Penny Arcade Awards $10K Video Game Design College Scholarship
Aspiring video game designer, Kyla Gorman, was recently awarded $10,000 in scholarship money via the 2009 Penny Arcade Scholarship, and she plans to put it to good use as she pursues a degree in video game design at the University of Southern California (where Troy Polamalu played ball – go Steelers!).
“I’ll be forever thankful for the opportunity the PA Scholarship has given me to attend USC, one of the world’s best game design curriculums,” said Gorman. “I’ve already been able work on several trial games including a board game called Spacewolves that I designed with some friends. Look out gamer community, I’m coming up!”
The Penny Arcade’s scholarship has been helping students with a passion for gaming since 2006. Each year the winner is selected based on specific criteria including service, leadership, character, financial need, and perceived potential in terms of industry impact.
Think you’ve got what it takes to make it big as a video game designer? If so, the application process for 2010 hopefuls starts up in Spring of 2010. In the meantime, check out one of Kyla’s Spacewolves project.
