Animex Marketplace

Meet your favourite studios, discover a new one and try out new games and tech.

Animex Marketplace is a one-day event running in the middle of Animex week where a range of studios and employers from the games and AVFX industries set-up stalls in the Crypt and are available for you to speak to about career opportunities and get valuable insight on how to improve employability.

There are also a range of seminars throughout the day in the main hall, including a women in games roundtable, a discussion on placements, drag and creative uniqueness and a talk on InnerScape.

13 November 24

Middlesbrough Town Hall - Main Hall

9:30AM

Charisma uniqueness motion talent: How drag directed my creative Passions

SALLY TM | LeoVegas

SALLY TM hosts a talk on how her journey in motion was rocked by creative restrictions, her passion outside of her aspirations carved a niche for unapologetically queer northern clients, and how loving yourself a little bit more opens up a world of confident client curation.

10:30AM

Gaming the science of inner experience

Charles Fernyhough | Durham University and InnerScape

The creative industries are in the business of creating experiences. In this talk, Charles will show how attending to the science of inner experience – the thoughts, memories, images and emotions that form such a large part of our mental lives – has the potential to unlock the inner worlds of game characters, and boost the power of gaming to communicate pro-social messages about mental health and neurodiversity.

3:00PM

Women in Games Roundtable

A roundtable composed of Women in Games ambassadors, discussing their roles and journeys in the industry. How being a woman in the industry may have impacted their career and provide advice for aspiring graduates who are still unsure of their future path.