Edumacated Game Designers

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Here's an interesting article looking at DigiPen, the nations only institute dedicated to teaching people how to make games. The first 5 graduates had their ceremony recently (out of an initial class of 30, 25 dropped... sounds like game developers to me! :P) It's a pretty impressive list of developers who have hired from there:

Many other DigiPen alumnae from its two- and four-year programs have also secured positions with such reputable game makers as Interplay, DreamWorks Interactive, Konami, Electronic Arts, and Iguana Entertainment

Also recently a college on the east coast (Damn I forget which one) announced that they are offering degrees in game design. There have been a number of classes offered at colleges as electives but I believe that one is the first to offer actual college degrees.

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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