Could these be the Nintendo and PlayStation stars of tomorrow? Gaming students showcase their skills

Would you find it impossible to live without your XBox or are you more of a PlayStation fan? Do you like platform games or do you prefer fight style show downs?

Whatever your passion, you are invited to Cambridge Regional College when students showcase games they have developed and designed.

Over the years, CRC Gaming students have showcased their skills on the biggest and best gaming stages, including Los Angeles and London, exhibiting their work alongside Nintendo, Sega, Microsoft and Sony.

Their latest Expo is a chance to see their work on two evenings at Cambridge Regional College on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12th June from 4pm to 7.30pm. Head to Room F211A.

Talented students have spent around four months preparing with a wide range of genres for people to enjoy.

Chris Baker, course lead for Games Development, said: “There will be a variety of games and personal projects to interact with and you will have the opportunity to discuss the work with the students themselves to discover their inspirations, successes and trials throughout the project.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for our students to get effective experience demonstrating their own work and receive some crucial feedback for the beginnings of their careers!”

James O’Neill, 22, has designed a game for the expo called Rock, Paper, Sumo.

He began an ICT college course but soon realised it was not his passion.

“It wasn’t my style,” he said. “I wanted to be creative and do more. I had some art background so I started looking for new courses, when I found this one at CRC.

He continued: “The course here ticks the box of everything I want to learn. The experience from being here is beyond my expectations.

“I’m hoping to go to Teeside University after CRC to do a 3D games course. My goal is to become a games developer.”

Harley Ison, 18, has jointly created a survival puzzle game with fellow student Thomas Barnard, 17.

Harley said: “I’m hoping to move on to Anglia Ruskin University after college and aim for a career in programming.

“The course at CRC has taught so many essential skills as well as teaching us all to believe in ourselves that we can do this.”

Thomas, who plans to go to NUA to study graphics communications and web design, said: “It is not just about all of the software skills, this course has also raised all of our ambitions.”

Others showcasing at the Expo are Cameron Allen, 19, who has made a video to showcase his creative talent. Follow the links to see his work here:

https://youtu.be/nv7G6Hh6azI

Cameron Allen with his work

Set to attend the Expo at CRC are staff from local gaming companies Jagex, Frontier, Ninja Theory, Inkle, Games Anglia and PlayFusion.

The students are all on the Level 3 Games Development course, where they not only learn how to design and create, but they also learn how to market their games through the college-based business Rizing Games. http://rizinggames.co.uk