\nThe Game On: G3 conference, which takes place Feb. 2-3 at Sisler, will have students learning from industry experts, showcasing their own game and app designs. This is the third Game On event held at the school.
\nGrades 6-9 students will take instructional workshops before entering a team-based Game On Jam Competition to build their own games and apps. Grade 10-12 students will have instructional workshops, as well as a \u201cShowcase and Play\u201d event where students demo their ongoing projects in a gallery walk environment.
\nGuest instructors will include industry experts from the Vancouver Film School, Game Jam Winnipeg, Electric Monk Media, Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts, Kindoma and more.
\n\u201cThis is an opportunity for students to learn something hands on, like sound design, coding, creating characters and designing assets,\u201d said Sisler IDM teacher Bernard Alibudbud, who oversees the game design component of the program. \u201cWe\u2019re also hoping they\u2019ll see some of the potential careers in this field. There\u2019s a need for artists, coders, promotions, all of these jobs and roles that students can eventually do.\u201d
\nSisler\u2019s ongoing partnership with the Vancouver Film School is giving students who are pursuing a career in game design a potential destination following high school.
\n\u201cIndustry people are coming in and seeing that our students have their heads wrapped around where they are going in the future. The questions they are asking are levels ahead,\u201d said Jonathan Dyck-Lyons, who teaches film with Sisler IDM.
\nSteven Erickson, who teaches app development and computer science with Sisler IDM, said students need to get in as much time as possible building \u201chabits of mind\u201d when it comes to coding. \u00a0\u201cThey need that practice to develop habits of mind on how to approach a problem, break it down into its parts and identifying the smaller goals that eventually make up a large project,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you give students a project, where they have to accomplish a goal without a lot of described steps along the way, it\u2019s very challenging. They get better at it with time…but the only way to get better at it is by doing it.\u201d
\nContact information:<\/strong>
\nJamie Leduc
\nSisler High School
\nPhone (204) 589-8321 ext 504 jleduc@wsd1.org
\nRadean Carter
\nPublic Relations Officer Phone (204) 789-0412 rcarter@wsd1.org<\/p>\n
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