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An Interesting Look at the Video Game Industry

Posted by timothy on from the all-thumbs dept.

Bamafan77 writes "USATODAY has an interesting article in their Money section on the video game industry. The centerpiece of the story is an overview of DigiPen, the only accredited video game university, but it also describes aspects of the video game industry in general including the explosive growth of the industry (e.g. Barnes and Nobles would've reported a loss without their Gamestop subsidiary) and how many universities not only fail to prepare students for the game industry, but still don't take it seriously. However, I believe things are slightly better than the days when Trip Hawkins (EA's co-founder founder) Harvard professor told him to stop wasting time with games."

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  1. whohoo! by Guipo · · Score: 1, Troll

    what I've always wanted! Quake 101, Doom 3 basics, and of course, star craft essentials for living 2a! Best College credits ever!

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  2. DON'T CLICK THE LINK by TracerJPN_USMC · · Score: 0, Troll

    please don't do what I did. Don't click the link...

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