Calling all future development stars – book your place now for October 2nd conference

Half price Develop Live tickets available for students

Develop is offering half price tickets to any students that want to attend next week’s inaugural Develop Live conference.

The event takes place at The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday, October 2nd and will cover a wide range of topical issues facing games developers today and in the years to come.

Speakers include British crime author Christopher Brookmyre, Amazon’s Jesse Freeman, Microsoft’s Andrew Webber, UKIE’s Jo Twist, Glasgow Caledonian University’s Romana Ramzan – plus Dimensional Imaging, DeltaDNA, Speech Graphics and a host of indie developers. You can check out the full programme here.

Discounted tickets – 50% off – are available to students studying games or related courses: all you have to do is use the code STUDLIVE when booking your tickets through www.develop-live.com.

This code is for students only, so please use responsibly – don’t forget, we will see the names of those who register.

Tickets cost £149, with discounts also available for UKIE/TIGA/SGN members and independent developers (those with less than 10 employees). To apply for a discount code, email James.Batchelor@intentmedia.co.uk, or head to www.develop-live.com to book your place.

Develop Live is supported by event partners OPM Response and Abertay University. To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Alex.Boucher@intentmedia.co.uk or call him on 01992 535647.

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