What's this about?
Fancy being a professional games player, testing or designing and developing a game?
The Games business is growing rapidly as more people play games across different devices. In 2024, the UK video games industry employed over 25,000 in a range of roles in almost different 1,700 studios (80% being outside of London).
A degree in Computer Science, Art or Design or Games is useful.
To get started you could try making your own games by teaching yourself Scratch, Python, Unity and C+. If you like animation/art teach yourself Photoshop/Illustrator and Flash.
Careers in VFX (visual effects) span games, TV animation and films. If you enjoy art, maths, physics or computing you may enjoy this exciting area - there is a shortage of young people entering VFX.
VFX involves the creation of sequences using a combination of technical and artistic skills to create enormous crowd scenes, explosions or fire-breathing dragons. The UK is a world leader in this area making award-winning films like the Hobbit and Star Wars.