FuturLab partners with Into Games to support grassroots game development

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Sam Pither

FuturLab, the Brighton-based game developers behind recent hit PowerWash Simulator, have partnered with gaming industry non-profit Into Games.

The partnership will create a games industry career after-school club in Brighton, aimed at helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds find a way into the industry.

Into Games will also equip every computer in the school with lifetime licences and resources for game development software, GameMaker Studio 2.

FuturLab’s Head of People, Keira McGarvey, said: “FuturLab is so excited to work with Into Games to introduce more young people in our local community and beyond to the industry; encouraging them to consider channelling their creativity into a future career in games.

“The FuturLab team will also gain an invaluable opportunity to develop their speaking and leadership skills whilst diversifying the way we search for and hire talent to provide a wider range of routes into the gaming industry.”

The partnership will also see Into Games providing a year-long training program to FuturLab’s employees geared towards developing their educator and public speaking skills, along with improving their mentorship and leadership skills.

Brandon Cole, Head of Partnerships & Development at Into Games, said: “A partnership long in the making, Into Games was founded by FuturLab Co-CEO Kirsty Rigden alongside Into Games CEO Declan Cassidy in 2019.

“At the time both organisations were much smaller (yet no less dedicated!) than they are today, and have both achieved much since.

“We’re now able to support one another as older, wiser and bolder organisations in the mission to make the UK games industry – and the pathways into it – fairer, more accessible, and teeming with amazing people from all walks of life”

Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset. A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise. Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.