USC Games builds a Bridge between students and professional developers

For most college students, the summer months offer a brief escape from endless lectures and exams. But for a small group of young game developers at the University of Southern California, the summer of 2015 was anything but a vacation.

The Princeton Review consistently ranks USC Games as one of the top graduate and undergraduate game design programs in the U.S. Students often get jobs at big studios like Blizzard Entertainment, Activision, and Electronic Arts — over 300 USC alumni currently work in the industry. Some of them even become successful indie developers, a growing list that includes members of companies like Thatgamecompany (known best for its 2012 breakout hit Journey), The Unfinished Swan creator Giant Sparrow, and the inheritor of the storied King’s Quest franchise, The Odd Gentlemen.