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Jesse Schell | |
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Born | June 13, 1970 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Carnegie Mellon University |
Spouse | Nyra Schell |
Awards | Top 10 Young Innovators [1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science Entertainment Technology |
Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University Schell Games |
Jesse N. Schell (born June 13, 1970) is an American video game designer and author, as well as the CEO of Schell Games,[2] and a distinguished professor of the practice of entertainment technology at CMU's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), a joint master's program between the College of Fine Arts and School of Computer Science in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Schell earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and subsequently, earned a master's degree in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University. His early career consisted of his work as a Software Engineer for IBM and Bell Communications Research. He then moved to Los Angeles to work with Disney Imagineering.[2]
He has also worked as a writer, director, performer, juggler, comedian, and circus artist for both Freihofer's Mime Circus and the Juggler's Guild.[2]