Student? Want to get started in games?

As part of our mission to be good folks (and not be dicks) we’ve compiled a quick list of cool things to take a look at.

Enjoy!

Cool Tools

• Game Client
  • Unreal Engine
  • Unity Engine
  • Godot
  • Construct3
  • GameMaker
  • Blender
• Online Player Services / Backend
  • Nakama (heroic labs)
  • PlayFab (Microsoft / Xbox)
  • LootLocker
  • Build Your Own (AWS/Azure/GCP/Local)
• Matchmaker
  • Nakama
  • AWS GameLift Servers FlexMatch
  • PlayFab
• Data Analytics
  • DataAnalytics.com
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Databricks
  • Apache Flink
• Scaling and Server Orchestration
  • AWS GameLift Servers
  • Xbox PlayFab Multiplayer Services (MPS)
• Build and Tooling
  • iBeg2 – Code Wizards’ diffing and patching system
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • Perforce Source Control Management
  • Diversion Source Control Management
  • Git (obviously)
• Other Bits
  • BAFTA YGD Game Idea Generator
  • Moray Game Jam (amazing fun in a beautiful spot in Scotland)

How do I learn more?

Catch us at events around the world.

If you’re in the UK (and 10 to 18) then why not enter the BAFTA YGD (Young Game Designer) competition and take a look at the events that Ukie and TIGA