Category: Orbit Mentorship

With the Fourth of July coming up this weekend, we figured now would be the perfect time to celebrate our Dependence Day by sharing a lovingly curated assortment of open calls for enthusiastic community members to join our fabulous TVGS crew.

As a small and scrappy nonprofit, we depend on our active crew of volunteers to help us keep our grassroots charitable efforts humming. Since the inception of TVGS in late 2014, we have achieved amazing things by working together!

If you’re curious to learn about just a few of the many benefits we have provided to the local game development ecosystem here in the Capital Region over the past six years, check out this TVGS overview flyer we recently created. There was far too much good stuff to fit onto a single page, so we ended up needing to make the flyer double-sided to fit more of the TVGS crew’s collective highlights.

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If you share our belief that games and game development are for everyone, then please take a look at the opportunities outlined below to learn more about how you can make a difference by becoming an active member of the TVGS crew.

Volunteer Coordinator Nominations Now Open

Are you passionate about supporting a more diverse range of creative voices in game development? Do you want to collaborate with an enthusiastic team of local creators to help foster a more inclusive, approachable, and thriving community for game makers in the Capital Region? If so, now is your chance to get involved by signing up as a TVGS Volunteer Coordinator!

Tech Valley Game Space is currently seeking volunteers for our next six-month Coordinator term, which will begin in mid-July. The deadline to submit your nomination for the upcoming term is July 6th. Visit the sign up form to learn more: https://bit.ly/3msezuk

Since the early days of TVGS, our dedicated team of Coordinators have played a pivotal role in helping to grow and strengthen the community. We have accomplished incredible things as a group, and there are even more exciting opportunities coming up in the latter half of 2021. Sign up today to get involved and become a part of Team TVGS!

Calling All Game Developers and Educators!

Improving access to game development education is a major component of our efforts at TVGS. We believe that enabling indie game makers to provide diversity-focused skill training for aspiring creators is the key to a “virtuous cycle” that will serve as a vital foundation for strengthening our regional ecosystem.

Our educational programs help provide much-needed financial stability for local indies, freelancers, and entrepreneurs, enabling them to freely allocate their time between paid teaching opportunities and their own creative endeavors based on their current goals and economic needs. At the same time, these mentorship programs also help open up the pipeline to a wider array of aspiring creators, providing essential support and nurturing the next generation of talent who will continue to push our region forward in the future.

With that in mind, we are always looking to connect with local game developers and educators who are interested in adding themselves to our pool of potential candidates for future teaching, mentoring, and guest speaking opportunities. Visit the candidate sign up form to learn more: bit.ly/3625KBL

Signing up as a candidate does not commit you to participating in any specific TVGS classes or programs. It simply means you will be notified when we send out info about available openings for instructors, guest speakers, curriculum developers, mentors, and more!

Come teach with us this summer! TVGS is actively seeking paid instructors for upcoming classes in July and August. We are also looking for volunteer lab assistants and guest speakers with industry/academic experience. Learn more and sign up here: bit.ly/35GcsgD

HELP US COUNT OUR COINS

Are you a stat master with an abiding interest in treasure? If so, now is the perfect time to join Team TVGS and put those accounting talents into play as our new Treasurer! We are currently seeking an organized and reliable collaborator who is ready, willing, and able to help us keep track of our coins (or pocket moths, as the case may be).

If you fit the bill, please email TVGS Board Chair Taro Omiya at board-chair@techvalleygamespace.com.