Launching on May 4th, Side Quest is a radical new UK wide initiative to encourage the 3.3 million 13-19 year olds currently at home during the pandemic to start a rewarding career in the videogames industry. Side Quest challenges participants to build a game in 7 days, with free software, regular live-streamed masterclasses and a supportive online community.
- The programme aims to get 100,000 young people building their first video game
- The ‘Quests’ involve participants building a game to a set challenge within 7 days
- Quests have been put forward by some of the UK’s biggest …