Are you interested in video games?
Would you like to work in this industry?
Did you know that:
- the video game industry is expected to be a $175 billion industry in 2021, more than twice the value of the film and music industry combined?
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Quebec is one of the most dynamic ecosystems in the field of video game design (e.g Ubisoft )?
- speaking French can lead to opportunities in this industry?
Meet our experts who will talk to you about:
- the video game industry in Quebec (programs, internships, scholarships...)
- the issue of gender in this industry
- the video game culture/ Esport on campus in St. Louis
Saturday, May 22, 2021, 10 AM / Central Time
In English
Free registration : https://wustl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrdOmupjwsG91Z-xp9dTmZqVexcmYbooq2
10: 00 AM : Martine Hébert, Déléguée du Québec à Chicago.
A/ THE VIDEO GAMES ECOSYSTEM IN QUÉBEC
10:15 AM Keynote speaker : Avery Rueb, Affordance Studio, “Québec Video Game Industry: History, Evolution and Leadership”.
10:30 AM Round Table : Video Games Design Education, Programs, internships, and jobs in Quebec:
Moderator: Martin Dionne, conseiller culturel du Québec à Chicago.
Brigitte Monneau, directrice générale, Synthèse Pôle Image Québec
Louis-Martin Guay, Université de Montréal
Luc Archambault, conseiller pédagogique, Cégep de Limoilou
Taner Tessier, Talent Acquisition Attaché, Direction des services d’immigration, Délégation générale du Québec à New York
B/ BEYOND STEREOTYPES: GENDERING AND DEGENDERING
11:15 AM Guest speaker: Krystel Theuvenin, Urban Arts Partnership : ""You Belong Here: How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome".
Krystel is the creator of NYC's first state-approved Career and Technical Education pathway in Video Game Design for high school students. A graduate of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, her passion for games and education has driven her to make the video game industry accessible to all. Now a Faculty Member at the School of Interactive Arts, Krystel works with underserved students to teach them how to make games in Unity and help change the face of the industry.
12:00 PM Break
C/ TEACHING LANGUAGES AND CULTURES WITH VIDEO GAMES
1:00 PM
Simone Bregni, Saint Louis University, “Game-based learning in action”
Brandon Essary, Elon University, “Teaching Italian Language and Culture through Video Games and Study Abroad”
D/ VIDÉO GAME CULTURE AND ESPORTS ON THE AMERICAN CAMPUS : 2:00 PM: “Video Game culture and ESports on the American Campus: Challenges and Success Stories”
Moderator: Lionel Cuillé, Washington University in St Louis
With Jeremiah Weinstock, Saint Louis University; Charles Whitehead, Esports Commentator;
Nicholas Chiu, SLU Esports Club President, and student representatives from SLU, WashU, and Webster Gaming clubs.
This event is a collaboration between Washington University, Webster University, St. Louis University, and is made possible by the cultural services of the French Embassy, and the Québec Delegation in Chicago.
