I think that you have to look at the culture of game developers. For the most part, games are developed for Windows, on windows. Generally, windows programmers protect their source code like their first-born. Unix hackers grow in a culture where sharing is considered the "right thing to do."
IMHO, this is the biggest reason that there are no big time open source games. Games are not part of the Unix business.
I am majoring in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering at a pretty competitive, primarily engineering school.
I have a few friends that are doing both Computer Science and Computer Engineering. The required classes for the two majors overlap a bit, and the Computer Science degree is pretty flexible so that you can fit in all the engineering classes.
If you can handle it, this seems like it offers the best of both worlds. After four years, you leave with a diploma that says Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Then, you are free to make up your decision after school and concentrate on whatever you like better. Just my opinion. I won't lie and say that it is easy.
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I think that you have to look at the culture of game developers. For the most part, games are developed for Windows, on windows. Generally, windows programmers protect their source code like their first-born. Unix hackers grow in a culture where sharing is considered the "right thing to do."
IMHO, this is the biggest reason that there are no big time open source games. Games are not part of the Unix business.
I am majoring in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering at a pretty competitive, primarily engineering school. I have a few friends that are doing both Computer Science and Computer Engineering. The required classes for the two majors overlap a bit, and the Computer Science degree is pretty flexible so that you can fit in all the engineering classes. If you can handle it, this seems like it offers the best of both worlds. After four years, you leave with a diploma that says Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Then, you are free to make up your decision after school and concentrate on whatever you like better. Just my opinion. I won't lie and say that it is easy.
Americans like big things....look at the SUV craze and Monster trucks for proof. ;)