Welcome!
Mission Statement
The Student Action SIG was established because:
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Many high school and college students are confused about
opportunities available to them in the game industry, they either make
he 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.
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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.
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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.