Graham Smallwood, MS

Assistant Professor
Digital Animation Game Design
School of Digital Media
Phone: (616) 451-4777
Email: [email protected]

Education

MS, Cal State Long Beach, Computer Science
BS, Eastern Michigan University, Computer Science, Mathematics - Secondary Ed

Biography

I was a game programmer for ten years and then a mobile app programmer for another ten. One day I realized that nothing I had ever written was still on the shelves. So now I've been a teacher for the next ten to make an actual lasting difference. Plus, I get ten percent of your programming salary after you graduate. Teacher Law. Look it up.

In more general details, I graduated from Eastern Michigan and got my Master's at CSULB. I hold the legal rank of Baron so Lord is actually my title, but it's weird to use it in conversation. I'm married to a server-side programmer so together we can make absolutely any mobile app for reasonable prices. Contact me for details and a quote. My corgi Kara has a fake knee, and even though they always share a kitty bed, Zan will punch the heck out of Jayna unless he gets to be the first to lie down.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

Smallwood, G., Black, D. V. (2011). "Observations on Designing a Computer Science Curriculum Focusing on Game Programming Using Testimonials from Industry Leaders," Games Innovation Conference (IGIC), 2011 IEEE International. pp. 126-129.

Presentations

Oral Presentation
Smallwood, G. (Author & Presenter), Black, D. (Author & Presenter), Games Innovation Conference (IGIC), 2011 IEEE International, "Observations on Designing a Computer Science Curriculum Focusing on Game Programming Using Testimonials from Industry Leaders," Fullerton, CA, (2011).