[gameprogrammer] Re: Best game dev colleges

Thats what I think too.
So I just add:
I'll try to list some things you should know about or grok completely
after the college.
- Assembly - low level, how computer does it
- ADT, big Oh (complexity) - data structures, they are the the basic.
if you grok both and undestrand how each data structure performs
everything from now on will be much much easier
- Invariants - understand how loop works
- Grammars - systematical approach to languages
- Functional programming  - get to touch with Lisp or scheme
- Simulation and modelling - games nowadays are but a fancy simulations
- Parallelism and Synchonization - if you know ADT "every
synchronization technique becomes a way how to express front" ;).
- "OO" Patterns - understand WHY and HOW they
This is very important. Quake does "threads" for example.
This is all I can think off now. If you already knew it you probably
don't need any college at all ;)

One may argue you've to be rather practical. But I think you need some
theory. At least for the fact that knowing something about them allows
you express your thoughts more easily.

 I personally would't go to college where they offer you level design,
engaine programming and all this crap. I'd fear I migh become very
dull and unispired. On other hand going to generic college (?) will
make you know more than is needed sometimes.
 If you wanna make something cool in your craft you have to look into
other crafts.
 Hope this incoherent set of thought helps somehow :)
Best regards

- hribek
2008/11/27 Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>:
> i've met a few people that have went or are going to digipen in washington
> state, usa.  From talking to them about the curriculum, and also from seeing
> the level of competence of the people that go there, it seems like a really
> good school.
>
> At my last job I worked with a guy who was fresh out of school from there
> who was more prepared than other people that weer fresh out of fancier
> traditional schools.
>
> At my current job, we have 2 interns from there who are contributing as much
> as regular members of the team.
>
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 5:00 AM, (R)£$ǖv@M$Ħ ¢(c) $.
> <theamericansushi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Can you all please give me a list of the top game development colleges
>> around the world as i need to see my options now....
>> Thank You....
>>
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