Katie Harrod
Game Academy and Ascento Learning Bootcamp @Game Academy
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WORK HISTORY
Game Academy and Ascento Learning Bootcamp @Game Academy
With the opportunity to partake in 6 projects set by industry professionals and now currently in the process of making my own game with a team. I have learned:• The immense value of community and teams, working towards a shared vision, navigating different ideas and learning from one another. • Designing presentations and pitching our video games to industry professionals.• Designing narrative for multiple games, diving into mechanics, character creation, world-building and storytelling.• Networking with and soaking up guidance from video game industry professionals and colleagues, who gave constructive and positive feedback of my work. • Garnering wide knowledge on how the game industry works and who and what is involved i.e pipeline
EDUCATION
University of Nottingham
Politics and Contemporary History
University of Derby
Bachelor of Laws - LLB
ABOUT KATIE HARROD
I had persistent and childhood dreams of being an author, a creative and a gamer- always finding myself in the realms of video games and books, seeking comfort and immersion. The chance to create or support these worlds is an exciting prospect, and I cannot wait to continue. Consistently commended for my strong research, analysis and writing abilities. I achieved a first-class law degree and broke down the barriers that previously bound me - a neurodivergent, teenage mother, struggling to survive. The Game Academy allowed me to peep through the windows of the game industry. Writing my own book (WIP) has allowed me to tiptoe across the fields I know best - making grass footprints of creative pursuit, back to where my journey began. In my spare time I am making a game with my team, mainly focusing on narrative, but trying my hand at other sections of the industry. I have also been engaging in self-learning, seeing anything I don\'t know as an exciting challenge to explore: • Researching through various means, creative writing processes and game-making processes. • Analysing all forms of stories. • Trying my hand at new software such as Twine, Unreal Engine and Blender, BookTok, and Bluesky. • Engaging in online servers on discord, Reddit and attending industry professional talks and events. My favourite inspirations at the moment, are I was a Teenage Exocolonist for games and The Left-Handed Booksellers of London for books. TLDR; Hi, I\'m Katie. It\'s lovely to meet you, let\'s connect! I\'m funkily crazy, unnecessarily sweet but with an unmatched motivational force. I am ecstatic to be here with you. I know you\'ll be happy to have me here too.
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