Shropshire students' games to be demonstrated at Birmingham's EGX 2017
Video games made by students from three companies set up during studies at a university are set to be showcased alongside the latest releases by the likes of Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
Visitors to this year’s EGX 2017 – the biggest video game industry event of its kind in the UK – will be able to see work produced by Ethereal Games, Round Square Studios and Static Shell Studios.
The start-up groups consist of Wrexham Glyndwr University alumni and final year students from its computer game development course.
All three will be pitching for £25,000 of developer grants from the UK Games Fund at the NEC, Birmingham, as part of the Tranzfuser programme.
Rich Hebblewhite, from the university said: “EGX is recognised around the world as one of the top games exhibitions and trade shows, and we are pleased to be attending as a partner and exhibitor within the Games Industry.Biz Career Fair area of the event.
Wrexham Glyndwr University was chosen as one of only 12 Regional Tranzfuser Hubs in the UK and EGX is the final event in the Tranzfuser programme for 2017, marking the culmination of three months’ work from the student teams.
With some of the world’s leading video game developers in attendance, EGX will feature many of the most anticipated console and PC games available to play weeks or even months before they are due to be released commercially.
