Girls Make Games Fellowship Program

In continuation of the Girls Make Games series, Red Storm Entertainment hosted several “Fellows” from the GMG Fellowship Program. GMG is a summer camp for girls aged 8-17 years old. The Fellows who are 18 years or older, spend 3 weeks mentoring the campers as a Camp Coordinator (logistics) or Camp Counselor (teaching). Once camp is complete, the Fellows are given unique networking and mentorship opportunities. Emily, a college student majoring in English, had the opportunity to shadow two Red Storm developers.

First, Emily spent time with Central Clancy Writer Richard Dansky, where she was given an overview of game writing and how to work with a team. Second, Emily shadowed Senior Associate Producer Aimee Achilli, where she walked through the production process on “The Division 2” and learned how a producer works with an art team.

Find more info on the GMG Fellowship Program here: https://www.girlsmakegames.com/gmg-fellowship

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Emily

Emily with Senior Associate Producer Aimee Achilli

Emily with Communications Manager Jessica Hook

Haven House

Red Storm Entertainment welcomed Haven House for a studio tour and hangout session with developers. The devs shared the unconventional paths they took to get into the games industry, while stressing how important it is for a person to find their passion and go after it with everything they have! The tour concluded with collaborative gameplay of Trials Rising.

Haven House Services is an outreach program that provides community-based services to at-risk youth and their families. Haven House believes that all youth deserve opportunities to succeed. Haven House strives to help youth reach their full potential by providing options for therapy, skills training, learning resources, and alternative positive social activities.

For more info on Haven House: https://www.havenhousenc.org

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Girls Make Games

Girls Make Games visited Red Storm Entertainment for a studio tour and panel discussion with female game developers. The devs ranged in experience from engineering, production, and programming, to game design. They shared their own childhood experiences with video games, and the path they took to get into the games industry. The girls asked questions and discussed the game they are working on at camp. The girls ended their visit with a spirited game of Rayman Legends in the User Research Lab.

Girls Make Games is an international series of summer camps, with a location here in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. GMG teaches girls, age 8-17, how to design and program their own video game. The girls work in teams, grouped by age, to execute each project. By the end of the 3 week summer camp, participants will have a fully functioning game demo. The teams also develop a pitch, for the chance to advance to “Demo Day.” The winning team from National Demo Day will launch a Kickstarter campaign to have their game published.

More info on Girls Make Games: www.girlsmakegames.com

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Welcome Ubisoft CRC!

Red Storm Entertainment welcomes the Ubisoft NCSA Customer Relationship Center (CRC) to the Cary Campus!

The CRC’s primary purpose is to deliver a positive and memorable experience for gamers and Ubisoft consumers, alike. This is accomplished through deliberate efforts that aim to ensure that employees, players, production teams and other partners in business (internal and external) are provided with support, solutions, guidance, engagement opportunities and information as needed. For gamers though, CS may be best known as frontline responders when issues or questions arise in-game. The NCSA CRC supports and drives player engagement for all Ubisoft titles, all platforms, and events for the ‘North, Central, and South America’ player audience. Their sister site, the EMEA CRC, is responsible for the other half of the globe. Both CRC’s support every game Ubisoft has ever released!

Ubisoft purchased the campus in 2018, but a complete renovation was required prior to move-in. The buildings were gutted down to the studs in order to create a space that was befitting of the two studios. Red Storm was the first to move into the space in June 2019, while construction continued on the CRC portion until recently.

The two studios share common areas like the cafeteria and recreational space known as the “fish bowl.” (above right)

If you love video games and have skills and talent associated with: Customer Service, Social Media, QA, Training, Workforce Management, Data Analytics, System Tools, Coding, Content Creation, Ecommerce, HR or General Management, the CRC should be your next employment goal! Or for some, working at the CRC can be a stepping stone for aspiring game developers. Several Red Storm developers started working at the CRC while still in college perusing a game-related degree. Regardless of your path, the CRC prides themselves on a family-like culture that is both collaborative and inclusive. Expectations are high, but support is provided, and successes are celebrated along the way.

Red Storm looks forward to sharing the space and future team building activities with our new neighbors.

ID Tech visits Red Storm

Students from the STEM summer camp ID Tech, paid a visit to Red Storm Entertainment to get a glimpse into the world of video game development. After touring the studio and User Research Lab, the students were given a presentation on Game Development, Game Art, Game Audio, and Engineering. Students tested their knowledge and explored possibilities through question and answer sessions. By the end, the devs at Red Storm were able to help the students visualize themselves in the different career paths game development has to offer.

ID Tech is a global summer program that strives to empower students with industry-standard tech skills in coding, game development, robotics, and design.

Find out more at: https://www.idtech.com/

Red Storm & 8-Bit Salute Fundraiser, a Smashing Success!

Red Storm Entertainment recently teamed up with 8-Bit Salute to run a highly anticipated charity live-streaming event. Community Manager Anthony Giorgio, aka AmperCamper, and Creative Director Terry Spier streamed The Division 2 live on Twitch, while garnering donations on the OSD team page. In 4 hours time, the team was able to raise $4,200 from fans all over the world! Two Gaems Vanguard Monitors, a Collector’s Edition Dark Zone Statue, and t-shirts went out to a few generous donors.

8-bit Salute is the gaming arm of OSD, formerly known as Operation Supply Drop. OSD is a global, chapter based, veteran support ecosystem enhancing the lives of veterans, active military and their families, through award-winning programs emphasizing social connectivity, professional development, and community stewardship.

The donation page will remain open all year here: https://give.weareosd.org/team/238288

Learn more about OSD here: https://weareosd.org/

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Ubisoft at E3 2019

The Devs of Red Storm Entertainment pulled up a chair… or bean bag, to watch the Ubisoft press conference at E3 2019. Applause erupted when Creative Director Terry Spier made his way to the E3 stage to reveal a Division 2 teaser, and announce the Division movie with Netflix.

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