Online Game Development Student Interns Taught to Work Remotely

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Online Game Development Student Interns Taught to Work Remotely - Published on 04/13/20

Magnin & Associates has been an Industry Partner with the Dallas ISD Conrad HS H-TECH collegiate game development program for the past 4 years. When their student interns' high school and nearby college classes were both cancelled due to coronavirus closings, the students were able to continue to perform their assigned duties online, leading to the publication of Extreme Bowling Challenge, and soon a second game. The Universal App supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Farmers Branch, Texas - When the recent coronavirus pandemic caused school closings for both the Dallas ISD and the Dallas County Community College District, a group of game development students who were working as interns for a local game developer were able to continue their internship duties online.

Magnin & Associates has been an Industry Partner with the Dallas ISD Conrad HS H-TECH collegiate game development program for the past 4 years. Ed Magnin had been meeting with students weekly at Conrad High School and the at Richland College where the seniors attend full-time. A group of students had been helping test Magnin's games. Recently as they enrolled in a college internship class, they transitioned into helping program or creating artwork for the project. Magnin also asked Professor Christopher Curra, the Program Coordinator, to help find him a few more qualified students.

Since Magnin & Associates has operated remotely since its founding back in 1993, the latest crisis was much less of an issue for them. Students were able to participate in online discussions and group chats with him and each other via Skype. They were able to benefit from screen sharing, to learn from Magnin's senior programmer Willie Johnson, Jr, and get help with adjusting the settings on their game engine and 3d software. Students have asked to participate more by observing programming meetings where bugs are fixed and new versions are made ready for release.

The students playtested Magnin & Associates Extreme Bowling Challenge which was released on March 24 for iOS, Android, Apple TV, Windows PC, and Xbox. The interns are now participating more significantly on the next project, which will remain a secret for now, but should be available before their semester ends. For more information, please contact Ed Magnin.

Magnin & Associates: http://www.magningames.com/
Dallas ISD P-TECH Industry Partners: https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/56278
Dallas Morning News article: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2017/02/23/disd-hopes-to-break-the-cycle-of-poverty-with-early-college-academies-at-nearly-every-high-school/
Extreme Bowling Challenge: http://MagninGames.com/bowling
Student Interns Worked on Extreme Bowling Challenge: https://prmac.com/release-id-83967.htm
YouTube Video (Preview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVu_LGKMdU


Ed Magnin has been actively involved in the game industry since 1979. Earlier in his career he worked for some of the top game developers of their day - MicroProse, Cinemaware, Virgin Games, and Park Place Productions. In 1993, he founded Magnin & Associates and has focused on handheld games ever since. They have created over 30 games for iOS (with over a million App Store downloads). Most are also available for Android, Apple TV, Windows 10 PC and Xbox. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2020 Magnin & Associates. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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