Students SIG

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This SIG is in the process of being revamped, please see the Proposal for more information!

Additional:

  • Proposal - Main page for proposing the new SIG, activities, aims, etc.
  • Volunteers - people who want to help, and with what areas.

Overview

Mission statement

The Student Action SIG was established because:

  • Many high school and college students are confused about opportunities available to them in the game industry, they either make the wrong decisions or give up in the face of overwhelming odds. This SIG would be able to ensure students worldwide are fully knowledgeable about their career and education options in the game industry. This will produce better prepared and more educated developers which will benefit the entire industry. This outreach will encapsulate the old outreach programs and reinvigorate them.
  • Students need ways to approach professional developers, academic institutions, possible funding sources, and other students in order to produce effective organizations and academic programs. There is currently no standard way to approach these groups. Furthermore, there is no central area for students to go to for information of this type, something this SIG would hope to provide.
  • Students need to communicate with each other in order to grow as individual groups as well as provide a single front from which issues can be handled. The IGDA and this SIG would provide a name and an organized structure from which change could be accomplished.

The mission and goals of the Student SIG are to promote awareness of options available to students in the game industry as professionals, hobbyists, researchers and educators. To allow students to have access to resources that will allow them to make better decisions regarding their future. To give students an active place to discuss issues and communicate about school chapter initiatives, problems, and future directions. To provide students with a vast student and professional network from with they can further their needs as an organized front.

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