March 22, 2009

  • Spring Break?

    The quarter is finally over. This marked the end of our capstone course, Lab 2 Market (L2M), and I must say that it was a fun, difficult, exciting, and rewarding 3 quarter program. Aside from that, stuff at work has been ramping up. It took way too long to plan GDC but everything's set. I was also a TA for marketing which was both good and bad. I was able to go over my core marketing skills again. The problem was the 60 cases I had to grade every two weeks that took up a good 8-12 hours. But in the end I found it very rewarding as well since I was able to learn from all the other student's marketing styles. I hope it makes me a better marketer moving forward.

    The reason there's a question mark on the title is because I really don't get a spring break this year. I'll be leaving on a flight to San Francisco for the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) in a couple of minutes and I'll be working there representing my company, PixelActive. This gives me great exposure to our customers, something I haven't been able to do with Siggraph and I/ITSEC. The disadvantage is that I'm also signed up as a volunteer for the expo, meaning that I won't be able to attend all the sessions that I usually enjoy watching. Bummer! The triple wammy is that the marketing professor changed the final exam from in class to take home. They'll be submitting the exams by midnight on Monday. I guess I'll be grading exams at night in a hotel room. As a whole I'm positive about what's going on though. I have one quarter left and am excited about the courses I'll be taking. I also have some job opportunities lined up. As long as I can capitalize on them. I'll be stoked!