Signal Boost: Tips for Aspiring Game Developers

Join Signal Boost with Scot Bayless from CG Spectrum! Learn tips from his 30+ years in gaming, including work on Sonic & 007.

This episode of Signal Boost is for all the future game developers out there. Join us to hear from Scot Bayless, Director of Game Development at CG Spectrum. With over 30 years in tech and gaming, Scot has worked on projects like Advanced Dungeons & Dragons for PC and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and led development for Crimson Skies and 007: Everything or Nothing.

Scot will share his career journey and practical tips for aspiring game developers. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from someone who has made a significant impact in the gaming industry and now guides the next generation of developers at CG Spectrum.

‍Signal Boost is a weekly conversation on the Bletchley Institute Live Stream, where we get to know the faces and voices behind some of the most interesting things in tech. Tune in every Tuesday at 5pm ET (2pm PT)!

Meet the Speakers

Scot Bayless

Director of Game Development at CG Spectrum

Scot has been a leader in technology and entertainment for more than three decades. As a game developer, he helped create the first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game to be published on the PC, and his compression code helped Sonic the Hedgehog 2 raise the bar for speed and graphics.

As a creative, he was responsible for hits like Falcon 3.0, Crimson Skies, 007: Everything or Nothing and DMC. As an executive, Scot has built a gameography worth nearly a billion dollars. Now he's sharing his extensive game experience with CG Spectrum students.

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