Industry Info
iGGi is excited to be working with a wide range of partners from Industry and Academia to facilitate Knowledge Exchange. These collaborations take shape in multiple ways. Forms of Knowledge Exchange we particularly welcome and focus on at this stage of our CDT's life are listed below:
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iGGi Conference: the next (and foreseeably final) iGGi Conference takes place 15-17 September 2026 at Queen Mary University of London. The iGGi Conference is an annual public event (registration necessary). Existing iGGi PG Researchers present their current work via exhibition and talks. Keynote speakers and panelists include members of Games Industry and iGGi Alumni. The iGGi Conference has become a niche networking platform for the Games Industry and the wider Games Community. ​
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iGGi Networking: the idea is that PG Researchers and Industry Members get an opportunity for informal 1-2-1 conversation, for either general chat, Knowledge Exchange, finding placement matches, or post-PhD positions.
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iGGi Placements: during their time at iGGi, each PhD Researcher will spend a minimum of 8 weeks (but typically around 3+ months) on placement. Companies who so far hired iGGi PG Researchers for this type of Knowledge Exchange include big players such as Google Deep Mind, Microsoft, and Sony, but also a number of SMEs.
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iGGi Seminars/Workshops: iGGi Seminars and Workshops are held in regular intervals around the year in various formats (i.e. online, in person, hybrid). These include Talks by invited guest speakers from industry or academia, Workshops organised by either our researchers/supervisors or one of our partners, Panels with up to four contributors, Demos on a specific technical topic or developed game, Hackathons on a problem defined by an Industry Partner, and Masterclasses.
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Post-doc Positions: with a now steady trickle of iGGi PG Researchers who are completing their doctorate, we can help promote post-doc positions which an Industry Partner wishes to advertise; in some cases, we can even put the partner in touch with a potentially matching candidate.
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Sponsorship of Events: Industry Partners can sponsor either a whole iGGi event or an element thereof, in turn for a customised return (e.g., marketing). iGGi can provide further info on request.
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