[gameprogrammer] Re: game programming vs computer science degree


> Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You are much better off to get a Masters in CS without a specialty in
> game programming. A game programming company will hire a person with an
> MS in CS. A bank will also hire a person with an MS in CS. But, a bank
> will not hire a person with a specialty in game programming. And, a game
> programming company *may not* be interested in hiring a person with a
> specialty in game programming.

> There are a lot of people who have learned to do computer graphics,
> animation and sound programming, which is what most game programming
> schools teach. But, there aren't very many people with the systems
> background needed to build the back end systems for a MMOG.

> Bob Pendleton
 
Thanks Bob
 i think i'll do MS in CS with specialization in AI as Ken Johnson suggested. 



                
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