Behind the Scenes at NERJYZED Game Studios

Recently we posted an article dispelling the myths the blacks aren’t represented in the gaming industry. At the end of the article we listed notable blacks such as Brian Jackson of Nerjyzed Game Studios that make up some of the 3% of blacks in the gaming industry. Now, for those of you who don’t know, Nerjyzed Game Studios is an African-American owned video game development company most known for developing the Black College Football (BCF) video game that hits stores September 29, 2009. Think of BCF as the black version of EASPORTS NCAA Football 10! This video goes behind the scenes at Nerjyzed Game Studios as they develop BCF. Check out the video below:

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Rwanda’s Internet Revolution

Rwanda, a country torn apart by genocide is now attempting to radically transform itself into a knowledge-based economy via the Internet. This short video documentary, courtesy of Internet Evolution, shows the progress and the pitfalls to Rwanda becoming a digital country.

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Sr. Sony Video Game Producer Felice Standifer at Sony Gamers’ Day

Felice Standifer has been working in the gaming industry since 2003 where she has been a producer on several racing titles such as MotorStorm and the ATV series. Currently Felice is the Sr. Video Game Producer at Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Check out the video below of Felice giving a walk through of MotorStorm 2 Pacific Rift, which is exclusive to the PS3.

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How Google Saved a School

In this video PBS Frontline profiles Intermediate School 339 of Community Technology in the Bronx, NY. At one point this inner city school was one of New York’s lowest performing until technology was implemented.

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Microsoft School of the Future: West Philly

As many of you know in the black community we constantly pontificate about how schools in our urban communities are inferior to schools in the suburban areas of our major cities, especially in Math, Science, and Technology. The problem is we never get around to really discussing solutions to solving these problems.

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Inside the Black Googler Network

Below is a video of Googler Bryan talking about his personal experiences as a member of the Black Googler Network (BGN), which is an employee resource group at the company. I am actually glad to see a resource like this at Google because their founders are real big on a diverse workforce.

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