Last Saturday I worked as an administrative volunteer for Jamtech 11 hosted by Carney Inc. at the US Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, VA. jamtech is a now bi-anual event where students from surrounding schools can come and build a game in a day with the help of the qualified volunteers. This spring the event was a sold-out success, and the venue was packed with several hundred students and volunteer helpers from Carney, Carney Labs, the Computer Game Design Program at George Mason University, and members from Little Arms Studios.
It was great seeing what the students could come up with over the course of the day and the final presentation was an excellent showcase of the progress each student made. I had an enjoyable time meeting the staff members at Carney and working with my fellow students from GMU and the folks from Little Arms Studios. I hope that I have the opportunity to work at Jamtech again in the future.
Tyler Buczek: Video Game Producer 