Unity will groom 80,000 game developers with education initiative
Unity will groom 80,000 game developers with education initiative
Unity will groom 80,000 game developers with education initiative
By Dean Takahashi
November 17, 2020
Summary
Unity Technologies hopes to groom 80,000 people for game jobs over three years with an education initiative aimed at helping people learn how to program and develop games.
At the time, it set aside 750,000 shares for the Unity Social Impact fund.
By training people how to use its tools, Unity creates new customers for its game engine, which is the most popular tool for building games.
Unity's Jessica Lindl said in an interview with GamesBeat that the company will create learning experiences to help people create a game portfolio, get Unity Certified, and prepare for a new job.
So Unity hopes to address that with an alternative, no-cost path to employment with the launch of "Career pathways."
The 80,000 number isn't out of reach, as there are more than 1.5 million Unity developers in the world.
In March, Unity launched a free live learning series teaching people how to code and made Learn Premium available to everyone at no cost.
The first pathway is Unity Essentials, a 1- to 2-week guided learning journey that teaches people Unity basics and is designed for anyone who wants to become familiar with Unity and real-time content creation.
This beginner-friendly pathway features interviews with Unity veterans who share their experiences creating with Unity and showcases the various ways in which Unity is used in industry, from games to film.
The country of Senegal is an example where Unity partnered with the government a year ago to help train citizens with Unity tools.
Reference
Takahashi, D. (2020, November 17). Unity will groom 80,000 game developers with education initiative. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/17/unity-hopes-to-groom-80000-people-for-game-jobs-with-education-initiative/