Chapter 648 Sid; Mel's invitation
Just a few days after e3 ended, Jester received an invitation.
This invitation was given to him by Sid Mel.
I wanted Jester to give a speech at the game design department of UCLA. Sid Mel has not made any games for more than a year, but has probably collected it in the game design department just opened at the UCLA to give lectures to students.
Previously, Sid Mel gave the students he taught a task, which was to let them work together to develop a game. If the game could make Sid Mel feel satisfied, Sid Mel agreed to them and invite Jester to give them a lecture. You must know that this is very attractive to those students.
When Jester started this department of game design and development at UCLA, he was the first visiting professor to teach students.
At that time, Jester had a lot of time, so he often went to lectures.
However, in the past year, because of too many things, Jester has quit his previous lecture task. However, he often plays guest appearances with designers from his own company, and Sid Mel has not developed any new games for more than a year and has been teaching classes.
"Okay, when?"
Jester immediately agreed. Although he didn't have much time now, it would be fine for him to take a few hours or half a day to give a lecture.
"Just tomorrow, these students can't wait."
When Sid Mel heard Jester agree quickly, he was also very happy and immediately told Jester about time.
In fact, giving such a lecture to students is the easiest. It is easier than giving a speech to a player or a working designer. It is more modest. You cannot say it is too professional. Because it is too professional, it may be difficult for students who have not really developed games on the front line to understand, but you cannot be too entertaining, because students expect you to give them an hour or two, which obviously is not a waste of time.
The students in the game design department were extremely excited when they heard Sid Meyer telling them that tomorrow morning, Jester would come to give them a lecture on game development.
Moreover, Jester's influence is not just in the field of gaming.
He is a young idol in the United States.
He ranks higher than Bill Gates. He is still in the top 50 of Forbes's American rich list and is a big shot who is as rich as a country.
More importantly, this is their senior. Although Jester is an expelled student, the students here have never regarded Jester as an expelled student. The achievements Jester has made over the years are pride for these students.
So, when Jester was going to give a lecture in the game design department, in addition to the students in the game design department, students from other departments were also very excited. Although they also supported their friends. Jester's lecture this time mainly talked about some of his experience in game development, not the kind of extensive lecture, but as long as Jester gave it, it would be fine for them.
As for what they are talking about, they don't care much.
The lecture location was originally arranged in the classroom of the Game Design Department, but later there were too many people who wanted to listen to this lecture. So in the end, I had to change the lecture location.
It was changed to a stepped classroom at the University of California, Los Angeles.
But because things were quite sudden, the stair classroom used was not very large, and those large stair classrooms were arranged. Although the school also attached great importance to Jester's lecture, it was too hasty and it was difficult for the school to arrange it.
After telling Jester this, Jester didn't agree. He spent a while ago thinking about the subject of this lecture, and he thought about it almost the same because it was Sid Meer's invitation to him, so the core of his lecture was centered around Sid Meer's game. He heard many people come back to listen.
Frowning.
"I think it's better to choose. At least you should understand what I want to say. I can't tell you anymore. He was confused when he talked about many examples. It was useless to listen to it. On the contrary, those who want to hear may not have a place, but they can't hear it."
This is how Jester replied to Sid Mel.
However, it is impossible to organize a systematic selection. After all, time is tight, and Jester told Sid Mel slightly what he planned to say in the lecture. So Sid Mel heard that it was about his game, so he thought a few questions and prepared to randomly answer them to those who wanted to participate.
Only when the answer is correct can you come in and listen.
Of course, the questions are very basic. Basically, those who have played Sid Mel's games can definitely answer them.
despite this.
When Jester arrived at the stairs classroom where he was going to give lectures, he was still crowded, and even there were many people standing on some aisles, which was indeed quite beyond Jester's expectations.
When the students in the classroom also saw Jester appearing, many people shouted excitedly.
"I was quite surprised."
Jester smiled first, and then continued, "I promised Sid Mel to give a lecture yesterday. I didn't expect that in less than a day, there would be so many people coming to listen. I counted it roughly, there were about four or five hundred people, right?"
Four or five hundred people are a big number. After all, this has been screened through some rough screening, at least it has some understanding of electronic games.
For example, if many scholars come to give lectures, if there is only one day to prepare, the number of people who come to listen to them in the end is only more than one hundred or a few hundred, which is impossible.
Because the time of day, the range and time of transmission are not enough.
When everyone present burst into laughter when they heard Jester say this, someone said in a loud voice: "Actually, there were more people before, but those were all here to join in the fun. They did not answer the questions about "Civilization", so we didn't let them in. Anyway, they didn't understand, so why waste time?"
Then the audience continued to laugh.
Chapter completed!