career day 2015 - middle school

Career Day – The Business of Games

Wanda MeloniM2 Advisory Group

June 22, 2015

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Recognize This Guy?

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What About This Guy?

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Or This Guy?

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Recognize This Game?

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And This One?

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What About This One?

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85 million neurons – 70,000 people – 130 countries

Or This One?

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This is Pretty Cool!

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This is Crazy Cool!

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This is the Coolest!! (click image)

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CONTENT

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There are so many opportunities

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Different Roles for Different Interests

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Game Design

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Creating Characters and Environments

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Programming and Coding

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We Need More Diversity

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Sources: Celluloid Ceiling, Game Developer Magazine

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We Need More Women

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Lots of Opportunities

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For Lots of Different People

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Imagine the Possibilities…

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Creativity isIntelligence having fun

The true sign of intelligence is not

knowledge but imagination

Keep Using Your Imagination!