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Good Morning, Professor Romero

Posted by timothy on from the but-professor-is-that-only-theoretical dept.

The Man With The Green Hair writes: "According to this story over at The Dallas Morning News, John Romero and Tom Hall both formally of ION Storm, will be teaching a class next semester at The University of Texas at Dallas where they will be instructing computer science majors on the finer points of game programming and design."

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  1. Romero?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Romero?!

    Those who can, do... Those who can't, teach.

  2. The Downside of an Ionized Education by donnacha · · Score: 4, Funny


    Just don't turn up late for class, these guys are packing mini-nukes and chainsaw weaponry.

  3. I wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder what happens if you turn in an assignment late?

  4. Now, if his -girlfriend- were teaching the class, by Mordant · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd sign up in a nanosecond.

  5. Class Schedule by Accord+MT · · Score: 5, Funny



    Lesson 1: Spend millions to start with a huge company.

    Lesson 2: ???

    Lesson 3: Profit!

  6. Re:Class Schedule by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Class ends: "When it's done."

  7. Re:I hope ... by Ooblek · · Score: 4, Funny
    Yeah, the course is called: How to Run a Software Company into the Ground.

    The other popular course, I hear, is: How to be a Total Loser and Still Get a Playboy Model for a Girlfriend.

  8. What's the lesson plan? by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny
    • Get a nerd to write you a killer engine.
    • Get other nerds to draw nice graphics and find neat sounds.
    • Dribble on about concepts and visions while yet more nerds put all the content together.
    • Get very rich.
    • Blow it all on a customised Ferrari.
    • Live the rest of your life in a desparate spiral of "nerds are the new rock starts" publicity, hyperbole, overselling, underperforming, and parasiting off of the occasional successes of people in your general vicinity.

    Honestly, what has Romero got to teach anybody? How to be a success in the early 1990's and then live off of it for the rest of your life? What does he know about creating games in 2002, other than how not to do it?

    He deserves a little respect for Doom, but that doesn't mean that it's sensible to listen to anything that he has to say now.

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  9. "You wanted to see me, Dean?" by Nova+Express · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Yes, Mr. Romero, I'm worried about your class."

    "Oh, no need to worry about that. Things are coming along fine."

    "But it's March! Your class was scheduled to conclude in December, like all the other fall semester classes!"

    "Well, Dean, you can't rush quality work."

    "And speaking of quality, that's another thing! You syllabus stated that you would be covering ten programming modules, the final one of which was 'Creating a Game Engine,' but your students are still working on Module 2, 'Creating Cool Cinematic Cutscreens."

    "Well, I felt spending extra time on cutscreens was the most important thing we could do to generate hype over the class and ensure funding for next year."

    "And that's another issue! You were given a fixed budget of $500 for class supplies for the semester. So far you've spent $156,000!"

    "Dean, you just can't put a price on quality."

    "Actually, I can. As Dean, managing the budget is part of my job. Moreover, Professor Spector at UT Austin managed to finish his class on time, on budget, and with five times as many students as yours...."

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  10. Just Remember by crawling_chaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    That you can't leave class without your pal, SuperFly.

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