Comments on: Inside Out: A Little Ranty http://www.jeffongames.com/2008/05/inside-out-a-little-ranty/ This is Jeff. This is Jeff On Games. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jeff http://www.jeffongames.com/2008/05/inside-out-a-little-ranty/#comment-21735 Jeff Sat, 17 May 2008 20:07:27 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/?p=108#comment-21735 I'm glad you're happy to. I haven't had nearly enough experience with game school graduates to really weigh in on either side, but from what I hear, 90% of the time you're right on the money, but I have been to schools with "game degrees" that do a very decent job of teaching CS concepts with a game twist, which is really how I think it should be done. Also, I think this applies outside of CS too. I think there are way too many people that thing "game design degrees" are going to help them become game designers right out of school, and that's just not going to happen. It might help them in the long run if they choose exactly the right school and train under exactly the right person, but most of the schools advertising these degrees just aren't worth your money, IMO. I’m glad you’re happy to. I haven’t had nearly enough experience with game school graduates to really weigh in on either side, but from what I hear, 90% of the time you’re right on the money, but I have been to schools with “game degrees” that do a very decent job of teaching CS concepts with a game twist, which is really how I think it should be done.

Also, I think this applies outside of CS too. I think there are way too many people that thing “game design degrees” are going to help them become game designers right out of school, and that’s just not going to happen. It might help them in the long run if they choose exactly the right school and train under exactly the right person, but most of the schools advertising these degrees just aren’t worth your money, IMO.

]]> By: Joe Ludwig http://www.jeffongames.com/2008/05/inside-out-a-little-ranty/#comment-21733 Joe Ludwig Sat, 17 May 2008 18:50:39 +0000 http://www.jeffongames.com/?p=108#comment-21733 Hey, I'm happy to put down all game schools. :) Based on my hiring experience in the past 8.5 years at FLS I would MUCH rather hire somebody with a traditional 4 year CS degree than somebody with a newfangled 2 or 4 year "game" degree. The CS guy has a solid foundation in the fundamentals where the game guy is solid in today's APIs, but really week in vital CS topics like order of algorithms. Hey, I’m happy to put down all game schools. :)

Based on my hiring experience in the past 8.5 years at FLS I would MUCH rather hire somebody with a traditional 4 year CS degree than somebody with a newfangled 2 or 4 year “game” degree. The CS guy has a solid foundation in the fundamentals where the game guy is solid in today’s APIs, but really week in vital CS topics like order of algorithms.

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