The Career Center
Character Modeling for Next Gen Games
January 22nd, 2022 | Online | 10PM-12AM PST
Learn what is needed to be a good character artist, and receive an overview on how to sculpt digital characters, the various processes & techniques by using Zbrush for video games, movies, or collectibles in this introductory workshop.
The Career Center
Character Modeling for Next Gen Games
January 22nd, 2022 | Online | 10PM-12AM PST
Learn what is needed to be a good character artist, and receive an overview on how to sculpt digital characters, the various processes & techniques by using Zbrush for video games, movies, or collectibles in this introductory workshop.
The Career Center
Character Modeling for Next Gen Games
January 22nd, 2022 | Online | 10PM-12AM PST
Learn what is needed to be a good character artist, and receive an overview on how to sculpt digital characters, the various processes & techniques by using Zbrush for video games, movies, or collectibles in this introductory workshop.
The Leadership Framework
EGD’s leadership framework translates research on adult development, self-authorship, and emerging adulthood into a practical system for mentorship and progression.
The Three Domains
Growth is assessed across three domains:
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Exploration: Self-awareness, executive functioning, emotional regulation, and personal responsibility.
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Collaboration: Communication, conflict navigation, accountability, and shared leadership.
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Innovation: Initiative, long-term planning, follow-through, and impact creation.
Members grow across all three domains simultaneously — but typically at different rates. While timelines vary based on stability, trauma history, support systems, and life circumstances, general patterns show:
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Exploration tends to stabilize within 1–2 years with consistent mentorship.
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Collaboration deepens over 1.5–3 years as relational patterns mature.
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Innovation typically consolidates later, often after foundational stability is established.
There is no universal timeline. Growth is pattern-based, not age-based.
Developmental Levels
Within each domain, growth is observed across three levels:
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Emerging: Requires structure, reminders, and emotional support. Inconsistent but learning.
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Developing: Demonstrates growing consistency, reflective capacity, and independent skill application.
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Thriving: Exhibits stable self-regulation, reliable collaboration, and sustained initiative.
They are developmental snapshots used to guide pacing and support.
Emerging adults may temporarily lose consistency during periods of stress, transition, academic pressure, financial instability, illness, or major life change. Temporary regression — such as decreased follow-through, heightened reactivity, or withdrawal — is not failure. It is often a signal that stability needs reinforcement before new challenges are added.
The framework helps guides distinguish between:
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temporary destabilization, which calls for support and pacing adjustments, and
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developmental readiness, which requires sustained consistency over time.
Members are not demoted for short-term setbacks. Instead, support is recalibrated to restore stability before progression continues.
How Advancement Works
Promotion occurs when sustained growth has been demonstrated across domains, and when both the member and their guides agree that increased responsibility is appropriate. Stage promotion typically requires all of the following:
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Time in Stage: Members generally spend at least one year in a stage. Developmental capacities such as identity formation, habit stability, and collaborative maturity require time to consolidate.
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Demonstrated Consistency: Members show stable patterns of habits expected at the stage, including reliability and follow-through, reflective capacity, healthy communication, and integrity in quest and award work
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Developmental Readiness: Members express readiness for greater responsibility, and guides observe that the member is thriving (not merely surviving) at their current level. Readiness includes emotional stability, accountability, and the capacity to manage increased expectations.
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Transition Review: Stage promotion includes a formal review conversation with both Crew Guides. This discussion centers on demonstrated patterns of growth and alignment between the member’s self-assessment and guide observations. The process ensures that advancement reflects collaborative agreement and developmental readiness.
Each stage is designed to build the foundation for the next. Moving forward too quickly can undermine long-term stability; moving forward at the right pace strengthens confidence and leadership identity.
Members are encouraged to focus on growth rather than speed. After all, they have up to ten years — there’s plenty of time!
