Jesse Schell

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Jesse N. Schell (born June 13, 1970) is an American video

Schell earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from

He has also worked as a writer, director, performer, juggler, comedian, and circus artist for both Freihofer's Mime Circus and the Juggler's Guild.[2]

Career

After graduating from the

In 2002, Schell founded Schell Games,^[3] where he currently serves as CEO.^[2] At Tech 50 in 2016, Schell was awarded CEO of the year, and the year prior, Schell was named one of Pittsburgh's 50 most powerful people.^[4]

In 2008, Schell published a book titled The Art of Game Design.^[5] A second edition was later published in 2014, and a third edition in 2019.

Schell is known for his talks on game design, but is best known for his DICE 2010 talk, "Beyond Facebook", which was adopted as a TED "Best of the Web" talk.

In 2015, Schell was awarded with a Carnegie Science Award in the entrepreneur category. The program celebrates innovators who have distinguished themselves by making contributions to science and technology in various disciplines.

Since 2016, Schell has been in talks with Disney about reviving Toontown Online.[8] As of August 2018, Schell noted that he is actively talking to Disney about obtaining the rights to Toontown Online.^{[citation needed]}

Games and rides

Schell contributed to the development of certain video games and rides.

Games

• Toontown Online
• Pirates of the Caribbean Online
• Pixie Hollow

Rides

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold
• Toy Story Midway Mania

References