Mark James--

Vice President of Technology, 2K Games

"Play Games All Day" was a presentation that Mark James,Vice President of Technology, 2K Games gave to our TLCoding Lab students as part of the TLTalks Special Speaker Series--an enrichment program designed to inspire our students beyond their academic classes at TL. Most TL Coding students had only a vague idea of what it would be like to work in the video game industry, but James' discussion really created a thorough and accessible understanding of the experience and expertise required to work in the competitive world of the gaming industry. Our students learned that software developers do way more than "Play Games All Day!" James has been a leader in development at many of the top companies in the gaming industry including Disney Lucas Arts, and Sony. He now is Vice President of Technology across all game titles at 2K. 2K Games develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, smartphones and tablets as well as online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. Thanks so much to Mark James for his generosity, inspiration, and also mentoring our eager students at TLCoding Lab!  And also a HUGE shout out from our students for the cool 2K Games swag!!!!