Game Education Summit 2011 - Speakers
GES North America 2011 Keynotes
| Presentation Title (select for abstract) | Topic | |||
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| Claude Comair |
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Founder and President DigiPen Institute of Technology |
Keynote - The Anatomy of a Video Game Curriculum | Keynote |
GES North America 2011 Presentations
| Name | Presentation Title (select for abstract) | Track | ||
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| Roberto Dillon |
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Assistant Professor, DigiPen Institute of Technology (Bio) |
Teaching Game Analysis the Pragmatic Way: The 6-11 Framework | Curriculum Development Track |
| Christopher Erhardt |
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Academy of Interactive Entertainment (Bio) |
Middleware: The Pros and Cons of Utilization for Teaching Students Programming | Curriculum Development Track |
| Paul Furio |
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Technical Director Novel Inc. (Bio) |
Massively Social != Massively Multiplayer | Industry Track |
| Tom Higgins |
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Product Evangelist Unity Technologies (Bio) |
The Changing Games Industry: Multiplatform is a Must | Technology and Management Track |
| Andrew Hogue |
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Assistant Professor, Game Development & Entrepreneurship, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Bio) |
A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Game Development | Education Track |
| Mona Ibrahim |
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Principal Attorney (Bio) |
Intellectual Property Ownership in Education | General Session |
| Terrence Masson |
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Director of Creative Industries Northeastern University (Bio) |
Interdisciplinary Collaboration | Curriculum Development Track |
| Asma Naz |
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Research Assistant, Doctoral student University of Texas at Dallas (Bio) |
Architecture Design & Game Design: A Symbiosis | Research Track |
| Steve Reid |
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Managing Director Ubisoft - Red Storm (Bio) |
Teaching "Art for Games" from a Development Perspective | Curriculum Development Track |
| Linda Sellheim |
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Academic Segment Manager Autodesk (Bio) |
Next Gen… What’s All the Fuss About? | Technology and Management Track |
| Mark Sones |
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Education Manager & Business Analyst GameSalad (Bio) |
Learning plus Playing: Customizing Interactive Lesson Plans | Technology and Management Track |
| Jen Sward |
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Associate Dean, Game Software Design and Production DigiPen Institute of Technology (Bio) |
Balancing Education and the Player: The Creation of a Game Design Program | Education Track |
| Jinghua Zhang |
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Assistant Professor Winston-Salem State University (Bio) |
Developing a Gaming Concentration in the Computer Science Curriculum at an HBCU | Education Track |
GES North America 2011 Panelists
| Panel Title | Track | Panel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Components of a New Masters Program: Incubator, Entrepreneurship, Game Studio Partnerships and Hitting the Ground Running | Curriculum Development Track |
 Craig Caldwell USTAR Professor University of Utah |
 Roger Altizer Co-Director Entertainment Arts and Engineering Masters Studio at the University of Utah |
 Robert Kessler Professor University of Utah |
 Mark Christensen van Langeveld Co-Director Entertainment Arts and Engineering Master Games Studio |
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| What Large Studios Look for in Game Program Graduates | Industry Track |
 Paula Fellbaum HR Nexon |
 David Edery CEO Spry Fox |
 Angela Baker HR Generalist/ Recruiter Insomniac Games |
 Richard Moe Head of Studio, Social Games GameHouse |
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| Success Factors for Graduates Joining Traditional vs. Social Game Development Teams | Industry Track |
 Brian Schneider Director of University Relations Zynga |
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| Alumni Panel: Experiences of Recent DigiPen Graduates | General Session |
Jen Sward Associate Dean, Game Software Design and Production DigiPen Institute of Technology |
 Andy Luedke Senior Software Developer Microsoft |
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| What Indie Game Studios Look for in Game Program Graduates | Industry Track |
 Corey Dangel Co-Founder Detonator Games |
 Michel Bastien Co-Founder & Managing Director Moonshot Games |
 Dave McCoy Co-Founder Hidden Path Entertainment |
 Leena Häkkänen HR Manager Novel Inc. |
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| Replacing Textbooks: Enhancing Game Courses with E-learning Tools | Technology and Management Track |
 Zack Larson Chief Strategy Officer design3 |
 Tom Dowd Assistant Professor Columbia College Chicago |
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