Full Sail Stories
Published Oct 16, 2012
International Game Developers Association and Full Sail University Name Scholarship Recipient
The recipient of the scholarship is James Burns of Miami, Florida.
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) recently partnered with Full Sail to award the International Game Developers Association Foundation/Full Sail University Game Development Scholarship. The scholarship gives one student full tuition towards Full Sail’s Game Development Bachelor’s Degree program. The recipient of the scholarship is James Burns of Miami, Florida, who was recognized at last week’s GDC Online conference in Austin, Texas. He starts courses in November.
Pictured above, from left to right: Lt. Tom Buscaglia (IGDA Foundation Chair); Rob Catto (Full Sail Program Director of Game Studies); James Burns (scholarship recipient); and Dustin Clingman (current chair of the IGDA Board of Directors)
The IGDA Foundation and Full Sail announced the scholarship last year, and a nationwide application process identified a student passionate about and exhibiting talent for software development in the gaming industry.