Leading the way: Meet the next generation of gaming industry talent
summary
Spelman College Innovation Lab, Generation Pakistan, and Urban Arts Partnership run Unity-powered workforce programs that produce hired creators and teachers: a three-month Generations program leads to a Junior Unity Engineer job at FRAG Games within days of graduation, Urban Arts graduates return as instructors running game jams and portfolio-driven projects, and a student earns a Zynga scholarship ($10,000). Sessions focus on Unity workflows, asset tools like Unity + Blender + Procreate pipeline, 3D printing, VR, and practical internships.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:08Speakers and programs
- 6:29Program support
- 10:49Future in game dev
- 15:03Career paths
- 16:49Interests and tech
- 20:18Teaching community
- 22:48Unity advice
- 27:06Closing and resources
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