Category: 2nd Year Work

Ubisoft Ubisoft (Ubisoft Entertainment SA) is a video game company established in France, but now has studios and offices across the world. They were established in 1986 and as of March 2018, is the fifth biggest publicly traded game company. Their growth has been established from the production of franchises including Rayman, the Tom ClancyContinue reading PP Ubisoft Research

3D Artist – Silent Games Silent games is a game development studio based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. They mostly focus on co-op multiplayer games with an RPG element, and was founded by two former Ubisoft developers. Reasons why I didn’t pick this job for my mock interview; Studio seems to be newly founded and still finding itsContinue reading PP Interview Prep – Job Research

3D Artist   A 3D artist is in the art department stage of producing a game, after it has been designed by the writers and before it goes to the animation department. They use the concept artists work to build the required models for the game. Occasionally a 3D artist will consult with writers andContinue reading PP 3D Artist

A freelancer is someone who works contractually for companies, and could either focus on a single project or work on multiple projects at once. Freelancers are hired for a specific skill set or role for a defined period of time. Often a freelancer has to apply and source their own work, but occasionally an establishedContinue reading PP Freelance Research

In this post I will explore the various job roles involved in the production of a game;   Production Department Publishers A games publisher gives games developers the money upfront to produce a game. They work closely with the games producer at a studio to ensure the game is being made to the brief, onContinue reading PP Job Roles in Gaming

In this post I will explore the various job roles involved in the production of an animation or game; Animation production follows a ‘pipeline’ or ‘production line’ to get it from an initial idea to a finished product. A Production line ‘an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operationContinue reading PP Job Roles in Animation