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TIGA LAUNCHES NEW GAMES EDUCATION CONFERENCE

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Monday, March 4, 2024

LONDON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has announced that its new Games Education Conference will take place on Wednesday May 15th at Bournemouth University.

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  • LONDON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has announced that its new Games Education Conference will take place on Wednesday May 15th at Bournemouth University.
  • Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024.
  • "TIGA's Games Education Conference brings together two of the UK's most successful sectors, higher education and games development.
  • TIGA members will be able to attend the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024 for free.

TIGA LAUNCHES NEW GAMES EDUCATION CONFERENCE

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 4, 2024

LONDON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has announced that its new Games Education Conference will take place on Wednesday May 15th at Bournemouth University.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has announced that its new Games Education Conference will take place on Wednesday May 15th at Bournemouth University.
  • Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024.
  • "TIGA's Games Education Conference brings together two of the UK's most successful sectors, higher education and games development.
  • TIGA members will be able to attend the TIGA Games Education Conference 2024 for free.

Stratus Unveils Evolutionary Fault Tolerance with ztC Endurance Family of Intelligent, Predictive Computing Platforms

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Stratus Technologies, Inc. (“Stratus”) , an SGH (Nasdaq: SGH ) company and a global leader in simple, protected, and autonomous Edge Computing platforms, today announced the launch of its Stratus ztC Endurance™ platform , a new family of fault-tolerant computing platforms for next-generation sustainable operations.

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  • Stratus Technologies, Inc. (“Stratus”) , an SGH (Nasdaq: SGH ) company and a global leader in simple, protected, and autonomous Edge Computing platforms, today announced the launch of its Stratus ztC Endurance™ platform , a new family of fault-tolerant computing platforms for next-generation sustainable operations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231101435012/en/
    Stratus’ ztC Endurance platform is the new generation of zero-touch computing platforms that delivers breakthrough 99.99999% availability and increased serviceability and manageability.
  • Stratus’ ztC Endurance portfolio furthers Stratus’ proven approach for eliminating system downtime and data loss (including in-flight data) through built-in fault tolerance that is transparent to standard operating systems and hosted applications.
  • Additionally, the ztC Endurance platform and its fault tolerant architecture support standard, off-the-shelf operating systems without requiring modifications.

Abertay University Games Courses Achieve TIGA Accreditation

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Percentage employed using their game technology skills: 60%

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  • Percentage employed using their game technology skills: 60%
    The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "Abertay University provides six high quality video games courses that equip students with skills that are are needed in the video games industry.
  • Abertay University also offers a range of different workplace simulation experiences which enhance graduate employability.
  • Head of Abertay's Division of Games Technology and Mathematics, Professor Ruth Falconer said:
    "TIGA University Course Accreditation is the absolute gold standard for games courses and we're delighted our programmes have been fully reaccredited.
  • TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry.

Abertay University Games Courses Achieve TIGA Accreditation

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Percentage employed using their game technology skills: 60%

Key Points: 
  • Percentage employed using their game technology skills: 60%
    The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "Abertay University provides six high quality video games courses that equip students with skills that are are needed in the video games industry.
  • Abertay University also offers a range of different workplace simulation experiences which enhance graduate employability.
  • Head of Abertay's Division of Games Technology and Mathematics, Professor Ruth Falconer said:
    "TIGA University Course Accreditation is the absolute gold standard for games courses and we're delighted our programmes have been fully reaccredited.
  • TIGA is the trade association for the UK video games industry.

Anglia Ruskin University Games Courses Achieve TIGA Accreditation

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

LONDON, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games courses at Anglia Ruskin University:

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  • LONDON, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games courses at Anglia Ruskin University:
    The BA (Hons) Games Art degree offers a general programme of study in art and design, which supports the ability to specialise within the art discipline.
  • The BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology degree currently offers a generalist programme of study for applying game engine technologies to the development of games.
  • The total cohort for Year 1 BA (Hons) Games Art and BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development was 161 in the 2022/23 academic year.
  • The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "Anglia Ruskin University's first degree games programmes provide opportunities for cross-disciplinary team work, which is crucial for employability.

Anglia Ruskin University Games Courses Achieve TIGA Accreditation

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

LONDON, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games courses at Anglia Ruskin University:

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following games courses at Anglia Ruskin University:
    The BA (Hons) Games Art degree offers a general programme of study in art and design, which supports the ability to specialise within the art discipline.
  • The BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology degree currently offers a generalist programme of study for applying game engine technologies to the development of games.
  • The total cohort for Year 1 BA (Hons) Games Art and BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development was 161 in the 2022/23 academic year.
  • The Accreditation Team from TIGA who reviewed the courses comprised:
    "Anglia Ruskin University's first degree games programmes provide opportunities for cross-disciplinary team work, which is crucial for employability.

TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 set to recognise outstanding students, education providers and best practice

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

LONDON, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today announced that the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 are open for entries.

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  • LONDON, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today announced that the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 are open for entries.
  • Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series and new FPS title Hyenas, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023.
  • For further details please visit www.passage.org.uk or contact [email protected]
    "The TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 will recognise outstanding students, the best education providers and good practices, such as excellence in diversity.
  • Christina Haralambous, Group Director of Communications & Marketing, Sumo Group, said:
    "Sumo Group is proud to again be sponsoring the TIGA UK Games Education Awards for 2023.

TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 set to recognise outstanding students, education providers and best practice

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

LONDON, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today announced that the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 are open for entries.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today announced that the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 are open for entries.
  • Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series and new FPS title Hyenas, is the headline sponsor of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023.
  • For further details please visit www.passage.org.uk or contact [email protected]
    "The TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2023 will recognise outstanding students, the best education providers and good practices, such as excellence in diversity.
  • Christina Haralambous, Group Director of Communications & Marketing, Sumo Group, said:
    "Sumo Group is proud to again be sponsoring the TIGA UK Games Education Awards for 2023.

Take Six: TIGA's Spring Budget 2023 Submission

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

LONDON, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the network for games developers and digital publishers, and the trade association representing the video games industry, has today submitted six proposals ahead of the Spring Budget.

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  • LONDON, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the network for games developers and digital publishers, and the trade association representing the video games industry, has today submitted six proposals ahead of the Spring Budget.
  • TIGA recognises that the Government will want to address a range of important issues in the Budget, including measures to address the cost of living crisis.
  • The establishment of an Industrial Secondments Programme (ISP) to enhance skills development in video games and so support students, lecturers and industry.
  • The Government can encourage further growth in the sector - if it takes six TIGA policies forward in the 2023 Spring Budget.