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Bestselling Author, Driver of Tipping Points, Marketer of Cool Things, One Game, One Brand at a Time
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ABOUT ME
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″]Michael S. Chang is a technology and video game product and marketing expert. Formerly Marketing Leader at Electronic Arts and RockYou and a Product and Marketing Executive at Autodesk, Citrix and Yahoo!, he is currently CEO and Founder of GrowTiGo, a marketing firm that helps game and technology startups achieve commercial success.
Chang earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley and MBA from the University of Southern California. He is the author of Video Game Careers Demystified: The Trifecta of Creators, Athletes, and Ecosystem in a Thriving Industry, an international best-seller in 14 categories on Amazon and Experts Cure, a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. He lives with his family in San Ramon, CA and coaches his daughter’s youth lacrosse team, when not reimagining the convergence of games, entertainment and education. For more information visit
https://www.growtigo.com/ and https://videogame.marketing
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CODE OF CONDUCT
VGCD ACADEMY believes in giving young people equal opportunities to LEARN & ACQUIRE practical skills and experiences — THE BUSINESS of video games and digital media, at THEIR OWN PACES.
Students of VGCD Academy are expected to treat one another (and others outside of the VGCD Academy) with courtesy with respect, FREE from Harassment, Bullying, and Objectionable Language and Behavior.
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HARASSMENT
Harassment includes but is not limited to:
-Verbal Harassment: Derogatory comments and jokes; threatening, embarrassing or intimidating spoken words, humiliating or insulting language;
-Physical Harassment: Unwanted physical touching, contact, assault, deliberate impeding or blocking movement, or any intimidating interference with normal work or movement;
-Written Harassment: Letters, notes, emails, instant messages, or social network communications that are cruel, demeaning, sexual, discriminatory, threatening or intimidating in nature;
-Visual Harassment: Derogatory, threatening, demeaning or inflammatory posters, cartoons, drawings, or Internet postings and/or inappropriate leering or gesturing;
-Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, making unsolicited sexual advances and propositions, using sexually degrading words to describe an individual’s body, displaying sexually suggestive objects or pictures, telling inappropriate or sexually related jokes, and making reprisals, threats of reprisals, or implied threats of reprisals following a negative response to sexual advances.
-Hazing Harassment: Behavior, whether in a group or not, that attempts to emotionally or physically humiliate, degrade, or harm, another person.
It is the student’s responsibility to:
Conduct himself or herself in a manner that contributes to a positive school environment;
Avoid any activity that may be considered discriminatory, intimidating or harassing;
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DEROGATORY AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE & BEHAVIOR (Written, Spoken, Music, etc)
that is degrading, violent, sexually explicit, or has inappropriate content, will not be allowed on any VGCD platforms and services. This includes all VGCD-OWNED discussion forums (Discord, walkie-talkie app Voxer, Slack, email, etc) and used as part of standard instruction.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES — WHEN logged onto Live Stream courses over Zoom/Slack, etc., STUDENTS will be asked to turn OFF ALL electronic devices (except the laptop, phone, or tablet through which they are accessing the VGCD live stream. This is intended to minimize interruptions and distractions, and any conduct that interferes with the educational process.
EXTORTION/COERCION
Extortion and/or Coercion—Extortion and/or coercion are expressly prohibited, and an offender will be suspended and liable for dismissal.
GAMBLING
Gambling—Gambling of any kind is not allowed on
PHYSICAL HARM
Harm to Oneself/Others—Any student endangering him/herself, or others, or threatening to do so, immediately affects the welfare of the entire community. Students who threaten harm to others in the community (through VGCD-owned platforms like private Discord rooms, Voxer, etc) will receive automatic warning in writing and, if repeated, the student may be liable for dismissal.
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