Hi there everyone! Thank you for joining us again on another featured Student Success. This time around we feature a fellow Zenva Academy student Max Rose — creator of the mobile game Frosty & Friends (Android | iOS). Max is an experienced game developer, having been involved in the field for the past two years, but this is his … Read more
Hello folks! On this lovely Wednesday evening, we get back in touch with a student that we had interviewed prior to bring news of their latest and greatest success. Meet Daniel Danielecki — or if you’ve already read the previous interview we did with him, welcome him back! Daniel’s latest project has taken him to where … Read more
Hey everyone! Today, we bring you an inspiring success story in the world of game development. Meet Mehmet Sarica — an aspiring developer who had known how to code for a very long time, but never set foot in the realm of game development, that is up until recently. Game design and development can be … Read more
After spending 12 years as a web developer, Eric took the plunge and created his first game. Then as if the flood gates opened, he created 5 different types of games in the span of 6 weeks! For 2017, he has a goal of creating 2-3 games a month. We just had to catch up with … Read more
When he saw his young daughter struggling to learn her multiplication tables, Nicolas searched to find a game to help her. He tried over a dozen applications and found they all bored his daughter as the games were all based on the very thing she was struggling with, math. Nicolas set out to change that … Read more
While the game industry has seen rapid growth in the past decade, the mobile sector, in particular, has exploded. What was once a niche area of game development has spawned entirely new genres, play styles, and markets. Getting started can be overwhelming and if you are a solo game developer it can be pretty scary. … Read more
Many of ZENVA students, in particular those enrolled in The Complete Mobile Game Development Course – Platinum Edition, have published their own games (for fun and for paid client work!). Watch the video and read their interviews on how they started and completed their first games! Mike’s interview Ryan’s interview Costin’s interview Jeremiah’s interview
Article by David Mulhall, founder of Junior Game Crafters It was 6 months ago when on a regular visit to my local community centre the idea popped into existence. My local centre has no coding or computer club; in fact, they don’t have computers so I decided to change that! Fast forward to last week … Read more
We recently sat down with Mike Dwyer, game developer and student at The Complete Mobile Game Development Course – Platinum Edition, and talked about his super exciting game Two Blades which is now available in the Google Play Store. Can you tell us about your programming and game development journey? I initially wanted to help a … Read more
Recently Zenva was honoured to partner with Women Who Code, a non-profit organization aimed at encouraging women to pursue careers in technology. Kick-started in 2011, this social enterprise has awarded over $900,000 in educational scholarships and provided 3000 free technical events in twenty countries. Having been vastly underrepresented in the past, there has been a surge … Read more
