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 an American video game designer, an acclaimed author, CEO of Schell Games[2] and 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 2002, Jesse founded Schell Games, a full-service game design and development company with a focus on developing Transformational Games.[3] The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.[4]
In 2008, using the design methodologies developed during his time at the ETC, Schell published The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses.[5]
He continues to teach Building Virtual Worlds and Game Design at the ETC.[6] He is also the CEO of Schell Games.[7]
Jesse is also known for his speech for Unity Games at the Unite 2010 Keynote conference, part 2.
In addition to his other achievements, Jesse has also been a writer, director, performer, juggler, comedian, and circus artist for both Freihofer's Mime Circus and the Juggler's Guild.
Games and Rides
References
- ^ "Jesse Schell". Young Innovators. MIT. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ Schell Games - Leadership
- ^ Schell Games - History
- ^ Schell Games - Contact
- ^ Schell, Jesse. The Art of Game Design. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2008. ISBN 978-0-12-369496-6
- ^ ETC Faculty
- ^ Schell Games - Leadership
External links
General
- Schell in a Handbasket - His official web site
- Schell Games - His studio
- Things I Finished - His blog
- Twitter - His primary Twitter account
Talks
- DICE 2010: "Design Outside the Box" - 2010 talk exploring the world of game development beyond the Facebook era
- TEDxUniPittsburgh: "The Future is Beautiful" - 2010 talk about using games to improve education
- "Visions of the Gamepocalypse" - 2010 talk about gamification
- ARE 2010: "Seeing" - 2010 talk about seeing augmented reality with new eyes
- Unite Conference 2010: "Who will we talk to? Our Virtual Companions" - 2010 talk that focuses on the future of virtual characters.