Programmer

I would like to participate in the ITAP program for a variety of reasons. First reason is the skills I will be able to attain from this program. Living in the modern age where technology is ubiquitous it is almost a requirement for one to have at least basic level of skills in using technology. Second reason is the networking capability with the other five schools. Getting to travel and meeting others schools and having the ability to hold conversation with merit about technology and how to…

James Thomas, 44, of Villa Rica, Georgia, was summoned on government charges of wire misrepresentation and IRS evasion emerging from an affirmed development expense extortion plan including $1.7 million. Thomas was prosecuted by a government excellent jury on September 15, 2015. As indicated by the U.S. Lawyer, the charges, and other data introduced in court: Between 2008 and 2011, Thomas depicted his firm, Trilateral Capital and Development LLC ("Trilateral"), as a legitimate and settled…

Week 1: Christie attended SkillQuest 5 days this week. Each day Christie received staff support to actively engage and participate with her peers. Christie successfully participated in a group activity 2 out of 4 days this week. This week Christie participated in bowling on the Xbox Kinect game system (Xbox). Staff supported Christie by pushing her wheelchair from the classroom to the lounge, turning on the TV and game console, and signing into the game. When it was her turn, staff placed…

In her essay “How to be a ‘Woman Programmer’” in The New York Times, Ellen Ullman discusses her experience with being a woman in computer science and programming. Ullman shares some challenges she has come to face while working her way through a male dominated career field. Although Ullman discusses the challenges of women in the computer programming field, she gives strategies she uses to keep moving towards a better career. Ullman stated in her essay how she often gets asked in her career…

video games being marketed towards males and many video game programmers being male. But in recent years, there has been a rise in the number of female gamers in the industry. Although there are a lot of women interested in video games, there are still a lot of problems regarding sexism and the video game industry. Sexism can be found in the video games that girls play as they grow up to women who enter the industry as creators and programmers. An extreme example of this sexism can be found in…

For as long as I can remember I have always loved video games and wanted to be a part of their creation. They have helped me get through some tough areas of my life and I surely would like to contribute to the happiness that they spread among people. As I scanned across the many jobs available in the video game industry, I specifically found one job description that seemed to capture my skillset perfectly. Today I will be investigating the job of ‘Video Game Producer’, researching the daily…

political, educational, cultural, etc. It is often said that women are more capable of succeeding than men, but this is just creating a gender gap. In the essay “How to be a Woman Programmer” by Ellen Ullman, she says that women today face a new, more virile and virulent sexism but, such thing didn’t stop her from being a programmer and she explained how much she struggled in her field being the only woman around. She states an example in her essay when she was at the meeting, her boss kept…

It is common knowledge among many Americans that political power often times reaches too far; we find this in the form of a corrupt justice system, unethically mitigated national funds, and the shadow of political tyranny encroaching upon our basic rights. Perhaps my examples align with that of a romanticized freedom fighter, but everyday we see news portraying peoples ' disdain towards government involvement. Similarly, with the advent of stricter regulations on video games, we would see a…

Information Security in Game Development As can be seen by tuning into any modern news media outlet, information security is an international concern. Unfortunately, one area that is often left out of the security conversation is the video game industry. The general consumer base rarely hears about security standards when it comes to game development, and it is hit or miss from one game to the next as to whether there is security in place to protect the machine and network it is being played on.…

How do female gamers navigate the world of gaming culture today? When, so often, that culture is against them. Why are women, for the most part, being ignored and excluded by mainstream game developers? How did gaming culture come to be what it is today? A culture containing sexism and negative as well as stereotypical representations of women. What is a gamer? What is gaming culture? These questions can be answered in the context of game design studies. Gaming culture itself can be seen as a…