Industry veteran Paul Steed, creator of Wing Commander & Quake, will Keynote Friday's Game Career Seminar from 10:30-11:30am. Paul will be presenting a talk on his rise through the game industry in place of David Jaffe, who will be absent for personal reasons.

Session Description:
Paul Steed wants to give you advice on getting into the game industry and
staying there. Over the past 17 years, 19 games and 8 companies he's gone
from artist to entrepreneur. Becoming a game industry 'celebrity' isn't
rocket science - you have to have talent and a good game or 3 to show it
off. Then you give talks, write books and generally share your experiences
with others. The real trick is staying known, staying relevant and staying
excited about what you do. Our little 'game industry that could' has become
the juggernaut that won't be stopped. Ambition, hard work, perseverance,
luck and shameless self-promotion - it's all part of the deal. If you're
ready to get some tips on how to get yourself on a stage, survive crunch
mode, start your own company or even to teach a bartender how to make a
Washington Apple, this talk is for you.

Paul Steed's Bio:
Paul Steed, Exigent
Mostly known for his work on the multi-million selling WING COMMANDER and QUAKE franchises, Paul hasnt been content with only making games. He gives an occasional talk at shows like the Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco, serves on the advisory board for that same show, writes books on character modeling and animation, authors instructional DVDs and has now helped start an art outsource company based in Delhi, India. Over the last 15 years hes enjoyed a very diverse career that has allowed him to be artist, designer, art director, creative director and now chief creative officer of his own company: Exigent. His experience makes him unique even in the unique industry that is game development. He has worked at traditional development studios (Origin, Iguana, EA, id), web content studios (WildTangent), console manufacturers (Xbox), publishers (Atari) and now art outsourcing (Exigent). Paul is into writing, learning new stuff, playing poker, drinking cold beer and of course, super-high-polygon women.