Explain and illustrate the professional bodies
supporting the functions within the games industry. Produce a profile for each
of the following:
You are aiming to comprehensively explain the professional bodies within the games industry with reference to elucidated examples. You should be using subject terminology consistently and correctly.
You are aiming to comprehensively explain the professional bodies within the games industry with reference to elucidated examples. You should be using subject terminology consistently and correctly.
{-Professional Bodies -}
IGDA
IGDA stands for International Game
Developers Association, they are a non profit international organization that
exists as a global network. They are comprised from people all over the gaming
industry, from story writers, artists, level designers or coders. They focus on
keeping people happy and healthy, while insuring the future generation is
interested in perusing game design. IGDA relies of volunteer work to keep
functioning.
UKIE
UKIE
UKIE stands for United Kingdom
Interactive Entertainment, they are the only interactive entertainment and gaming trade body
specifically for the UK. They represent UK developers from big and small
businesses that work on all manners of entertainment, mobile, consoles, and
other parts of gaming. UKIE offer
support, collective voice and advise if you join their network. Their personal
mission is to make the UK the number 1 best place for game development.
Women In Games
Women in Games is an organisation
focusing on gaming development, education and research, specifically centred
around women and their experiences in the gaming industry. They hold
conferences and events centred on gaming, support research of gaming culture,
industry and trends, support women (and men) unfamiliar to the industry and
other things.
BAFTA
BAFTA stands for The British
Academy of Film and Television Arts. They support, develop and promote forms of
entertainment such as movies or video games. They are an independent charity
that strives to inspire and benefit the public. They offer scholarships,
workshops, lessons, connections and tons of other help for people of the arts.
MEF
MEF is a a
USA registered association that works with and improves third network services.
They offer memberships on hardware and software solution providers, they will
give you an advanced visibility of future developments, the ability to have
your word influence standards helping you to align with corporate objectives
and other great benefits.
