Current and future employment trends in UK game industry

James Grant Current and Future Employment Trends in the UK Games Industry

Overview
Key Changes in the Games Industry
The ‘New Film Industry’ tag
Rise of Outsourcing and the ‘Middleware’ model
Current Issues & What they mean for you
What Does ‘Staying in the Game’ mean to you?

Key Changes in the UK Games Industry
The Need for Talent is Greater Than Ever
Consolidation vs. ‘Negativity’
Studio Closures / Acquisitions
The Need for Flexible Employment Practices
The Rise of Outsourcing
The Rise of Middleware
The Next Technology Transition

“ Is the Games Industry the new Film Industry?”
Not in the Short-term
Per-Game Teams?
Flexible Employment Practices
Core of Permanent Staff
Fleshed out by Specialists or Outsourced
Issues: NDA’s, Mobility of Workforce
Resistance vs. Progress

Rise of the ‘Middleware’ Model
Split of Game Technology from the Game
Which are you?
Academics, Software Engineering
Specialist vs. Flexibility
Working at a ‘Big Company’
Creative Freedom?
Benefits
What Does Staying in the Game mean to you?
Current Issues & What they mean for you

James Grant

Current and future employment trends in UK game industry

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