Video games degrees are hardly child's play

Iria · Nov 23, 2005, 02:12 AM

NEW YORK - Three decades after first bursting into pool halls and living rooms, video games are taking a place in academia.

A handful of relatively obscure vocational schools have long taught basic game programming. But in the past few years a small but growing number of American universities, like the University of Southern California and the University of Central Florida, have started formal programs in game design and the academic study of video games as a slice of contemporary culture.

Traditionalists in education and the video game industry pooh-pooh the trend, calling it a bald attempt by the colleges to cash in on a fad. But others maintain that video games, which already rival movie tickets in sales, are poised to become one of the dominant media of the new century.
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SFOSOK · Nov 23, 2005, 05:58 AM

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:12 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Video games degrees are hardly child's play NEW YORK - Three decades after first bursting into pool halls and living rooms, video games are taking a place in academia. A handful of relatively obscure vocational schools have long taught basic game programming. But in the past few years a small but growing number of American universities, like the University of Southern California and the University of Central Florida, have started formal programs in game design and the academic study of video games as a slice of contemporary culture. Traditionalists in education and the video game industry pooh-pooh the trend, calling it a bald attempt by the colleges to cash in on a fad. But others maintain that video games, which already rival movie tickets in sales, are poised to become one of the dominant media of the new century. _____________ Read More / Source: International Herald Tribune

Nov 23, 2005, 05:58 AM	#2
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