Seattle, USA
Client case
A 6-day study trip, where students get to know companies within the game industry up close & personal, in the United States of America.
What? Digital Arts & Entertainment (DAE) is a Bachelor programme, with a focus on game development, game graphics production, independent game production and 3D production & VFX, at the Howest College in Kortrijk, Belgium. The course includes a study trip to the United States, where students visit a mix of curriculum-related companies in combination with cultural highlights and networking periods with Belgians in the US. In other words, a 6-day study trip, where the students got to know companies within the game industry up close. They visited the offices of Valve, ArenaNet, Microsoft, DigiPen, Bungie and Amazon.
Target group: Bachelor students from DAE Howest, Kortrijk
Number of participants: 45
What SEAUTON did:
- Reserving flights, transfers & hostel
- Creating a programme with interesting social activities
- Helping to plan the company visits and arranging transport
- Working out/updating the communication (dedicated Facebook page) together with the client, preparing pre-meetings for the students (information evenings).
- Working out and following the planned logistics.
- Supervising the project on site and managing it properly
The project managers from Seauton who were present on site performed their duties properly, professionally and agreeably. They communicated in a clear and very focused way. During the study trip, they also helped the group come together. The collaboration with Seauton is definitely worth repeating!