Next Gen: transforming the UK into the world's leading talent hub for the video games and visual effects industries

This review is about video games and visual effects, two of the most high-tech and fast-growing creative industries in the UK, and how to meet the accompanying skills challenge. The report details a set of 20 recommendations for government, educators and industry, identifying the various stakeholder roles. Key issues are: the need for more rigorous teaching of computing in schools; government and industry support for university programs that teach industry-essential skills that would otherwise not be viable in an open training market; and changes to the education system to support the fusion o ... Show more

Authors: Livingstone, Ian; Hope, Alex

Published: London, England, NESTA, 2011

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 86 p.

Access item: https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/next-gen/

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