer exists and where everyone has a place to call home. Founded in 1980 by Cardinal Basil Hume and The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, The Passage is based in the heart of Westminster, providing practical support and a wide range of services to help transform the lives of people experiencing , or at risk of experiencing street homelessness. The Passage are guided by Vincentian values and offer clients resources and solutions to prevent or end their homelessness for good, including routes to employment, benefits, and stable accommodation. The Passage runs a modern Resource Centre in Victoria, four residential and resettlement projects, outreach and health services, homelessness prevention schemes and a pioneering modern slavery referral programme. For further details please visit www.passage.org.uk or contact media@passage.org.uk

Dr Richard Wilson OBE, TIGA CEO, said:

"The TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 will recognise outstanding students, the best education providers and good practices, such as excellence in diversity. Our charity partner for the Awards will once again be The Passage, the caretaker for the homless community in London."

"I would like to thank Creative Assembly, Sumo Group, and Lockwood Publishing for supporting excellence in skills and learning and for making the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 possible. We look forward to announcing the winners of the Awards in the summer."

Emma Smith, Director of Talent and Social Impact at Creative Assembly said:

"We are delighted to once again be the headline sponsor for the TIGA UK Games Education Awards. We have long been advocates for excellence in games industry education; it's at the core of our award-winning Legacy Project. There are so many talented students in the UK who will go on to create incredible games and we want to play our part in helping them get there."

Christina Haralambous, Group Director of Communications & Marketing, Sumo Group, said:

"Sumo Group is proud to again be sponsoring the TIGA UK Games Education Awards for 2023. These awards celebrate the top and up and coming talent in our industry and the organisations committed to fostering a new generation of game developers, and we're delighted to play a part in their efforts being recognised."

Halli Bjornsson, CEO of Lockwood Publishing:

"Lockwood Publishing is delighted to be sponsoring the TIGA Games Education Awards. These Awards identify talented games developers of the future, showcase excellence in education and drive best practice across the sector. We are proud to support the continued success of the games industry through our involvement in these prestigious Awards."

For more information see: https://tiga.org/education-awards/about 
To enter see: https://tiga.org/education-awards/enter
To see the categories: https://tiga.org/education-awards/2023-categories

About TIGA:

TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry. Since 2010, TIGA has won 28 business awards and commendations. TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to develop video games. To this end, TIGA: 

• engages with policymakers to create an environment favourable to video games development;
• enhances education and skills through our accreditation programme, the TIGA Games Education Awards and our education conference; and
• promotes best practice through our membership services, including the TIGA STAR Employer Award and the TIGA Games Industry Awards.
• conducts primary research into the games sector, surveying hundreds of companies each year about the business environment, support policies and the health of the industry.

For more information contact TIGA:

Tel: 0845 468 2330
Email: info@tiga.org 
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