Mentorship Program
Are you a video game or computer animation industry professional who would like to help aspiring video game developers successfully complete their interactive project? Gameheads has mentorship opportunities available!
Interested in becoming a Gameheads Mentor?
In addition to our classes every student in the classic program receives a mentor for ten weeks every summer. Our mentors are leading industry professionals in tech, gaming and the entertainment industry. Many of them bring years of experience. Classic students can access those mentors for professional advice, learning opportunities and assistance working on their capstone projects during the Summer Accelerator Program (SAP).
Over the summer, students build their own video game. That’s where the mentors come in! We pair each student with an industry professional – like you – and you help guide them through their capstone project. You are there to troubleshoot, provide advice, and give unique insight into the given role. Your experiences in the industry are invaluable to the students as they navigate their own careers. Your mentorship by way of career advice and technical support helps bring up the next generation of game developers!
- Mentors will check in with their student virtually or in person at least once a week.
- Mentors will be available to respond to students when they need feedback or have questions.
- Mentors are encouraged to attend the Gameheads Showcase where students show off their completed projects.
- Students begin production on their interactive projects in the summer and mentors are assigned in the spring or summer.
- In late August/early September, students will present their capstone projects at the Gameheads Summer Showcase.
- FILL OUT AN APPLICATION HERE.
- Attend the Q&A session during the Spring semester.
- If interested, prospective mentors will complete in-take forms and attend a brief training session, meet your fellow mentors. Virtual mentors are acceptable.
- Gameheads will support you in any way you need so that you can focus your time with the student helping them with their projects.
- Gameheads will connect all mentors in person and virtually in order to build a community of support. Mentors, board members and program staff will communicate with each other via Slack.
- Gameheads staff will do weekly check-in with mentors to discuss challenges.
It’s pretty clear the industry needs these kids. I didn’t expect the outcomes we have: our students are getting into the top colleges in the United States. There are colleges coming to us asking for kids.
– Lisette Titre-Montgomery, Double Fine
