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SenAm Games is developing Al-Sirah, a game that educates young muslims about the Islam

PreMortem.Games

By making Islamic history accessible, fun and educational, we aim to inspire the next generation to connect with their heritage, he says. Thats why we choose a stylised abstract art style, similar to what could be found in an animated kids show. And so, for Hrnjadovic, Al-Sirah is more than just a game.

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Column Tomas Sala • Art schools should educate designers, not production drones

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Now that the games industry has witnessed more than 9.000 layoffs this year, we have to seriously reconsider how the educational system is operating. I strongly disagree with the perspective that game development education should focus on AAA jobs. If you have the perseverance and means you can educate yourself or learn by doing.

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'The Layoff Talk' by Worth Dayley

Game Developer

Slides from the prescient talk given by former game art educator and current art director at Bigscreen VR Worth Dayley.

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Space is not a wall: toward a less architectural level design

Radiator Blog

(This post is adapted from my micro talk "Teaching and Rethinking Level Design" at the GDC 2025 Educators Soapbox session. These are fine as art tests or fun asset jams, but don't call it level design! That's why it mentions "students" in the slide above.) People want to do level design. Levels need context.

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Do I need a formal education to work in film and games? | CGS

CG Spectrum

This raises an important question for emerging artists: do you need a formal education to work or advance in the creative industries? While the journey into film and games might not always demand a formal education, there are significant benefits to studying at an institution dedicated to creative technology.

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Playground fights led to the sister’s power house Blind Bend Studio

PreMortem.Games

I wanted to highlight Nuima’s character so that people are educated and informed about this rare condition. She’s a Technical Artist and she’s good at development as well as environmental art. During the period of the residency, they got to partner with Ghanaian-based studio Leti Arts to create a comic book version of Blind Frontiers.

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Passionate Resilience: The Rise of Pineapple on Pizza Studios with Kushal Sithlu

PreMortem.Games

Concept art for upcoming game Moya Sithlu and his family moved to Durban from East London when he was in grade 10. I think I would have ended up in educational games at the very least.” I stood up and walked across campus, all the way to the Arts faculty, and sat down with the most amazing woman there, Hamisha.

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