MICHAEL WARBURTON
BAFTA Award Winning Games Designer and Teacher
Rizing Games
Project Management, Producing & Development
MOBILE GAMES STUDIO
First FE Based Commercial Games Studio
Back in 2011 I started the worlds first Further Educational based commercial games company.
The studio supported and taught students to design, develop and publishing games on iOS, Android and PS4. I developed links with ARM, Unity and PlayStation First, and exhibited Rizing Games E3 LA.
My role was to Project Manage the studio, Producer to all student teams, and a lot of development and porting of games with the learners for 9 years.
Below is a few examples of titles.
ACHIVEMENTS
Sponsorship & Support
Over my time of establishing and managing the studio, I achieved support and sponsorship from various industry leaders, such as ARM, Unity and PlayStation First.
E3 GAMES EXPO
Los Angeles 2015 - 2017
For 4 years I successfully project managed the attendance of the Rizing Games Booth at the E3 Games Expo in Los Angeles.
The booth was located in the Mobile and Social Gaming Pavilion in the West Hall.
The booth featured the years current mobile and PS4 titles, marketing materials and promo giveaways.
MEDIA COVERAGE
E3 Insider EXPO magazine
Rizing Games featured in many press/media coverage outlets.
I managed all the press and marketing for Rizing Games, from interviews to features etc.
Coverage was featured in places such as:
E3 Insider EXPO Magazine 2015 & 16
Forbes Magazine
BBC News (TV)
BBC Radio 1 & 1 Xtra