Games students experience a day in the industry
Based in Nottingham, Lockwood is a highly successful online publishing studio specialising in social games, virtual worlds and desirable virtual items. Some of our students popped over to get some ‘Do it for real’ work experience – we caught up with our FdSc Games Technology students Oliver Swales & Confetti Student of the year winner Recce Taylor to see how it went. Hi Oliver, we heard you’ve visited Lockwood. Who did you get to meet? We met with Robert Bumbanescu the Senior QA Manager and Kris Ashton the Senior QA Technician. They introduced us to many members of the team …

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Volunteer at GameCity Festival
Next week sees the start of Nottingham’s world-renowned video game festival - GameCity Festival! Promising to be bigger than ever! Headlining games industry speakers from across the world and former Confetti Industry Week guests will provide free talks and workshops throughout the festival - all hosted at The National Videogame Arcade. Check out the full schedule to see everything that's going on. As our friends in the industry, the NVA are giving our HE students the chance to volunteer at the event, and gain some valuable work experience. 4 reasons why you have to volunteer this year - You’ll be rubbing shoulders with …

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Need ideas for a Halloween costume?
Not sure what to dress up as for Halloween and need some ideas? Lucky for you we’ve pulled together a few costumes you can easily create yourself - you won’t need more than a fiver! Creepy Pop Art Make yourself look like a 2D comic book character with a bit of face paint and hair spray. Use white to fade your skin tone while adding black lines to create your 2D edges, finishing off with coloured hairspray to create a solid hair colour. The Joker Look like The Joker with a wide bloody smile, green hair and a whiter than usual face using face …

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Halloween Fright Fest!
On Monday 31 October we’ll be hosting a Halloween Fright Fest so join us for an amazing afternoon full of horrors as the Student Café is transformed into Confetti's own haunted house!   From Noon until 3pm, you're invited to listen to live sets from your resident Confetti DJs while enjoying the Halloween themed activities, food and drinks - taste the hot dogs and burgers, or tuck into our spooky Halloween cupcakes! Turn up in your best fancy dress and meet professional prosthetic & make up artists who’ll aim to make you the scariest student in the city - the best fancy dress will receive an amazing …

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Great Things Happening This October…
In October, Nottingham is known for being the UK's festival city and will be putting on an action packed line-up of events & cool things to do! Not sure where to look? Don't worry, luckily for you we've put together this handy guide showcasing what Nottingham has to offer. Nottingham Canal Festival - Saturday 1 October Nottingham's Castle Wharf will be filled with colourful boats and live music as the Canal Festival returns after a successful debut last year, hosted by the charity The Canal & River Trust. In 2015 more than 3000 people relished going on boat trips, some tried canoeing & fishing, all while enjoying …

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Hockley Hustle Volunteers – Get Involved!
On Sunday 9 October Hockley Hustle will take over the venues of Hockley, showcasing all the best musical talent Nottingham has to offer, raising money for some great causes in the process. Throughout the years we have worked closely with the Hustle, providing our students with a number of opportunities to 'do it for real' - former Confetti student Jamie Garton will headline our 'upstairs' stage at The National Videogame Arcade this year having previously performed as an earlier act in 2014. This year isn't any different! Alfie Eyden, a Confetti student, has already been working on the event since …

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FRESH 2016 #ConfettiFresh
So, the new academic year is finally here and we'd like to welcome our brand-new and returning students. To celebrate your arrival, we’ve taken over Broad Street, Nottingham’s hot spot, for a selection of Confetti Exclusives. Alongside our Broad Street Takeover, we will be hosting a FRESH Welcome Evening at Antenna Bar and Restaurant. Here’s your guide to Fresher’s week. 11am – 2pm NTU Freshers’ Fair Head over to NTU’s Student Union building where you’ll find out everything NTU has to offer. You can join a wide range of societies and sports clubs, discover more about Nottingham and get stacks …

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Welcome Week Social
Hope you have all had a great first week at Confetti! Come and end it in style at our Welcome Week Social in the Student Café. 11am - 2pm We’ve got chill out tunes with a live DJ set from student JP and some great Confetti exclusive offers from our neighbours Planet Bounce. Plus, the café will be open so Anne-Marie can hook you up with food and drink. If you haven't redeemed your free cob voucher yet, this is your chance! Grab your new mates and head down to the café between 11am – 2pm for a chilled ending to what we …

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Nottingham’s Top Influencers in The Entertainment and Cultural Industries
The Nottingham Post has released it’s list of the most influential people working in the entertainment and cultural sector in Notts.  Guess what? It reads like our little black book of friends, partners and Industry Week guests and we are chuffed to see our Chief Executive Officer, Craig Chettle make the list (he’s pretty high up as well!). We’ll give you a little break down of how we’re connected with these influencers to make sure you get the best experience when studying with us! Craig Chettle – CEO of Confetti Media Group You may not have seen him yet but …

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Your Guide to FE Enrolment
If want to study with us then you'll need to enrol in order to gain access to our facilities and attend your course. It's not too late to enrol and start your course and this handy guide will help if you're unsure about what to do next. What is enrolment? By enrolling, you are agreeing to follow the rules of the institute and pay your tuition fees (if applicable). You'll have your photo taken and be given your student card which will give you access to all of our facilities and student services and allows you to study on the course you were accepted …

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Celebrate 2016
Celebrate 2016 took over Nottingham’s Creative Quarter this week with three separate events to showcase the work of our Level 3 TV & Film, Music, Performance, Games and Digital Media students. The day kicked off in the Broadway Cinema and Confetti’s very first Celebrate Short Film Festival took place. Students, staff, family and friends were treated to a range of films, documentaries and music videos on the big screen – all written, directed, edited and starred in by students across our TV & Film and Film & Acting courses. The National Videogame Arcade was the setting for a gallery of games, …

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Gaming at Celebrate 2016
Gaming at Celebrate Thursday 14 July National Video Game Arcade 12 - 3pm As part of Celebrate 2016, our Games students will be exhibiting their work at the National Video Arcade. Check out some of the fantastic Games Art work that will be on display and head on down to try out the games developed by our Games Tech students!