[PIGMI] Introduction

[Lee-Steere Jayeson]

I'll be moving (back) to Perth later this year and so thought it would be a
good time to introduce myself. I know some of you and some of you may know
me from an IGDA presentation I did a few years back during a Perth visit.

I've been working in games for 17+ years now. For the last 7 years I have
been working on EA's American Football games out of Florida, with the last
year as Technical Director for Madden NFL 12. Prior to that I had my own
little game development company in Perth doing small ports. There is a
little info on them here: http://titaniumstudios.com/games/games.html .
Personally I love porting work and these projects were some of the most fun
I've ever had. When I left Perth there was just a glimmer of a game industry
but a lot of promise with Murdoch's games course starting up. Even so, I was
quite surprised to see a few years later just how much things had grown, and
in particular, how this great community had sprung up.

I'm still not sure where I'll land job-wise and there is a pretty good
chance that my day job will not be directly games related. However things
work out, my goal is to participate in Perth's game industry as much as I
can. I believe the coming years hold a lot of potential for Perth. The need
for games to be connected across platforms is increasing and EA for example
is positioning themselves for it in a big way. Perth has a critical mass of
skills for many of these platforms. Melbourne is stronger and EA has already
bought a couple of developers there however I am confident there is still
plenty of room for Perth. IMO the most important factor will be how the
Perth community rallies together when opportunity knocks. I have high hopes
as the community, while small, is the most collaborative and passionate I
know of.

I looking forward to catching up with those I know and to meeting new faces.
If you want to chat, have questions or are interested in collaborating in
some way, please feel free to drop me an email.

Jayeson Lee-Steere

Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayeson-lee-steere/8/970/697
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/@/1356033906
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