Showing Off My Work At Bath Digital Fest

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of representing Bath Spa University at the Bath Digital Festival - leading a showcase of student's work in the Games Development course. Although it was supposed to be for third year students, I achieved a grade 90 for my narrative game assignment, which was so unprecedented that they asked me to join!

It was an honor to be able to talk about my game 'Before I Was A Wrinkly Kid' (playable here: https://calistusjay.itch.io/before-i-was-a-wrinkly-kid) as well as meet tons of talented people in the tech industry who had heard the positive word of mouth at the event and wanted to try my game too! I was surprised that even when the event came to a close, all the other booths were taken down, and the after party began - the event organizers asked me to keep my booth up since it was such a hit! I had so many people wandering off the dance floor just to try "this game we keep hearing about". Truly, no greater feeling as a developer than that!

Overall, it was an excellent opportunity to meet other like-minded creatives and explore what various tech entrepreneurs were accomplishing in the Bath/Bristol area. Specifically, I wanted to shout out the following people for their fascinating lines of work, as well as thank them for the enjoyable conversations we had!

Ben Mellor, thanks for making the whole event possible and keeping everything going smoothly! Darren Baldwin, getting to see some of your work was a treat - your coding skills are impressive. Rafael Roberto, your research work sounded very exciting, I can't wait to see more someday. Juan Dalmau, thanks for checking my game out and letting me know your experience interning - it really helped me figure out what to look for in my own pursuit!

Looking forward to the next Bath Digital Fest. I will have a brand new game to show off next time, which will hopefully be even more popular than the last. Stay tuned!