From PONG to the Metaverse: Game Design & Creative Technology Careers

With Al Alcorn, inventor of #Pong #Atari, & Jeri Ellsworth, CEO & co-founder of Tilt Five (+ #AR brainiac), for a conversation bringing together the pioneers who helped build the games industry and the young creators shaping where it goes next. Join moderator Giselle Muriel, Urban Arts alum & current senior studying computer science @Barnard for a conversation about creativity, experimentation, technology, and the many paths into building games and futures in tech. Jeri: "What excites me is that the barrier to making something has almost disappeared. When I was a kid, I learned by taking things apart, playing with broken electronics, and teaching myself to program. Today, kids have access to game engines, affordable hardware, 3D printers, open-source tools, and communities willing to share what they know. You can have an idea in the morning and be experimenting with it that afternoon. Take it apart, change it, break it, and build something we haven’t thought of yet." Al: "PONG was simply the application of the latest technology being used to solve an old problem. I would invite young people to be familiar with the latest technology and play with it." #gamedev #gamedesign #careersintech #stemcareers #videgames #gamedesigner