[gameprogrammer] Re: game programming vs computer science degree

You might try a Masters in Software Development rather than straight CS. It's much more focused on everything surrounding just s/w dev which will be a bonus if you want to be a programmer in any field.

T.

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Subject: [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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