http://www.edery.org/2006/02/questioning-the-value-of-game-design-degrees/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:32:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.edery.org/2006/02/questioning-the-value-of-game-design-degrees/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Chris Drouin Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:31:07 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=131#comment-664 Speaking as someone who is involved as an undergrad in WPI's new game design major, Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD), I can honestly say that these folks are full of it. I've been very pleased with the program's structure thus far. It mandates a tremendous variety of different subjects - music, literature, art, computer science - and there's a (required) course specifically tackling social and cultural issues in games. Speaking as someone who is involved as an undergrad in WPI’s new game design major, Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD), I can honestly say that these folks are full of it. I’ve been very pleased with the program’s structure thus far. It mandates a tremendous variety of different subjects – music, literature, art, computer science – and there’s a (required) course specifically tackling social and cultural issues in games.

]]> http://www.edery.org/2006/02/questioning-the-value-of-game-design-degrees/comment-page-1/#comment-552 breath Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:13:06 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=131#comment-552 Good criticism. The article was long on polemic and short on evidence. Seems like people are desperate for a scapegoat. Good criticism. The article was long on polemic and short on evidence. Seems like people are desperate for a scapegoat.

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