As an example, a new student might have the following experience. Upon coming to UMass, she sees a poster advertising Hi-Score and comes to the group's monthly meeting. She hears about current student-run projects, and chooses one to join. Older students on her team mentor her, and help her gain the skills she needs to contribute. After a year, her team finishes its game. She has some experience now, and a game idea, and decides to organize her own team. She attends workshops set up by Hi-Score, to further hone her skills. While developing her second game, she volunteers for the executive board and is elected Event Coordinator. She finishes her second game, and decides to spend more time giving back to the community. She runs for and is elected Vice President. She assists the President in planning the group's future. She organizes events between universities, with the help of other executive board members. By the time she graduates, she knows nearly every student at UMass interested in making games. In addition, she's met many students from other schools and benefited from their perspectives. She gets her first job in the games industry after graduation, based on her portfolio of completed games and work in the community. Later, she is hired by and then hires people she met and worked with in the Hi-Score.