[gameprogrammer] Re: Games Universities......
- From: Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:22:16 -0500
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Matthew Weigel<unique@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> john@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Alan,
>>
>> Have you worked with anyone from the ACC program?
>
> I got my start by taking some of the classes at ACC; Bob taught the first
> class I took there, and I took a few more after that. At the time I was
> taking classes, they were offered as part of ACC's continuing education
> program intended for people who were already professional programmers.
Yeah, we taught them more like graduate seminars than like
freshman/sophomore classes. All, or at least almost all, had degrees
and were working programmers or electrical engineers. (I had the
random chip designer from Intel and AMD in the class too.) I
understand the new program is intended as a two year degree with no
prerequisites. It seems to be a very different program now. I don't
really know. I have no pipeline into the program as it is now.
>
> I can't really vouch for myself as someone to work with, or say much about
> my current project, but after taking some of the ACC classes and putting a
> lot of effort into networking with game developers, I've been able to hold a
> job as a game programmer the last three years.
Matt, you are not the only person to do that, though the majority did
not. A lot of my students are now working a the computer game business
in various roles. But, all of them are pretty exceptional people
(including Matt).
Bob Pendleton
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