Part 1: In class Monday we had visiting speakers who work in the local video game industry. Write a short response to our visiting speaker presentations. Who were they? What do they do? Did you learn anything new through their talk?

Nate and Annie are both part of the game industry, they have worked for over 10 years in the industry. They are currently working together in a project. Both of them work full-time, while most of the other members in the team work part-time. Nate is a game developer, meaning that he codes most of the game, while Annie is the artist for the game. Annie’s strong point is drawing two-dimensional, while Nate’s strong point is working with 3D. They came to an agreement to make the game 2.5D. This means that the artwork is going to be in 2D while the playing field is going to be 3D. I learned about different types of game engines. Nate’s tip for us that I am going to take into considerations is NOT making my own game engine.

Part 2: Next class we will have some faculty presenters. This is your chance to ask them anything, no matter how absurd. Post at least one question on your blog. You can post more if you like. I will collate and choose some of the common questions that come up.

1. Were you a St. Edwards Alumni?
2. How many people do you work with a day?
3. What is your favorite thing about your job?

Part 1: Based on the notes you took during class, write a brief description and response to the Alumni presentations.

Alejandro- For me Alejandro is someone I can most relate to out of all three of them. I really want to be a game developer for some company here in Austin. I like how he talked about getting to know their audience is key to knowing what kind of game they should make. That is so true, because there are different types of people who do not like the same types of games.

Anthony- Anthony was someone I found really interesting. I did not know about testicular cancer before his presentation. The way he was spreading awareness was so cool. I like how he said that their is no formula for creativity. Creativity is all dependent on your imagination, if you do not have imagination then you do not have creativity.

Edith- Edith I suppose is someone most of us could relate to, she is still new to the outside world, so she has so much to learn. But she does have eyes on her from the City of Austin, even though it might be a part time job and not a full time job. I like how a lot of her work she wants to use her roots as a Mexican. Using your roots as to who you are, then there are endless possibilities as to how your work can turn out.

Part 2: Many of our successful alumni say that their internship was one of the most valuable experiences they had. By searching the web, find at least 3 potential internships that you are interested in, and post the links on your blog. Many art galleries & non-profits, design firms, photo studios, and game companies have internship information on their websites.

http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/blizzard/job/oDf75fwO?jvs=Indeed&jvk=Job&jvi=oDf75fwO,Job&j=oDf75fwO&__jvst=Job%20Board&__jvsd=Indeed

http://subvrsive.applytojob.com/apply/job_20170828225539_UUCGN24ZDQHNFRFE/Intern-Gameplay-Engineer?source=INDE

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Twisted-Pixel-Games/jobs/Mid-Level-Gameplay-Programmer-8f0fb3d1074864d1?q=Video+Game

Part 1: Based on the notes you took during class, write a brief description and response to each of the Faculty presentations.

Jimmy- What I liked about his work, was how he is still very young and has much to learn. HIs type of work is new compared to other works. He implements new technology into his work, and I found that really interesting.

Bill- For me Bill was the most interesting one, his type of work was something I have never seen before. I enjoyed listening to how he takes pictures of everyday objects that he find interesting and transforms them into something completely different. I liked how he aid that if he were to try to recreate the same thing, there would be no way that could be possible.

Kim- For me Kim was really interesting, she described how in her work there are three things that are important when ti comes to making a work of art; Curiosity, Passion and Wonder. Without these three things, you will not be able to fully commit yourself to the piece of work.

Tuan- For me Tuan is someone that enjoy to do his work. He puts so much into the school, when he creates all those posters for different types of events. For me that is something that is really interesting, because that shows how much passion he has not only for the school, but for his work.

Part 2: Create a 5-year plan. What are your long term goals beyond college? What do you need to do to accomplish those goals?

For my first 2 years in college I plan to just study and work hard to try to graduate as early as possible. In my junior year I will apply for an internship here in Austin hopefully in a Gaming company near by. There are plenty of gaming companies here, and I plan to work for one of them. By my senior year, I plan to hope to get a good job at a popular gaming company such as Blizzard. I will continue to work hard in my studies as well, so I will balance work and my studies as much as I can. A year after college I plan to move here in Austin, to keep working for a gaming company here. My long term goal after college is working for Nintendo. That is a gaming company whose games I have played for such a long time, so making games for them is a dream come true. What I need to do for this, is to get a masters degree in either Game Development or Computer Science. Both of these Major require a lot of hard work.