Home > News > The free GI Academy student event returns, in association with CA THE FREE GI ACADEMY STUDENT EVENT RETURNS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH CA OCTOBER 13 2021 | LEGACY PROJECT Last year's hit online GI Academy student event is back this Half Term, in association with Creative Assembly. GI Live: Academy is an entirely free, digital-only event that takes place in Discord between October 27th - 29th. Industry professionals from some of the UK's biggest games developers, plus a few famous faces, will be dropping into the Discord to take part in roundtables, to advise students on pathways into video games, to review portfolios, and to share insight into what they do, and what it is like working in this business. From voice actors to programmers, artists to musicians, producers to journalists, GI Live: Academy will be three days filled with expert advice on breaking into the industry. Students can sign up here. The event also features Chloe Bonnet, lead cinematic animator at Creative Assembly, discussing motion capture during one session. Douglas Pennant, development manager, will tell attendees how they can prepare themselves for game production. Meanwhile, UX designer Anna Wikstorm and lead UI/UX game designer Alex Tokmakchiev will give viewers an intro to UI and UX in video games. "Creative Assembly is delighted to once again be the main sponsor of the GI Live: Academy student conference," said Creative Assembly's head of talent Emma Smith. "The conference strongly aligns with our approach to education; it's free and globally accessible. This means we can reach many more students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds who may not have had the opportunity to access industry experts before." During the event, students can watch keynote presentation, take part in live Q&A sessions, join intimate industry roundtables, and meet with games professionals one-to-one. There will also be surprise guests throughout the show. Last year, video games luminaries including Charles Cecil and Rhianna Pratchett joined the discussion. The final day of the event will be focused on the next steps students can take to begin their journey into the video games business. To book your free tickets, click here. SHARE THIS POST RELATED ROLES CONSOLE TEAM | DEVOPS Release Manager – Associate to Mid level - New Sci-fi FPS IP VIEW ROLE ALL CAREERS SHARE THIS POST RELATED NEWS THE LEGACY PROJECT - 2020 UPDATE July 13 2020 Studio view CREATIVE ASSEMBLY RECOGNISED AS INDUSTRY BEST PLACE TO WORK FOR THE 5TH YEAR September 16 2021 Studio view CREATIVE CHRONICLES: INDUSTRY EDUCATION January 16 2018 view MORE NEWS CONTACT & SUPPORT Careers Contact Press Contact Legacy Contact Game Support CONNECT WITH US © SEGA. SEGA and the SEGA logo are either registered trade marks or trade marks of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd. Creative Assembly, The Creative Assembly logo, Total War, Shogun: Total War, Medieval: Total War, Rome: Total War, Empire: Total war, Napoleon: Total War, Viking: Battle for Asgard, Spartan: Total Warrior and the Total War logo are either registered trade marks or trade marks of The Creative Assembly Limited. All rights reserved. © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2020. Warhammer, the Warhammer logo, GW, Games Workshop, The Game of Fantasy Battles, the twin-tailed comet logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under licence. Developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA. Creative Assembly, the Creative Assembly logo, Total War and the Total War logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of The Creative Assembly Limited. SEGA and the SEGA logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SEGA is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Alien: Isolation, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 tm & © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Twentieth Century Fox, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and their associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Alien: Isolation game software, excluding Twentieth Century Fox elements © SEGA. Developed by The Creative Assembly Limited. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Microsoft, 343 Industries, and Halo Wars are trademarks of the Microsoft Group of companies. Support EULA Cookie Policy Site Terms Privacy Policy Statutory Reports Candidate application notice