Educating the Next Generation of Game Developers

One of the problems that I've noticed in game education is that a lot more universities in the United States have been offering degrees in video game design; while some of these programs are in fact very good; my own opinion is that a good portfolio and experience is the best way for a graduate to get a job in the industry, as most of these specialist programs do a poor job of preparing students for the job market. Instead my advice has always been to encourage students to study more traditional fields such as computer science, art/architecture and apply that knowledge in creating games. Recently David Braben, the chairman of Frontier Developments and campaign spokesman for UK's "Game Up?", said: "The problem is compounded by the quality of so called specialist games degree courses; 95% of video gaming degrees are simply not fit for purpose. "Without some sort of common standard, like Skillset accreditation, these degrees are a waste of time for all concerned." Accreditation with Skillset, the sector skills council for creative media, is only offered at 4 of the 81 universities in the UK offering video gaming-related degrees,

Guardian: Video games degrees: 95% fail to hit skills target