Alex Seropian : DePaul Game Designer in Residence

Alex Seropian has accepted a position at DePaul University's Game Development program as Game Designer in Residence. In this interview conducted in March of 2009, Mr. Seropian discusses game education, what he plans to do as GDIR, DePaul GameDev, and Chicago.

Alex Seropian, founder of Bungie Software and creator of the Halo, Marathon, Myth and Oni franchises, currently serves as president of Wideload Games in Chicago. Halo is the best-selling and foremost franchise title for the Xbox, having shipped over 10 million copies. Seropian has been an active member of DePaul's Game Industry Advisory Board since 2006.

The Game Dev Program at DePaul University in Chicago offers undergraduate and graduate study in game development: game programming, design, production and animation, with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary team project courses.

For more about DePaul Game Dev visit
http://GameDev.DePaul.edu

Wideload Games
http://www.wideload.com

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[rockinsparzy105]

@TheYouPoop

Because Bungie moved to Washington when they got bought by Microsoft, so the could be closer to Microsoft Studios, and communicate better. Alex left Bungie to move back to Chicago because that was his hometown, or something. He had some sort of attachment to Chicago is what I remember.

[SubliminalStatic]

"it was a hobby for like super nerds" i must be a super nerd then :)

[kutkinderen]

He is a Genius

[kivu1000]

Armenia)))))))))))))))))))))))­)))

[megazordzodzilla]

@shahen1212 NO! he is American of armenian descent

[shahen1212]

he is armenian



[deadly112]

this has to be one of the stupidest people in the world... He left bungie right before halo launched and it sold millions/been played by millions and now this douche cant even hit 2000 views on youtube PFFFTTTT times a ROUGH

[shant07]

so its awesome to just barely find out that jason jones partner was armenian: Alex Seropian! thats fucking sweeeet!

[beejay4x01]

@TheYouPoop

He left Bungie because Bungie sold out to Microsoft.. now Bungie left Microsoft and he sold out to Disney...

[TheYouPoop]

y leave bungie!?