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[school]University of Texas at Austin is creating a gaming academy

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  1. tinman

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    http://www.kvue.com/news/UT-creates-video-game-academy-207263541.html

    UT creates video game academy


    by Associated Press

    kvue.com

    Posted on May 13, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The University of Texas at Austin is creating a gaming academy by teaming up with leaders in the industry.

    The school said Monday that the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy will begin in fall 2014 with a focus on training students to become game development team leaders.

    Warren Spector, a 30-year veteran of the video game industry known for work on "Ultima" and "System Shock," will guide the curriculum. He and Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment, will serve as part-time instructors.

    Students attending the academy will earn a post-baccalaureate certificate instead of a graduate degree. The academy will include a 12-month program in which students will create a small-scale game. There are only 20 spots available next year for the academy.
     
    #1 tinman, May 14, 2013
  2. hotballa

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    I will be pushing my son towards this should he fail t be a superstar at athletics.
     
    #2 hotballa, May 14, 2013
  3. TreeRollins

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    SMU already has something like this
     
    #3 TreeRollins, May 14, 2013
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    This is what my 7-yr old says he wants to be. Hope the program lasts another 11 years.
     
    #4 leroy, May 14, 2013
  5. DaDakota

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    So that is what Warren is going to be doing - great, now I have to unwind his feature creep-itis.

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    #5 DaDakota, May 14, 2013
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    Talk about PIGEON-HOLING! ;)
     
    #6 SwoLy-D, May 14, 2013
  7. The Real Shady

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    Talk about money down the drain. Get a computer science degree instead.
     
    #7 The Real Shady, May 14, 2013
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    I was thinking the same. A CS degree would make you more well-balanced, right?
     
    #8 rawool, May 14, 2013
  9. leroy

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    Doesn't appear to be a degree. It's a certificate you get after you get your bachelors.
     
    #9 leroy, May 14, 2013
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    Gaming could be graphic artist, game music, game marketing, game coding, database, etc. I am assuming that's what they mean when they say gaming academy. So it is not a pure CS type degree.
     
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    :grin: That's even funnier... you know they're not going to learn that at all. They're going to skip that "marketing" or "business side" of gaming every day of the class.
     
    #11 SwoLy-D, May 14, 2013
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    I am still waiting for the first prno sim city.
     
    #12 pirc1, May 14, 2013
  13. leroy

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    Isn't that basically what Leisure Suit Larry was?
     
    #13 leroy, May 14, 2013
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    Did not know about that, will investigate. LOL.
     
    #14 pirc1, May 14, 2013
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    Marketing team, well done! Let's get those leads to the Admissions Counselors post-haste.
     
    #15 Dairy Ashford, May 14, 2013
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    Sounds like I'll be changing my major next year. Just kidding, I want to be a lawyer.
     
    #16 BigBird, May 14, 2013
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    We do? Whaaaaat?
     
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