GDC 2011 Career Summit Keynote

1. From Student to Startup Jesse Schell GDC 2011

4. Our Misson: To create the future leaders of the entertainment technology industries

5. Our Founders

9. ETC Curriculum – Two Year Masters ETC Fundamentals The Visual Story First Year Fall

11. ETC Curriculum – Two Year Masters ETC Fundamentals The Visual Story Improvisational Acting First Year Fall

12. Improvisational Acting

13. ETC Curriculum – Two Year Masters ETC Fundamentals The Visual Story Improvisational Acting Building Virtual Worlds First Year Fall

17. ETC Curriculum – Two Year Masters ETC Fundamentals The Visual Story Improvisational Acting Building Virtual Worlds Elective First Year Fall First Year Spring California Trip!!

18. Game Design

20. ETC Curriculum – Two Year Masters ETC Fundamentals The Visual Story Improvisational Acting Building Virtual Worlds First Project Course Elective First Year Fall First Year Spring California Trip!!

25. ETC Curriculum – Two Year Masters ETC Fundamentals The Visual Story Improvisational Acting Building Virtual Worlds First Project Course Elective First Year Fall Summer: Industry Internship First Year Spring Second Project Course Elective Third Project Course Elective Second Year Fall Second Year Spring California Trip!!

26. The Projects

30. Lesson 1: Raising money takes time

31. Trino

32. Lesson 2: Time to polish is worth it

33. “ Loot”

36. Lesson 3: Agents and brokers have pros and cons

39. Lesson 4: Your professors can be wrong

42. Lesson 5: Work out your IP issues early

43. Hazmat: Hotzone Sim Ops Studios

46. Lesson 6: Be ready to pivot

51. Lesson 7: Hardware is… hard.

52. Narbacular Drop / Portal

53. Lesson 8: Game festivals can get you great visibility

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56. Lesson 9: When you give someone your idea, it isn’t yours anymore.

58. Lesson 10: Brave commitment is the most likely path to success

60. Email: jesse@schellgames.com Twitter: @jesseschell Slides: jesseschell.com Thanks!