Of the many people you meet this week at GDC in San Francisco, keep your eyes peeled for developers wearing a “Chartboost University Alum” dark blue hoodie, and be sure to say hello! You’re speaking to a proud graduate of Chartboost University, a game developer bootcamp that connects indies with top minds in the mobile games business, no strings attached. Our past Chartboost University graduates have landed features on Google Play, been accepted to develop for the Playstation 4 and the Windows AppCampus Program, and nominated for industry awards.
Becoming a CBU alum is no easy task – you’ve got to stand out from hundreds of applicants, and upon acceptance, all candidates must survive an intense week of lectures, work sessions and 1-1 mentorship workshops. This past week, we saw nine talented teams undergo this process and graduate the program. In their final presentations, the developers shared the many things they learned to improve their titles and build successful studios – everything from how to design killer game loops to unraveling the mysteries of user acquisition. CBU continues to be a very special experience for us at Chartboost, as we see how much the developers grow during their time in San Francisco:
“Chartboost University was a truly wonderful gift. It makes me so happy to know there are people like you that truly want to give back expecting nothing in return. Was one of my top three experiences I have had since starting to professionally do mobile dev. I will take the lessons with me throughout the rest of my career and I will be forever grateful for this experience!” – Game Masons
“This was a truly amazing experience. Not only did we learn a lot, we made friendships that I think we’ll have for a long time to come. This is a truly unique and fantastic event and we feel so honored that we were selected to be part of it. We cannot thank you enough. #WeHeartChartboost <3" - ClutchPlay Games
“Superb, excellent, amazing describes this experience Charboost gave to us. My team will be forever grateful, we grew up a lot as a team and studio and our game improved A LOT!” – CORSEGAMES
We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all the incredible mentors and organizations we had join us this past Spring Session: The International Game Developers Association, DeNA, GamesBeat, GameChangers SF, Kabam, Kerosene Games, Kuvet, Limbic, LVL6 Games, Merigo, MunkyFun, Perfect World Entertainment, Pocket Gems, Present Creative, SomaTone, and TinyCo. Your presence helped enrich the learning experience for all involved. Thanks so much for joining us in supporting the indie game development community.
As will be the case with all sessions, we will continue to post all CBU lectures at Chartboost University Online, so developers worldwide have access to the learnings shared. Plus, stay tuned for more information on the next CBU! Till then, dream big, stay hungry, and never stop forging forward to build the next great game.
