The 17 year old student, from Luton, has won thousands of pounds over the last few months by taking on hundreds of opponents across the world in internet tournaments.
And yesterday she was one of the media students at the leading university to enrol on a ground-breaking course which could lead her to a £50,000 a year job in the burgeoning games industry. The course is linked to a unique jobs search engine which allows students to get their CVs to potential employers while they are still learning.
Alison, who received the course kit along with another 20 students from Mr Jan Telensky, co-founder of the train2game organisation which designed the course, said: “This is brilliant – I love gaming and would love to build a future in it.”
Bedfordshire University was so impressed by courses created by Train2Game, that last Wednesday it linked up to give students the chance of a career in the £300bn computer games business.
And the university’s decision has gone a long way to boost the image of a world-wide training industry which has often faced a hostile press.
The courses were written by computer game studio professionals and have the backing of TIGA, the games industry’s trade association.
Bedfordshire University’s head of computer science Prof Carsten Maple said: “This is a great accolade for a company, to have their material taken up as part of our Bachelor of Science course reflects their strengths and knowledge.
“We evaluated the materials produced by Train2Game and felt they made an important contribution to the curriculum of our BSc Computer Games Development course.
Because the Train2Game materials are written by games industry professionals, with the involvement of the industry trade association, it will help to ensure our students learn relevant skills and are exposed to industry tools”.
Mr Jan Telensky, co-founder of Train2Game, said: “We, as a company, are working hard to give people who want to learn, a brighter future. This is proof not only to the foresight of the University but to our determination to turn out ground-breaking courses.”
Richard Wilson, chief executive of trade association TIGA, said: “The new Train2Game courses are highly relevant to current industry needs and TIGA members can provide input into the course content and the exam questions through TIGA’s examinations committee. We hope that this new industry-led initiative by Train2Game will increase the supply of well-trained and employable new entrants into the industry.”
For details visit www.train2game.com or call 0845 2728799
