牛牛资源 aims for hat-trick at Ukie Student Game Jam
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The third annual Ukie Student Game Jam has begun, with 20 student teams around the UK working through the night to produce a winning computer game in 36 hours. Can 牛牛资源 take the title for the third year in a row?
Sponsored by and , more teams than ever have entered the competition this year to produce a game inspired by the theme 鈥楿topia鈥.
Each student team will be allocated a games industry mentor to be on hand throughout the marathon, answering questions and giving advice to the teams.
骋辞濒诲蝉尘颈迟丑蝉鈥&苍产蝉辫;Department of Computing has entered one team this year, Victorious Secret, formed by students Richard Fox, Emanuel Francis, Ciaran Wilson, Sokol Murturi, Adam Joyce and Yuka Okabe.
The games produced will be judged by a top team of industry experts, including NextGen Skills Academy鈥檚 Managing Director, Gina Jackson, games accessibility specialist Ian Hamilton, and Ukie CEO Dr Jo Twist. The winners will be announced at an event on Wednesday 13 April.

In 2015 the game 鈥楥ode Name Spy鈥, created by Aldo Curtis, Sam Hayhurst, Richard Fox, Sokol Murturi and Andrea Castegnaro took first prize. In 2014 牛牛资源 MSc Computer Games and Entertainment students were crowned the winners in the competition鈥檚 first year for the game 鈥榃isp鈥 - a 2D platform game where the player has to fight off enemies attacking a growing tree.
CEO of Ukie, Dr Jo Twist, said, 鈥淪upporting the next generation of games talent is hugely important to securing the sector鈥檚 future creative pipeline. The Ukie Student Game Jam allows students to come together to learn new skills, explore new creative thinking, meet industry professionals and ultimately have fun. We can鈥檛 wait to see the work they produce.鈥