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Sigil Initiative Ltd is a game development studio set up in March 2018 by Nicholas Rutherford. Focusing on development of a single game - Fringe Planet. The scope of the business has expanded since then - including freelance consultancy on both web development and game development. Accepted into the Indietopia Accelerator program in 2019 this amazing program helped both shape the game and the company. Pitching and mentoring sessions from Venture Lab North helped further the growth of the business as well. Though the company is still in the start up phase and currently only employs Nic (as well as his cats) - the future looks bright and I'm very confident of growth in the future.
Sigil Initiative is a company that strives to do good. Believing heavily in the goal that an ethical company is a good company. Social responsibility is incredibly important - being good to your customers and your employees (even if it is just me at the moment) is incredibly important. I want Sigil Initiative to be a reflection of my own morals. I'm very happy to publicly state:
These are the principles that drive the ethics of Sigil Initiative - and they are principles I'll defend always. So many companies start ethically, but then slowly move away from their principles. This is something I'll never let happen.
Every company needs goals. My goals are two fold. Firstly, as a proud resident of Luton (having been born in the L&D and having obtained my Degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Bedfordshire University) I feel the town doesn't get the recognition it deserves. I want to change that. The University has an excellent game development course, and it's my ultimate desire to see Luton become a center of excellence for computer game development - similar to Brighton. It's a lofty goal, but one I feel incredibly passionate about. I want to employ local talent and help shape an awesome narrative for the town. There are many steps involved in getting to that point and it isn't something I can do alone. If you think you could help, please feel free to get in touch and we can have a discussion. For any creative in Luton, I'd highly recommend making contact with the Luton Creative Forum - an incredibly friendly and skilled group of creatives who live here.
Secondly, as a solo developer - I know how incredibly hard it is to secure funding. Something that I would very much love to do is to set up a fund specifically targeting solo indies, giving them one less thing to worry about while developing a game. This may be a few years away, but again, it's something I'm incredibly passionate about doing.