Mesmer releases State Funded Teaching Gamecraft"

Public resource for teachers involved in gaming now available free on the Internet

Seattle-June 20, 2003-Mesmer, Inc. (http://www.mesmer.com/) announced today that it has completed and released the exciting new Teaching Gamecraft" curriculum and support materials for Schools, Colleges and Universities teaching the art, philosophy, technique and development of computer games.

Funded with two State of Washington SKILLS grants, this curriculum represents recognition by the State of Washington of the enormous economic importance of the computer game industry, and the tremendous need for high quality, integrated curriculum materials for teaching the next generations of video game producers.

Teaching Gamecraft" is composed of five modules:
     Philosophy and Taxonomy of Games
     Game Planning and Preproduction
     Using 3DS Max in Game Development
     Using A|W Maya in Game Development
     Level Design with Unreal Editor

Teaching Gamecraft" is available without cost, and may be used freely. The materials are available for public download as .PDF and associated scenes and other digital materials from the Washington State SKILLS standard web site, at
http://www.wa-skills.com/html/egame_production.html

This curriculum is a boon for educators" said Anthony Rossano, CEO of Mesmer. It provides building blocks for teaching a comprehensive study of the video game, as a medium, as a social movement, as art, as technology, and as a business. This curriculum is unique in the world today, and best of all, it is available to anyone who wants to use it!"

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Mesmer, Inc. is the leading high-tech training company providing essential information and learning services to the entire 3D technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of classroom training, physical books and courseware, online learning, on-site corporate training and a 3d user community deployed across the world wide internet, Mesmer is uniquely positioned to offer its customers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs.

For more information on Mesmer Inc, Mesmer Animation Labs, and the Mesmer Press, please visit http://www.mesmer.com/