We are an indie games development studio and consultancy. We do a mix of our own IP and partnership projects as well as work for hire with partners such as Games Workshop and Ndemic Creations and clients ranging from the BBC to the Wellcome Trust. GameTheNews is our own IP, developing a range of games from news stories, gaining a global reputation as the world-leaders in newsgames and rapid-prototyping. GameTheNews site; http://gamethenews.net/GametheNews was chosen for the 2014 Nominet Trust 100 – a list that celebrates the people and organisations who are using digital technology to change the world for the better.As individuals with many years experience in the games industry, we've designed and produced console games for Sony, Nintendo and all the big players aswell as mobile games for iOS and Android, PC and web games. We consult on all types of games projects, strategies, education and produce workshops and events on any aspect of game development including marketing and funding.We devise and produce game jams e.g. Gamify Your PhD, Summer Science Game Jam, XX Game Jam (the first all female game jam), Global Game Jam and Bristol's Green Capital Digital Challenge. And we're lovely people to work with ;-)

I produced the first all female game jam in the UK, maybe the world! This event was in collaboration with Ada Lovelace Day and was to inspire, encourage and support women in and into the games industry and to create more female role models. No-one would disagree we need more women in games and technology ;-) We also devised and produced follow-up workshops for women to transfer their creative and tech skills into making games. If you're interested in commissioning an all female game jam or a mixed jam, contact me at debbie at aurochdigital dot com

I've produced a number of Bristol Game Jams in the last 4 years for Creative England, Explay, the Wellcome Trust and Global Game Jam. If you are interested in commissioning a game jam drop me an email at debbie at aurochdigital dot com

Red Wasp Design is the indie dev studio behind Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land. The acclaimed success of the game, released in 2012 on iOS and Android, brought it to Steam in 2014. Debbie is the office manager, mainly taking care of the finances and admin. For more info about the game, publicity, bundles etc contact tomas.rawlings at redwaspdesign dot com.

Bristol Games Hub was set up in Feb 2013 to support and grow Bristol and the South West's game development community. The Hub is non-profit, providing low cost desk space and shared resources, training events, talks, workshops and socials for game devs. They run a monthly newsletter, facebook group for the community to talk to each other and more recently South West Game Dev Jobs facebook group where jobs are advertised for free. The Hub currently has 48 resident game devs under one roof, a good mix of freelancers, start-ups and more established studios, aswell as a number of recent grads, working on all sorts of game projects. Many dynamic collaborations are happening between the residents and the community is growing daily with more than 600 SW based devs on the fb group and newsletter. So aswell as the office, the Hub community is the central place for all games developers to get involved in what's happening in the South West. They post job and funding opportunities, celebrate releases, run monthly socials with opportunities to show games at Beta stage and get the community's feedback and a monthly Unity group for people that want to learn more about this tool or share their knowledge. Its a great way to make contacts in the industry and show people what you can do. There is also a games marketing group. Contact Nina at aurochdigital.com for availability or more information.'I achieved more in my first day at the Hub than I did in 2 years working from home.” Peter Simon, Hub Residentwww.bristolgameshub.com#bristolgameshubBristol Games Hub fb group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bristolgamejam/South West Game Dev Jobs fb group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/719197258116493/

I had the wonderful opportunity to produce the European Green Capital Digital Challenge, a competition for the best app/game developed around 5 environmental challenge areas; food, transport, energy, resources and nature. The competition essentially was to find solutions to some of the problems facing our cities now and in the long-term, and culminated in a 48 hour hack where 6 teams were shortlisted to develop their ideas with a pot of £5k each, to take a working prototype to the final pitching and awards ceremony as part of International Youth Day at Colston Hall, Bristol on 20th April. And the winner of the overall competition with a prize of £50,000 is.... Crocodile! The People's Choice Award winner of £10,000 is Future City Simulator. Every team put their heart and soul into the competition producing amazing apps/games around the brief so they're all winners imho.

Summer festival work managing cash and volunteers for the biggest festivals in the UK, including Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading, and the beautiful Latitude.