AIDAN LONERGAN CHARACTER & CREATURE CREATION TUTOR
Aidan is a talented 3D Artist and rigging specialist that has worked with companies like RISE | Visual Effects, MPC, Factory 42 and has also studied at Escape Studios! He knows exactly what it takes to break into industry and supports students to hone their design, modeling, and rigging skills and bring their original characters to life.
While he worked in industry, he worked on feature films such as The Hunger Games, Aquaman and Kraven the Hunter. While studying MA 3D Animation at Escape Studios, he worked on many award-winning films. He produced " Joe ", which won Best Genre Film at the Heroes Film Fest, as well as the " Director ' s Choice " award at the Sci-On film festival and a " Four Stars Award " at the British International Amateur Film Festival.
GLYN FAIRWEATHER ENTREPRENEURSHIP TUTOR
Before joining the industry professionally, Glyn spent over a decade as a solo developer. He joined Jagex in 2011 during a major shift in live operations and monetisation, becoming part of a team that helped reshape RuneScape through new free-to-play systems and live design practices.
His lifelong dedication to game design has fuelled his career and driven his innovative contributions across various companies including Space Ape Games, Supercell and more recently Fundamentally Games, where he supported studios and indie developers with focused design leadership.
JAMES VALADAS MARQUES
GAME DESIGN TUTOR
James Valadas Marques joined Escape Studios as a Game Design tutor in 2025, bringing over 15 years of industry experience of game development. James holds a BA( Hons) in Games Design from the University of Teesside.
Starting out in quality assurance, James followed his passion into game design, eventually becoming a Lead Designer at Stainless Games where he enjoyed supporting and mentoring junior staff. He has worked on titles like Dark Orbit, Carmageddon: Reincarnation and the Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers series.
In addition to digital games, James writes for tabletop roleplaying games, and designs card games like Dice Hoarding Dragons.
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