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Lecturer backs computer gaming degree
8:58am Tuesday 28th August 2007
Comments (8)A LECTURER from the University of Bolton has stepped into the debate about the validity of degrees in computer gaming.
Andrew Williams, the university's principal lecturer in games, spoke out following criticism of the courses from a gaming business expert.
Matthew Jeffery, head of European recruitment at computer giants, Electronic Arts, said they have never hired graduates with a games design degree.
The University of Bolton is leading the way in computer games teaching, after launching one of the first computer games design degree courses in 2002.
The university has also set up an initiative called the Casual Games North-west Division to address a shortfall in the number of games designers in the North-west.
Mr Williams said: "University of Bolton games graduates are getting terrific jobs both within the games industry and also outside it."
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Ainslie Casson, Westhoughton says...
4:00pm Tue 28 Aug 07
Ains Casson MA
Ainslie Casson, Westhoughton says...
4:02pm Tue 28 Aug 07
Ains Casson MA
trevor, bolton says...
4:25pm Tue 28 Aug 07
Ainslie Casson wrote:You have an internet connection - check the Bolton Uni website like I just did. C++ programming, Applied maths, visual modelling and, critically, not a sign of any mickey mouse arts degree type critiques in sight...
If the degree is purely a mind numbing critique of the differences of DOOM and some other death and destruction game standard with a bit psychology of the character type that games 27 hours a day thrown in, then it will be a waste of time. However, if it has some real applied mathematics involved such as probability of winning under differing strategies and Nash's Theorem (Yes, the Brilliant Mind film)and the concept of the amount of 'winning'. Then maybe it will be worthwhile. Let's see if any of those lecturers come up here and tell us what the course will entail.
Ains Casson MA
Sunny, here and there says...
5:04pm Tue 28 Aug 07
Tommy, says...
11:20am Wed 29 Aug 07
Computer Games Development teaches advanced physics, mathematics and hard coding. It's a very taxing course and people who joined the course thinking they were in it just cause they loved gaming, dropped out because they weren't prepared.
I hope Mr Williams goes into more detail about whats involved and maybe people can be set straight.
Jon, Leeds says...
11:31am Sat 1 Sep 07
My Opinion, Greater Manchester says...
3:41pm Mon 3 Sep 07
The University of Bolton website shows that the "Computer Games Software Development" course does include modules in applied physics, mathematics and programming.
However the "Games Design " course includes modules such as Creative Design
and Computer Modelling & Art. No sign of maths or physics and little or no programming.
The University website has an advert for a Lecturer in Games Art to teach on their new "Games Art" BA course. Now that does sound like a mickey mouse degree!
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john, bolton says...
1:26pm Tue 28 Aug 07