POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

Creating initiatives to promote the representation & inclusion of People of Colour in the video games industry. [email protected] #IamPOCinPlay #BHM

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

We’re excited to announce DVRS Games Festival 2025 with @ManMetUni @MMGameCentre & @gameopolisMCR .
A diverse lineup of gamedevs will be speaking at @SODAmcr 10-11th April with networking & cultural events. Early bird rates are open so share & book!

https://t.co/RnZP5ZwqBV

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

All #DVRS2025 talks are available now to watch for FREE!
#gamedev talks cover Art Direction, #Animation #coding #gameaudio narrative, anatomy, character art #gamedesign #UI #gamesresearch
Reshare & tag those interested!

https://t.co/mxuoNcdw0o

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Day 2 of DVRS Games is being live streamed now!
https://t.co/SYjLPn8aUl

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

You can watch #DVRS2025 live now!

[Satish @asianastroboy]

Day 1 livestream of DVRS Games Festival (hosted by me) will start 10am:
https://t.co/BKxApTlVwY

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

For those coming to DVRS Games Festival tomorrow, registration in SODA opens 9am, talks are 10-5 both days and fuller schedule with talk descriptions is downloadable on our site:
https://t.co/KkSlHn3v71

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

DVRS Games Festival are hosting a FREE and open to the public POC in Play games art exhibition ’Reimagined As’ on Thurs 10th and an Indian dance performance by Devika Rao this Fri 11th 12.30-1.30pm in Manchester’s Modal Gallery.
Life drawers are welcome. Please share!

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

The schedule for next week’s DVRS Games Festival is announced.
Livestream link should follow closer to the time.

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Zi Peters will also be sharing his design knowledge from AAA to groundbreaking indie games

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

DVRS Games Festival launches in Manchester in just over a week & there's still time to buy tix, so we thought it would be great to highlight the range of games our speakers have worked on so you can book now!

https://t.co/gt2CIwfj7z

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Shifally Rattan shall be joining us from America to share her stunning character #gameart work on some of the biggest AAA games in the world

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Prof. Stuart Sumida's contribution to animation and games is too long to summarise but they range from the original Beauty and the Beast to the recent The Wild Robot. If you love #animation, #anatomy, #rigging and dinosaurs this will be a highlight!

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

@RadicalForge Kenny Young will be rushing up from his BAFTA nomination for Astro Bot's music, to share his experiences from audio design to music composition on some iconic videogames

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Freddie Babord has lent his technical skills from #Unity plugin tools like Blockout, co-dev work on big titles to @RadicalForge physics driven Southfield

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

@RadicalForge Helen Kaur brings a mix of creativity and design knowledge from her #UI experience working on a range of high profile games

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

@RadicalForge Harvey Newman is also a veteran gamedev with breadths of experience in #gameanimation, founding his own studio and running a successful YouTube channel on game animation and more!
https://t.co/BNb0MIW7Hs

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Just 3 weeks to go until DVRS Games Festival launches. Our full line-up and tickets are available on our site with our schedule to be announced next week.
We also have some surprises to be revealed on the day so secure your tickets whilst they last!

https://t.co/gt2CIwfj7z

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

Many thanks to @CurzonFilm for inviting us to watch Flow last week! What an incredible accomplishment, many congratulations to @gintszilbalodis and the whole team!

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

you have been subject to the recent layoffs and are struggling but want to attend, please contact us for support.
You're also welcome to attend the free Gameopolis event:

https://t.co/vfT6GlUTGt

[POC in Play✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 @pocinplay]

POCinPlay can now confirm the full lineup of DVRS Games Festival in conjunction with @SODAmcr.

It will be held on 10-11th April with discounted ticket and hotel rates available for members. Only a month to go so book up now!

https://t.co/gt2CIwfj7z