Brief history and overview of ground breaking game development course

1. How to Create a AAA Game Production Team for Training
& Development at the College Level
Eric T. Elder, Game Industry Development
Representative (G.I.D.R)
Education Management Corporation, Art Institutes

2. Intro
• 15 Years with Art Institutes
• Animation Production Background
• Launched Game Art & Design program 2001
• Academic Director from 2003-2008
• Game Wizards 2003
• Game Programming 2008
• New Role Game Specialist, New Media, Events

3. Results
• Game Wizards Alums have been placed at some of the biggest
names in the game industry including: Electronic Arts, Activison
(Luxoflux, Treyarch, Neversoft, Infinity Ward) and THQ (Heavy Iron).

4. Awards
• 1 of 10 Finalists in 2004
• 2nd
Place in 2010
Educational Category
• Only school in U.S.

5. Intentions
• Create a course that provides as close to the real world
experience of working at a game development studio as
possible.
• Create a persistent brand that would be recognized
internally and externally for it’s quality and excellence.
• To provide our students with the best preparation for the
industry.
• An organization that students would aspire to be apart
of.

6. Keys To Success
• The Right People
• Building the Brand
• Raising the Bar
• Marketing

7. July 2003 to March 2004

8. Concepts

9. Characters

10. Assets

12. April 2005 to December 2005

13. Concepts

14. Characters

15. Characters

16. Assets

17. Assets

22. DETOX
April 2007 – December 2007

23. Concepts

24. Concepts

25. Characters

26. Characters

27. Assets

28. Assets

29. Assets