Game Career Seminar
October 3rd, 2008
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles,
CA
Sessions:
Keynote:
Session: Design By Committee
Date: October 3, 2008
Time: 10 - 11AM
Description:
Dan Paladin of The Behemoth and Andy Schatz of Pocketwatch Games have different design sensibilities. Andy builds cerebral strategy games about animals. Dan builds gonzo-retro-arcade-style games. Using input from the audience, they’ll somehow find a way to agree on a game design -- and in the process illustrate their styles and processes in an open-ended art and brainstorming session.
The DIY Game Career
Speaker: Scott Steinberg, founder of Embassy Multimedia Consultants and author of
Get Rich Playing Games and
Videogame Marketing and PR
Intended Audience and Prerequisites: Students, newcomers to the game industry, and anyone still learning the ropes.
Time: 11:30 - 12:30PM
Description: There’s nothing stopping you from taking the interactive entertainment business by storm today! From essential online resources to practical tips and simple strategies for making an immediate professional impact,
Get Rich Playing Games author Scott Steinberg shows you how to break into the industry quickly, no experience necessary. Whether game art, audio, design, journalism, or programming is your passion, learn what it takes to go from enthusiast to expert in no time flat! Steinberg started his own career in the business by running a fansite from his college dorm room, and says the DIY tools of getting in the game industry are there for the taking.You can do it, too.
Download the presentation
here.
Game Resumes that Get Jobs
Speaker: Marc Mencher, CEO of GameRecruiter
Intended Audience and Prerequisites: Students, newcomers to the game industry, and anyone still learning the ropes.
Time: 2 - 3PM
Description: A winning resume is one of your most important career tools. Join this hands-on resume writing session with game career consultant and hiring expert Marc Mencher. Mencher will share important resume writing tips, formats, and features for success in the unique game development industry. Mencher has literally helped thousands of game industry professionals at all experience levels get their next jobs, and he will show you how to draft and revise a solid game industry resume. Bring a printed resume or a Word doc file on a thumb drive if you’d like to volunteer your resume to be used as a sample.
Download the presentation here.
Love Your Inner Geek: Match Your Personality to the Right Game Career
Speaker: Fiona Cherbak, VP of Marketing, GameRecruiter
Intended Audience and Prerequisites: Students, newcomers to the game industry, and anyone still learning the ropes.
Time: 3:30 - 4:30PM
Description: Among the ranks of game developers, where would you actually fit in the best? Here's your chance to learn more about your future career in game development. Game industry HR and recruiting executive Fiona Cherbak walks you through a career-assessment that will help you identify your most likely areas of success in the game industry. Through this self-evaluation process, you will learn which roles you are best suited for and what career path may make the most sense for you.
Download the presentation here.
Behind Closed Doors
Speakers: Dr. Gerri Sinclair, Executive Director at Centre for Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus (Moderator); Jim Rivers, Hiring Manager at Obsidian Entertainment; Tim Lang, Lead Game Designer at Spin Master Studio; Carey Chico, Executive Art Director at Pandemic Studios
Intended Audience and Prerequisites: Students, newcomers to the game industry, and anyone still learning the ropes.
Time: 5 - 6PM
Description: What really goes on inside a game studio? What do game designers really do on a day-to-day basis? Does overtime at a game company really mean working until midnight and on Saturdays? A diverse cross-section of game developers have agreed to come to the table with nothing to hide and answer all your questions about what it’s really like to work in the game industry. The audience is promised at least 30 minutes of Q&A time with the panel, so come prepared with your most burning questions.
