Want to learn about making games from the best?

Want to find your perfect route into the games industry?

Skillset’s Skills Week, a series of free sessions running between 22-26 October 2007 as part of the London Games Festival, will have the answers you’re looking for.

With experts from across the industry the week promises to provide audiences with the tricks, contacts and experiences to find new or better jobs in the games industry. Whether you currently work in the games industry, or are looking to move from TV, web, film or IT the week’s talks will provide the answers.

Full Programme available - http://lgfskillsweek.squarespace.com

Highlights of the week include a modding workshop on Monday (Designing a game in Unreal), the secrets behind Heavenly Sword on Tuesday, a showreel surgery on Wednesday (Offering real jobs from EA, Blitz and others), How to develop a MMO by the UK’s premiere MMOG developer Monumental, and art tips from the guys behind Heavenly Sword, Lord of the Rings, and Superman Returns on Friday.

• Monday (central St Martins, Holborn) – Publishing & Marketing Games (EA, Cake, Nintendo & NCSoft)
• Monday (01zero-one, Soho) – Modding Workshop – Design and build your own game in a day
• Tuesday (Truman Brewery, Corbet Place) – Game Design Day (Rare, Heavenly Sword)
• Wednesday (Truman Brewery, Corbet Place) – How to get your first job (EA, Weta, Goldsmiths)
• Thursday (Central St. Martins) – Game Production Management (Blitz, Monumental, Sumo)
• Friday (Central St. Martins) – The art of science (Weta, Heavenly Sword, Fallout, Hellboy and more)

Entry is free but places are limited, register at http://lgfskillsweek.squarespace.com/register/