“Seeing these six graduates serve on Transformers: War for Cybertron, and achieving their dreams by working with a renowned game development company like High Moon Studios is truly amazing.”
Winter Park, FL (PRWEB) August 13, 2010
On Friday, August 13, 2010, Full Sail University (fullsail.edu), will welcome Activision Publishing Inc.’s game development company, High Moon Studios (highmoonstudios.com), developers of Activision’s video game, Transformers™: War for Cybertron for a campus panel event. The panel will also include six Full Sail University graduates who worked on the title, for an alumni presentation to discuss the launch and behind-the-scenes making of this highly-received game recently released on June 22, 2010.
The six graduates returning for the panel are: Troy Humphreys (Game Development-Senior Programmer); Keith Staines (Game Development-Programmer); Mark Loperfido (Recording Arts Associate Sound Designer); Mike Niederquell (Recording Arts-Sound Designer); Keith Evans (Game Development-Game Designer); and Jared Adkins (Game Design-User Interface Artist).
“Seeing these six graduates serve on Transformers: War for Cybertron, and achieving their dreams by working with a renowned game development company like High Moon Studios is truly amazing,” said Rob Catto, Director of Game Studies. “Returning to campus for the panel will give our current students another opportunity to interact with and learn from the inspiring professionals that have achieved credits on a mainstream project in the game development industry.”
During their visit to the Full Sail University campus, the graduates will be engaging in a Q&A session with students, faculty, and staff discussing how their roles contributed to the making and release of the acclaimed title from High Moon Studios.
About Full Sail University:
Since 1979, Full Sail University, located outside of Orlando, FL, has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. With over 34,500 alumni, graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy® and GRAMMY®-winning projects, best-selling video games, and #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail's 191-acre campus and online education platform proudly welcomes over 11,400 students from 50 states and 49 countries.
Full Sail currently offers a total of 28 campus and online degree] programs including: Associate of Science Degrees in Graphic Design and Recording Engineering; Bachelor of Science Degrees offered in: Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Art, Game Design, Game Development, Graphic Design, Internet Marketing, Music Business, Music Production, Recording Arts, Show Production, and Web Design & Development; Master of Science Degrees in Education Media Design & Technology, Game Design, Entertainment Business, and Internet Marketing; and Master of Fine Arts Degrees in Creative Writing and Media Design.
Full Sail was most recently named the 2008 “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. The university has also been previously named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the Best Music Programs in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; one of the Best Music Business Departments in the Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide; and one of the Best Film Programs in the country by UNleashed Magazine.
For more information about Full Sail, please visit http://www.fullsail.edu.
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