About Me

Hi, I’m Eliot, and I’m currently a Games Design Student in my second year at Teesside University!

From the age of nine, I’ve always wanted to develop games that people could get lost in and experience incredible and interesting stories. Growing up in the height of Minecraft’s popularity, I was always intrigued by how people develop and create new experiences through Mods and Add-ons, providing a personal touch to the game. Alongside this, after being introduced to Scratch at a young age, and later Python, I loved messing around with concepts and ideas and creating ideas to try to create.

Throughout my time in secondary school, I never let the dream of working in games die; not once did I question my desire to make games. I mainly stuck to Minecraft as my go-to game, but during this period, I branched out to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and this game altered my desire to work in games. Exploring such a rich world, travelling across the environment on epic quests, and having the freedom to follow my own path awoke a deep passion and a deep love for Open-World RPG games, as well as a large number of genres I’d fall in love with. Through Skyrim, I have been exposed to brilliant games, such as Cyberpunk 2077, Oblivion and The Witcher 3, all of which impacted my desire to make my own games, but also inspired me to make incredible games.

When secondary school eventually came to an end, I began the search for a college that would offer me access to the skills I needed as well as the right equipment to accomplish my dreams. Settling on Middlesborough College, I was kicked into action, helping me create projects that I still talk about to this day. Collaborating with equally talented people to create Pirate Wizard, and also delivering a massive project in our last year, Tactics, Tea, and Tentacles.

Finally, during my days at university, I have been a part of several game jams hosted throughout the year, expanded my skills even more to push myself even further, and achieved things I could have only dreamt of when I was nine years old! But even now, the journey continues!