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Peter, who graduated from the University in 2015 with a BSc in Games Development, is realising an ambition he has held since childhood by self-publishing his own games, developing ideas for his employers and taking part in gamejams for his own enjoyment.

Under the pseudonym BigHandInSky, Peter released his first game for profit in late 2020 鈥� titled 鈥� which he subsequently submitted to the Palestinian Aid and Queer Games bundles earlier this year. The puzzle game sees the player join a team of scientists and engineers in Hope Labs, working against the clock to fix a broken machine.

For Peter, releasing his own creation on gaming platforms and Steam is the beginning of an exciting long-term project. He said:

鈥淚鈥檝e wanted to make games since I was a kid 鈥� I think I got one of my brother鈥檚 consoles, then the idea resonated ever since. Making A Forgetful Loop felt like a real catharsis for that young kid鈥檚 dreams.

鈥淚t鈥檚 the first game I鈥檝e developed to sell for money, but through various other projects such as gamejams 鈥� fun challenges where you work to a theme to create a game in a set amount of time 鈥� I鈥檝e probably made about a dozen now.

鈥淚ncluding the game in the Palestinian Aid and Queer Games bundles was also really pleasing. The Palestinian Aid bundle did amazingly, comprising of over 1,200 games and making almost $900,000 for the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) 鈥� to be even a tiny drop in a group of developers that made that happen was a good feeling.

鈥淔or the Queer Games bundle, that鈥檚 more close to home. I wanted to be a part of a community project that I hope to be more involved with in the future.

鈥淢y current plan is to keep working on a game each year to build up a library of cool stuff, working towards the end result of being fully independent. However, that's a lot easier said than done, especially if I want to contract other folks to work on the games with me.鈥�

Alongside his personal projects, Peter works for Electric Gamebox, an immersive group gaming company in London. It is the third gaming business he has worked for since graduating, having also completed stints at and Luton-based .

Peter now has over six years鈥� experience in the industry, and is keen to share his advice for those hoping to follow in his footsteps from the University. He continued:

鈥淔or students at the University now who are interested in getting into the industry, I鈥檇 really recommend getting into gamejams 鈥� throwing yourself into the fire to experience getting a 鈥渃omplete鈥� game made. This forces you to engage with a games entire list of requirements, rather than just its coding or its design.

鈥淎sk your tutors if they know any former students who are working nearby, or near where you live, and try and get an internship. Start-ups are great places to learn at a much faster rate than a 鈥渘ormal鈥� job, but keep an eye on your stress levels!鈥�

Dr Marcia Gibson, Senior Lecturer in at the University, taught Peter during his time at Beds. She commented:

"I鈥檓 very pleased to hear of another graduate going on to have success, both in gaining employment within the games industry and also going on to release independently. It鈥檚 a massive achievement and wonderful to think that Peter鈥檚 time at the University has helped him to turn his dedication and passion for games development into a successful career.

鈥淚鈥檇 like to take the opportunity to personally congratulate Peter on the release of A Forgetful Loop and relate my wholehearted best wishes for the future. Everybody in the School of Computer Science and Technology is rooting for you!"

Peter looks back on his time at Beds as a period when he was able to experience each of the aspects involved in games development, which set him up well for a career in the industry. He concluded:

鈥淢y Games Development course at Beds helped a bunch in getting into games development. When I did it it was a general development course, covering phases of development such as coding, art, design and production.

鈥淟ooking back it was just the right broadness to give me some experience across the whole production cycle 鈥� which is important, when there are hundreds of steps to making a single game.鈥�

Next in line for the BigHandInSky games library is , which Peter hopes to release this year.

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