Get Into Games careers competition

Get Into Games is coming to Barnsley.

Later in 2026, Get Into Games, the UK’s largest touring occasion devoted to careers within the video games business, will likely be coming to Barnsley, giving younger folks the possibility to discover one of many nation’s most fun and quick‑rising inventive sectors. 

Delivered by the charity Into Games, the occasion is designed to help younger people who find themselves interested by gaming, creativity and digital careers, whether or not they already know what they wish to do or are simply beginning to discover their choices. The day focuses on constructing data, confidence and sensible understanding of the numerous totally different roles that exist throughout the video games business. 

Bringing digital careers to life

Get Into Games provides a packed programme of careers talks led by professionals at the moment working throughout the video games sector. These classes give sincere perception into actual profession journeys, serving to younger folks perceive the big selection of roles obtainable – from recreation design and programming to artwork, narrative, manufacturing and management. 

Speakers share their very own experiences of getting into the business, the abilities they use each day, and the totally different routes younger folks can take to get there, serving to to demystify careers that may typically really feel out of attain. 

Hands‑on workshops and interactive experiences

A key a part of the Get Into Games expertise is its sensible, fingers‑on method. Young folks can participate in interactive workshops that encourage creativity, drawback‑fixing and teamwork, together with alternatives to design and check their very own recreation concepts in a supportive atmosphere. 

Alongside this, attendees can play a variety of video games and communicate straight with builders about how video games are made, what evokes them, and what it’s actually wish to work within the business. This mixture of play, studying and dialogue helps convey digital careers to life in a method that feels accessible and interesting. 

Advice, connections and subsequent steps

Get Into Games additionally creates alternatives for younger folks to talk straight with video games business professionals by quick one‑to‑one careers conversations. These casual chats enable younger folks to ask questions, search recommendation and acquire reassurance about subsequent steps, whether or not that’s training, coaching, constructing expertise or gaining expertise. 

The occasion brings collectively business professionals, educators and coaching suppliers in a single place, serving to younger folks perceive the totally different pathways obtainable and begin planning their very own journey into digital and inventive careers.

How to become involved

More details about the Get Into Games occasion in Barnsley, together with dates, the venue, and find out how to attend, will likely be shared quickly.