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Game Design for Middle School Students

FamousAspect Jul 13, 12 0 14 sec read

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Slides and audio from a game design lesson given to middle school students participating in the Comic Book Club at Aim High in July ’12.

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Gamer-in-Residence for Connect Ventures. Former Executive Producer for Legendary: Heroes Unchained & Tetris, former Lead Designer on Legendary: Game of Heroes. Podcast host for Deconstructor of Fun. Loves Ratchet & Clank, Smash TV and Persona 4: Golden. Still plays PS Vita.

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