Nia Wearn

Creative Team Producer, Games Jam aficionado &
Games Industry Mentor

Nov 2021 - Present
Producer - Dambuster Studios Ltd.
Working with the Audio, Narrative and Production teams to unblock individuals and create great games like Dead Island 2

• Entertainment Committee member
• A.I. Productivity Committee Co-Chair
• Dialogue Production and Organsation
• Narrative team line management
• Information Architecture

Games Industry Mentoring
Including Games Jam Judging and talks

• 2025 UNICEF Global Game Jam Jury member
• Staffs Uni Gradex Judge (2025)
• 2025 UKIE Student Game Jam Mentor
• IG50 Judge (2024-25)
• Autumn '24 Tavern Games Jam Judge
• Arts Emergency Mentor (2023 onwards)

If you think I can help mentor, or do a talk for your college or university then please connect with me on LinkedIn or bluesky and I’ll see what I can do

2006 - 2021
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Course leader, Course Director - Staffordshire University
15+ Years in Games academia teaching, writing, researching and managing many and varied aspects of Games Development Education

• Google Scholar Publications List
• Chapters written for Game Jams – History, Technology, and Organisation
- Game Jam Organisation (with Johanna Pirker)
- The Dark Side of Game Jams (with Gorm Lai)
• Developed courses on Narrative in Games, Games Studies and Experimental Gameplay
• Open Day co-lead
• Teaching Excellence Fellow