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

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

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

    I'd sign up in a nanosecond.

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



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

    Lesson 2: ???

    Lesson 3: Profit!

  5. Re:I hope ... by Dalroth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, pretty amazing what you can accomplish...

    You have to consider that she actually looked GOOD before the Playboy shoot! Before the Playboy shoot she was a good looking American girl. Then came the make up, and then the boob job, and then the glamour, and post Playboy she looks like every other fake plastic slut in that magazine. Heff has not taste, he just likes fake plastic blonde bimbos. There's far more attractive women who walk by every day than what you see in playboy.

    It's sad isn't it...

  6. "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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