<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Spencer Striker</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spencer@kno.com">spencer@kno.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 8:18 PM<br>Subject: [gls] Educational Game Dev Internship (paid), Summer 2013 - Kno Inc<br>To: <a href="mailto:gls@lists.wisc.edu">gls@lists.wisc.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<font face="verdana, sans-serif">Hi GLSers!</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Spencer here, proud graduate of GLS, now living the startup life out in sunny Santa Clara. I hope this letter finds you guys doing great!</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Excited to announce that I'm launching an educational game development internship this summer 2013. </font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Please find the description pasted below. Basically, I'm looking for 3-5 awesome educational game developers for an on-site, paid summer internship. The goal will be to make a variety of extensible, mini-games for integration into a cool, new product we're building. Should be a lot of fun for motivated students looking to roll up their sleeves and make stuff! I'm looking for designers, artists, and programmers. Let me know if you're interested! Many thanks!! Best, SS</font></div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Description</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kno Inc., an innovative ed tech company based in the heart of Silicon Valley, seeks to bring together a small team of educational game developers for the summer of 2013, comprised of talented students passionate about instructional game design and production. Doing Design, Art, and/or Programming on site in Santa Clara, CA, from May 28 - August 25, 2013 will qualify for official internship credit, and also come with a generous hourly wage. </span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You will have the opportunity to work with one of the ed tech industry’s most exciting companies on one of their newest initiatives. We are looking to bring together a team of energetic, self-motivated developers, serious about instructional game design. This small team will be in charge of conceptualizing and launching a series of small, extensible educational games to be integrated into a brand new product.</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are hiring for the following roles -</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Designer</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The educational game designer will define concept, style, and goals--ensuring the fun/learning efficacy of the game experience. This person will need to come up with exciting concepts, solid gameplay, and strong pedagogical principles. </span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Programmer (1-2)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The programmers will realize the vision of the design concept by integrating the art and sound assets into a playable, educationally rewarding experience. Our lead programmer will direct the other programmer, each of whom will focus on a particular level or technology within the game(s).</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Artist (1-2)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The game artist intern will create the graphical elements of the game--the environments, scoreboards, character animations, etc. The artist will use various programs, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, to create richly textured elements that the programmers can integrate into the game.</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duration & Location</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">May 28 - August 25, 2013; on site at Kno’s headquarters in sunny Santa Clara, CA. 32-40 hrs/wk. Paid, with various perks including three meals a day and the opportunity to earn valuable game credits on an innovative project, early in your career. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Requirements: </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kno’s primary requirement is that the intern demonstrate competence in their area of expertise and enthusiasm for learning games. You will be entrusted with important assignments and given increasing levels of responsibility toward overseeing these projects to conclusion. We seek people with confidence, creativity, energy, and maturity. Professionalism and punctuality are essential. </span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How to Apply</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please send your resume/portfolio to </span><a href="mailto:spencer@kno.com" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">spencer@kno.com</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> along with a brief cover letter describing why you’ll rock at this paid educational game dev internship!</span></p>
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</font></div><div><font color="#000000" style face="verdana, sans-serif">Product Manager, Kno Inc.</font></div><div><span style><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:spencer@kno.com" target="_blank">spencer@kno.com</a><span></span><span></span><a></a></font></span></div>
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</span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Check out the new book <a href="http://www.etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/content/mobile-media-learning-forthcoming-june-2012" target="_blank">Mobile Media Learning</a>.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Gaming Matter @ <a href="http://www.gamingmatter.com" target="_blank">http://www.gamingmatter.com</a></font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="1"><a href="http://gamingmatter.com/GM/21CTP_Home.html" target="_blank">21st Century Teaching Project</a></font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.callsurvey.org/" target="_blank">Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL)</a></font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="1">GLS Research Group @ <a href="http://gameslearningsociety.org" target="_blank">http://gameslearningsociety.org</a></font></p>
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Dept. Educational Studies<br>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education<br>Ohio University<br>Athens, OH 45701</span></font></div>
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