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* [http://www.jesseschell.com/ Schell in a Handbasket] - His official web site |
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* [http://www.thingsifinished.blogspot.com/ Things I Finished]- His blog |
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Jesse Schell | |
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| Born | June 13, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Carnegie Mellon University |
| Spouse | Nyra Schell |
| Awards | Top 100 Young Innovators [1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Entertainment Technology |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University Schell Games |
Jesse Schell ( Born on June 13, 1970 ) is a professor of entertainment technology and game design at Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), a joint master's program between the College of Fine Arts and School of Computer Science in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Career
After graduating from the Information Networking Institute at CMU in 1994 with a Masters of Science in Computer Networking and Virtual Reality, Jesse Schell went on to work for Bell Labs. In 1995 he joined Walt Disney Imagineering, where he worked for seven year in capacity of programmer, manager, designer and Creative Director on several projects. These included rides for theme parks, DisneyQuest and the first Massively Multiplayer game for kids – Toontown Online. During his time at Disney, he met Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who was taking a sabbatical in Jesse's lab. When Randy founded the Entertainment Technology Center at CMU he invited Jesse to become a faculty member. He joined the faculty in 2002.
In 2004 Jesse founded Schell Games, which specialized in the design and development of interactive experiences.[2]
In 2008, using the design methodologies developed during his time at the ETC, Schell published The Art of Game Design.[3]
He currently continues to teach Building Virtual Worlds and Game Design. At the same time, he is also the CEO and Creative director at Schell Games as well as the Design Director at Sim Ops Studio.[citation needed]
Jesse is also known for his speech for Unity Games at the Unite 2010 Keynote conference, part 2. http://vimeo.com/16710926
In addition his other achievements, in his career, Jesse has also been a writer, director, performer, juggler, comedian, and circus artist for both Freihofer's Mime Circus and the Juggler's Guild.[citation needed]
Games and Rides
References
- ^ "Jesse Schell". Young Innovators. MIT. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ Schell Games - People
- ^ Schell, Jesse. The Art of Game Design. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2008. ISBN 978-0-12-369496-6
External links
- Schell in a Handbasket - His official web site
- Schell Games - His studio
- Things I Finished - His blog
- Twitter - His primary Twitter account