[gameprogrammer] Re: Grumble gripe... my class was canceled.

On 9/1/06, Matthew Weigel <unique@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

Bob Pendleton wrote:

> I checked at ACC and I see that all the art, design, and production
> classes are full, or nearly full, and that the programming classes are
> all empty, or nearly empty.

As someone taking the classes, I have to say it's frustrating
registering, and paying, but not knowing whether I'll actually get to
take the class.  Of course, it's even more frustrating that I know
enough programmers "interested in game programming" to fill a class, but
none of them will take it.



I agree 100% although I am not sure what the solution is. I have taken Bob's
Intro Game Programming Course and have very much enjoyed it, but every time
I signed up for an advanced course it got cancelled.
I am a little puzzled how they do the cap stone project, if no one can get
through the prgramming track.

Aside from that, though, I'm left wondering whether the programmer track 
at ACC is doing the job as well as it could.  I suspect that of the
people interested in game programming, fewer will be entry-level
students, and more will be current professional programmers (certainly,
that's basically all I've seen in the two classes so far).



Agreed.

Does that effect the classes that should be offered, or how they are 
run?  I'm not sure, to be honest, but I think it means that the current
curriculum will see very few programmers complete the certificate,
whether they take a lot of classes or not.



Yup.


canceled. Anyone in the Austin area interested in a game development
> study group?

I'd be very interested if my class gets canceled as well, and reasonably
interested if it doesn't.  I'm still trying to fix a graphics bug in my
3D Pong game, and begin using OpenGL lighting; all stuff I'd like to
discuss with others if I have the time.



I am in the Austin area and would be very much interested in this. Heck, I
was just trying to get a programming SIG together since I never meet any
programmers and computer user group meetings anymore, but have not had much
success with that either.

Chris

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