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SAVANNAH, GA (06/11/2013)(readMedia)-- Ryan Powell, Hibriten High School graduate and Savannah College of Art and Design bachelor of arts student, will debut the video game "Lost in thought" June 11-13, in Los Angeles, California, at the game industry's premier conference known as E3.

The Entertainment Software Association selected Powell and a team of his fellow interactive design and game development students from a pool of entries representing 400 colleges and universities from around the United States. The team will compete as finalists in ESA's inaugural college game development competition.

"The 'Lost In Thought' crew would like to humbly thank the Entertainment Software Association for this amazing opportunity," Powell said. "We are truly excited to be showing the game at this year's expo and eagerly await any and all feedback so we may continue our journey to improve the game and grow as developers."

"Lost in Thought" originated as a senior project and is the collaborative work of eight SCAD interactive design and game development students. Over two quarters, the team created the psychological adventure based on the game's main character, developed by Powell. In the side scrolling, 2.5-D game, players become therapist Dr. Keyes as he travels through his patients' minds in order to heal them.

E3 attendees can play "Lost in Thought" at SCAD's display in booth number 2835 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

"The immersive and highly visual world that the students built for 'Lost in Thought' in such a short amount of time is extraordinary and it will resonate," said SCAD interactive design and game development chair Luis Cataldi. "The team knows that developers can go their whole career without having the opportunity to display their game at E3, and they're fully prepared to take advantage of this distinguished platform."

Named by the Princeton Review as one of the "Top Schools to Study Video Game Design for 2013," SCAD promotes an integrative approach that exposes students to the complementary disciplines essential to game development. Students are taught by faculty with industry experience and have access to vast resources at the premier provider of education in creative fields. SCAD interactive design and game development alumni are lead developers for companies like Bethesda Softworks, Bungie, Naughty Dog, Firaxis Games and more.