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Jeannie Novak's UCLA Extension course, "Careers in Gaming," starts tomorrow evening (Wed, Sept 23) from 7pm to 10pm. This course is the first in a series of courses Jeannie will be teaching at UCLA. Others include project management, story development, mobile game development, and online game development.

This course provides an overview of careers available in the game development industry -- including game designer, tester, artist, producer, programmer, writer, composer, sound designer and marketing executive. Lectures, discussion and group projects enable participants to understand the current state of the game development industry, what it takes to create a game from start to finish, a brief history of the computer game development industry, and future industry trends.

Additional topics include transitioning into the industry from other careers, networking, demo and resume preparation, interviewing, and principles of freelancing and entrepreneurship.

Guest speakers include:
* Kevin Saunders (Game Designer, Electronic Arts)
* Steve Lopez (CEO, Ascension Entertainment)
* Ivo Gerscovich (Director of Marketing, Vivendi Universal Games)
* Mark Soderwall (Art Director, Atari/Infogrames)
* Gavin Doughtie (animation technology, Dreamworks)
* David Javelosa & Rich Ragsdale (game composers)

Pete Markiewicz will also be on hand one evening to discuss how to market games to the teen Millennial Generation.

This is an elective course in the Certificate Program in Film, Television, and Digital Entertainment Media.

Reg# P6790B
Course# X477.16

UCLA
Dodd Hall 147
Wednesday 7pm-10pm
September 24-December 10

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