Pocketwatch Games & Game Career Seminar
CEO of Pocketwatch Games to present at Game Career Seminar.
Date: Thursday, August 02, 2007
Author: James Fudge

Andy Schatz, Founder and CEO of Venture Arctic creator Pocketwatch Games, is set to keynote the Austin edition of the CMP Game Group’s Game Career Seminar, taking place September 7, 2007 alongside the Austin Game Developers Conference at the Austin Convention Center. In his talk, titled “A Game Industry Journeyman,” Schatz will give attendees a look at his career path which took him from intern to CEO over the course of only twelve years. Sponsored by Disney and Activision, in association with GameCareerGuide.com, and programmed by the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the Seminar also features a number of sessions offering practical advice for beginning and intermediate-level game developers wanting to advance and develop their game careers, including the sponsored session on Disney’s MMO and virtual world strategy, “Disney’s World of Worlds: Where We Came From and Where We Are Headed.” For moreinfo check out www.gamecareerseminar.com .

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