Eloise Best

Award-Winning Game Developer & Creative

Just Play Jam Audio Achievement Award at SXSW 2024 | Winner of 2022 Resilience Game Design Contest

Avebury Research Challenge

One New Message

Are You Listening?

The Dream Garden

Hi, I’m Eloise.

I’m a UK-based game developer, writer and creative. I’m passionate about creating thought-provoking games and experiences designed to have a positive impact on those who interact with them.


I’ve recently worked on: a narrative-driven game to teach young people about healthy coping skills, an interactive experience featuring work made by participants & artists, and an educational, location-based mobile game for a heritage site.


Connect with me on LinkedIn and check out my other games on itch.io.

Just Play: A Game Jam for Justice. Audio Achievement: Are You Listening?

Finalist: Life.Love Game Design Challenge: Resilience

Creative Enterprise: Foundations: Game Studios – Eloise Best

I was chosen for the 2022 Virtual Exchange: IGDA Foundation

Education

2022

Unity Game Development Bootcamp

Skills City, MediaCityUK


2022

C++ FastTrackers Course

  • Into Games


2019

MA Screenwriting

University of Manchester


2019

Story for Video Games

John Yorke Story


2015

BA Media & Communications

(Creative Writing Pathway)

Goldsmith’s College, UOL



Experience

2022 – present

Freelance Game Developer


2020 – present

Printable Game Designer

Starry Sky Printables


2020 – present

Writer & Book Designer

Self-Publishing


2015 – 2020

Freelance Writer

The Vegan Society, Veganuary & Others


2020

Brownie Unit Helper

  • Girlguiding UK







Programs

2022 – 2023

Foundations of Game Studios

  • Creative Enterprise


2022

Virtual Exchange Program

  • IGDA Foundation


2022

Managing Creative Projects

& Intro to Virtual Tools

  • Manchester International Festival


2022

Games Industry Mentee

  • LimitBreak


Awards

Anima Interactive & Cinereach

Winner of ‘Audio Achievement’ award in Just Play Jam 2023


Jennifer Ann’s Group

1st Place in 2022 Resilience Game Design Challenge


University of Manchester Postgraduate Scholarship of Academic Excellence


Goldsmith’s College, UOL

Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship

Unity Associate Artist

Unity Junior Programmer

Unity Essentials