Brains Eden

Brains Eden is the UK's largest student games festival, held annually at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK and supported by some of the biggest games and technology companies in the world. From Friday 30th June to Monday 3rd July 2017, teams of up and coming games creators from across the UK and Europe will gather to take part in the four day event including a game jam in which teams will have 48 hours to make original games based around a surprise theme.

Attendees have an opportunity to meet and get advice from developers from Guerrilla Games, PlayStation First, Unity, ARM and Jagex, attend workshops, get career advice and much more. We have placed 35 internships and 6 attendees have secured full time roles in professional games studios as a direct result of Brains Eden.

Seminars

Attendees will hear inspirational talks from some of the world's leading technology companies, offering advice and guidance about the games industry along with their own personal experiences.

Career Clinics

The local games studios arrange for members of staff to speak with students, answering any questions they have about the industry and providing career advice in each discipline.

BE Mobile

BE. Mobile is back! Global technology giant ARM will once again support BE. Mobile, giving teams access to tablets to develop their mobile games on.

Logistics & Team Costs

The cost for entering the festival is £120 per team of five students.

Team tickets include:

Team participation in the festival and the opportunity to win fantastic prizes
Three nights' accommodation
Meals, refreshments and snacks during the festival
Brains Eden t-shirts for team members
Networking with and direct access to industry experts from major games studios
A series of industry seminars, workshops and career clinics
Posters for your games labs in advance of the festival
Goodies and entertainment throughout the festival!