Great story from Phil Elliott on Games Industry.biz today. Take a look here: http://tiny.cc/x5oN9
Last week EA led a Masterclass to teach school children how to get into the games industry and the skills we look for. This was part of the National Shine festival.
The Masterclass involved schoolkids creating their own levels for Boom Blox Bash Party in an attempt to generate a greater understanding of what skills are needed to make games. Keith Ramsdale, VP & General Manager for the UK led EA’s involvement and told Phil and Games Industry.biz: ”Many young people believe that to succeed in the videogaming industry you have to be ‘good at computers’, however, it relies on a very diverse range of talents including storytelling, physics, art and design and mathematics. “It was great to see the children making those links between what they studied in the classroom and what might be needed in a future career in games. It was a wonderful day – two schools took part and it was great to see both boys and girls alike really getting involved and inspired by what they learnt.”
I love hearing of initiatives like this, right across the industry, involving all companies in our industry. We all have a duty to ensure that new people are attracted into the industry and can see that gaming provides a valuable career. Please do have a look at the article on GI.biz.
EArl
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