If you think playing computer games is fun, imagine creating them. That's what these Clarkson students and alumni are doing. And yes, you can get real jobs and be paid real money for doing this kind of stuff.
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 Stephen was a self-taught computer programmer when he created his first game, Auto Jam. Stephen now has several Clarkson computer classes under his belt. "I could probably do Auto Jam in a day now," he laughs. Read more about Stephen 
 For John Zdanowski, it is a whole different world out there - literally. Zdanowski manages the virtual economics of Second Life, an Internet-based virtual world, where "residents" interact with one another through motional avatars. 
 Save the Clarkson University hockey team from an evil referee using combat moves and bone saw weapons. Why bone saw weapons? "At real Clarkson hockey games, student fans build and use makeshift bone saws to celebrate Clarkson goals," explains Kyle. The game is still in development and Kyle hopes to use it to launch a career in gaming. 
 What would it be like if you could paint something into the world every time you wanted it? Peter Jones, a Clarkson senior, explains: "If you want to have a scooter, for example, you simply paint it in the game and ride it when you're finished." Read more about Peter 
 Have you ever delivered the knockout punch in the fourth round of Virtua Fighter? Or finished first in the "World Championship" of SEGA Rally or raced a stock car in Daytona USA? If you have, chances are you have caught a glimpse of Bob Hichborn's work. Over the last 30 years his company has developed games for Sony PlayStation, Nintendo and Wii. 
 Glen, a Clarkson alumnus, helped create the Game Community at BigFishGames.com and almost all of the games on the site. He likes to take familiar things and add surprising and often challenging twists to his games. Take the game Farm 51™. "Instead of thinking, 'Let's make a farm simulation,' I thought 'Let's make a farm simulation, with aliens!'" |
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 Do you learn best by doing? That's what SPEED projects are all about. Students from all majors from engineering to marketing can join a SPEED team - just like in the real world. Choose to design, build and market a Formula 1-style race car, a Mini-Baja, an environmentally friendly snowmobile or one of 13 other projects. |
Want to work for yourself? At Clarkson you will launch, run and close your own business in your first year of college. It is demanding and rewarding. This is one reason that one out of every seven Clarkson alumni is a CEO, vice president or business owner.