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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) aims to support game developers through networking, professional development, and advocacy. The Education Special Interest Group (EDSIG) focuses on enhancing game education by providing resources for educators and promoting collaboration in the field. Key initiatives include educational summits and the development of a curriculum framework that outlines essential knowledge and skills for future game developers.
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- 1. International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Education SIG: What it can do to help you Susan Gold 10 October, 2009
- 2. Susan Gold Activist - community builder since 1987 Educator - in 1999 (in games since 2001) Chair of the IGDA EdSIG since 2006 Founder of the Global Game Jam developed in 2009
- 3. Who is the iGDA? International Game Developers Assoication is a professional organization: To advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community. EdSIG - focuses on making game education better and provide resources for educators: To create a community resource that will strengthen the academic membership of the IGDA while enhancing the education of future and current game developers.
- 4. Education Summits GDC San Francisco 2003/04/06/07/08/09/10 2 day summit held annually before GDC GDC China 2007 multi-university tour of Beijing Game Education Summit 2008/2009 IGDA Track DiGRA 2007/2009 Game Design Workshop SIGGRAPH 2006/2007/2008/2009 Various Sessions FuturePlay 2006/07/08/09 Festival of Games 2009 ICEC Paris 2009
- 5. Curriculum Framework Originally published in 2003 Redrafted and Presented @ GDC 2008 http://igda.org/wiki/Curriculum_Framework
- 6. Components Critical Game Studies Games & Society Game Design Visual Design Audio Design Interactive Storytelling Game Production Business of Video Games
- 7. What it Is? Conceptual guide to game related educational programs Not a recipe book, but list of ingredients Describes knowledge areas & practical skills required to succeed in the industry Collaborative
- 8. Our recommendations Advisory Board (local professionals if available) Focus on portfolio development in art & programming (graduation requirement, professional/academic judges) Internship network with studios, companies and community organizations including non-profits. Ideally, a relationship with local IGDA chapter Faculty with industry experience (especially for development-focused programs) Labs and libraries (access to hardware/software/games students don’t have)
- 9. Curriculum Knowledge Base Knowledge Base
- 11. Access To Research Detailed Game Facts EEDAR’s proprietary database of more than 5,000,000+ game features to deliver information on games at an unparalleled level of detail. Features detailed currently include: Game Overview Gameplay Online & Multiplayer Personification Setting Use of Branding and License Hardware and Software Requirements
- 12. Global Game Jam http://globalgamejam.org [email_address] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW6vgW8wc6c
- 13. Grazie Susan Gold [email_address]