Colleges start offering degrees in video gaming
But check out the back pages of any gamer magazine and you'll find -- among the ads from Electronics Boutique and the mini-reviews of the latest PlayStation Portable games -- opportunities to pursue a college degree in video games.
"Be lame or get game," boasts one advertisement that promises to train students in the arts of animation and visual effects. "Without guys like me, you'd still be playing Pong," is the quote from an alum of another college, an industry veteran who graduated all of one year ago.
Suddenly, the idea of a degree in video games is one that might even persuade the parents who grumble about the high cost of video games to write a tuition check. Read More
Matt's View: This is very true. I am currently attending Columbia College in Chicago as a double major Computer Animation and Game Design which starts up spring of 2006. There is a reason why I created a gaming blog :). This article is worth the read and with the gaming industry on the rise it comes to no surprise that colleges are starting game design dagress.
"Be lame or get game," boasts one advertisement that promises to train students in the arts of animation and visual effects. "Without guys like me, you'd still be playing Pong," is the quote from an alum of another college, an industry veteran who graduated all of one year ago.
Suddenly, the idea of a degree in video games is one that might even persuade the parents who grumble about the high cost of video games to write a tuition check. Read More
Matt's View: This is very true. I am currently attending Columbia College in Chicago as a double major Computer Animation and Game Design which starts up spring of 2006. There is a reason why I created a gaming blog :). This article is worth the read and with the gaming industry on the rise it comes to no surprise that colleges are starting game design dagress.
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