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MADE IN BRITAIN
The UK ’ s creative industries make a major contribution to the UK economy and have an outstanding reputation for driving innovations in product , services , content and experience . Audience demand for animation has nearly doubled since the beginning of 2020 .
Cartoon Brew
Game Art makes up 40- 50 % of resources and costs involved in creating high quality games . The creative industries are defined as software and games , film and TV , advertising , publishing , design and fashion , architecture , crafts and music , art and culture .
Employment in the creative industries has not suffered during the pandemic and accounts for 6.9 % of all UK jobs ( the creative industries federation )! With the largest proportion of people working in London and the South East , including 98 % of the UK VFX workforce based in London ( creative skillset ).
Creative Assembly
The UK games industry is worth nearly £ 5.26bn in consumer spend .
UKIE
The global video games industry was worth US $ 195.65bn in 2021 .
Grand View Research As the demand for work increases within the creative industries , so too does the need for skilled , creative and technically talented individuals .
Dr Ian Palmer , Vice Principal , Escape Studios
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