Alumni Newsletter: Spring 2011
Sometimes taking the road less traveled is a long-planned decision, but for C-11's Andrew La Bounty, the path that his career has taken was never even on the map. If asked what he does as Art Director of nonPareil Institute, Andrew says he teaches autistic adults how to make video games; however, his role cannot accurately be conveyed by a job title or in one sentence.
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 Beginning this fall, grad students pursuing their M.I.T. degrees will have a new specialization from which to choose: Production. The addition of this track reflects a growing demand in the industry for professionals who can manage the increasingly complex pipeline – from concept to consumer – on time and within budget. Bottom line, the industry is trying to fill the function of process oversight by people who know the ins and outs of video game development.
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 Professors Chad Walker and Eric Walker have decided to retire from The Guildhall at SMU at the end of this academic year. Their decision was a difficult one to make, and as they will tell you, it took a significant opportunity of particular personal interest to them to pry them away from SMU. Chad and Eric are going to be joining a game development studio focused on Christian titles.
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 Corey Rosemond, former senior executive at both Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, is the newest faculty to join The Guildhall at SMU. He offers a unique composite of senior level business management, video game development and insight into industry trends that is a natural fit with the newly introduced production track as well as the program's commitment to evolve in sync with the video game industry.
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One thing is certain in life and in game development... change will happen. You may think you're in the best place right now, but someone in a distant office, or a significant other, may have different ideas.
So where do you turn first? We hope it's to The Guildhall at SMU.
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Cohort 1
Brian Harris was named Lead Programmer on Doom 4 at id Software, where he's been for the past seven years. His personal life is awesome, too. He and bride Carmen, married last year, just gave birth to their son, William.
Chuck Nicholson moved back to his hometown, San Diego. He and his wife Karen now have two children. Drake is 3 1/2 years old and Griffin is 1 1/2 years old.
Cohort 2
Jeff Browne can officially break his vow of silence and reveal what he's been working on for the last two years. He's the Lead Level Designer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In non-work related news, Jeff and his wife Jess have finished renovations and can now enjoy relaxing in their upgraded home.
Drew Murray is the Lead Designer for Resistance 3.
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