Christmas at Confetti🎄

Victoria Van Garret studied Games Development at Confetti and is now working as a Development QA Game Tester. “My favourite part of my course was game theory and concept generation. I love coming up with ideas, researching the market and seeing how I can adapt that idea based around what’s popular within the target audience and the technologies available” said Victoria. Now based in Germany, Victoria works for Ubisoft Blue Byte who are the company behind The Settlers and Anno Online. “I’m working in Quality Assurance on a currently unannounced title. I love it here and it’s beyond my wildest …

Confetti FE students brought the year to a close in spectacular style yesterday, as they showcased all their hard work to parents, family and friends. Over 100 people attended the ‘Celebrate’ event, coming to have a look around, talk to students about their work and see first-hand, work across gaming, TV & Film and Music. Phil Myers, Head of Further Education for Confetti, said: “We had such fantastic feedback. Visitors were blown away by the quality of the work.” Colin Huthwaite is a BTEC Level 3 Technical Events student and demonstrated some of his work in Confetti’s Electric Mayhem studio. …

Next week FE students will celebrate their successes in a demonstration of their work. Between 3-7pm at Confetti on Convent Street in Nottingham, we will show off the brightest and best creative talent that Nottingham has to offer. With everything from music courses to gaming and visual effects on show, the event is not to be missed. The student café will host performance sets whilst others rooms around Confetti will be open to live film screenings, interactive game demonstrations and more. Phil Myers, Head of FE, said: “Our students have worked incredibly hard over the last two years and Celebrate …

Thursday 12th June marks Confetti’s annual Degree Showcase event. Exhibiting the work of the next generation of creative and technical talent, the event is an opportunity for industry professionals to browse  work and discover for themselves why Confetti graduates are the best.  Featuring graduates across Music, TV & Film and Gaming; employers looking to recruit innovative and new talent will be in the right place. Providing an exclusive opportunity to explore students’ work, experience how it was created and gain insights into their inspiration; exhibitions range from music technology showcasing interactive software applications to the chance to play original games …

Drawing on its extensive Creative Industry contacts; a unique college set bang in the middle of Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, is getting ready to welcome over 60 industry professionals to its annual Industry Week. With top guests from across Music, TV & Film and Gaming; Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (ICT) students will be treated to talks, workshops and seminars from the likes of Jamal Edwards from SBTV, Radio 1Extra’s Mistajam and award-winning director – Shane Meadows. Running from the 3rd-7th March 2014, the week is the most important in the college’s student calendar; the only one of its kind in …

The Young Creative Awards is now open for all aged 13 to 24 and Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is proud to be a sponsor of the event. The awards aim to showcase talent within Nottingham and help further the creative industry careers of young people. With this year’s theme being “Nottingham Loves…”, participants are invited to enter a piece of creative work around the subject with judging being held this Spring. We know Confetti students are some of the most talented the city has to offer so we think it’s very important that we get as many of our …

  October’s GameCity festival saw professionals and fans of gaming jet in from around the world to enjoy talks, workshops and to take part in the latest innovations in gaming technology. The GameCity event is held annually here in Nottingham and, as ever, Confetti students were on hand to assist with the events. Student ambassadors worked with school children to help inspire them and consider a future in gaming by assisting in a series of Minecraft EDU workshops which saw children build their own version of Nottingham. GameCity also ran Open Arcade, a week long gaming space based in Nottingham’s …

Here at Confetti, our students and alumni are so passionate about their chosen subjects and are eager to spread the word about life at Confetti and all the extra work we do. Recently Confetti alumni Victoria Van Garrett appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham to discuss her role as part of GameCity and why she’s so determined to teach school children about games development. After graduating from Confetti, Victoria went on to work as Project Coordinator for STEAM School. STEAM – which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics – is a series of interactive workshops hosted by Confetti Institute of …