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Offline Cyber Cobra

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Give Me Some Advice
« on: November 01, 2012, 11:53:26 am »

I am Completing My B.tech in Computer Science engineering This year... And my life time ambition is becoming game programmer...
So plz advice me the courses i have to complete to become game programmer... I heard about PG[post graduation] in Game development..
in INDIA from the college of ICAT .. is it good? or there are any other best colleges in INDIA or in some other country.. I am even ready to study at ABROAD..
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Re: Give Me Some Advice
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2012, 12:19:11 pm »
That's a fairly hard question without a general answer, I'm afraid.

If you do regular computer science you may get a broader understanding of programming in general, which is useful.  However, you will have to learn everything you need to know about game development in your spare time, and it's a hefty amount of stuff.  Lots of people do it this way, however, including myself.

Game development programs are relatively newer, and I am not sure of the quality of all of them.  Or the attached prestige, if it's not from one of the big names.  However, presumably you would get a better grounding in game development in particular, as well having potentially better (read: any at all) contacts into the industry.

Never having worked in the industry for a larger company, I can't really say what they are looking for.
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Re: Give Me Some Advice
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2012, 12:49:24 pm »
If you are looking at a school for game design, watch this first.

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Re: Give Me Some Advice
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2012, 03:02:14 am »
I Want a school name where i can learn Game Programming ( Game development) ... plz .....  i am not considering game designing .....
If there are any schools? what are the requirements to get into ?
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2012, 08:01:23 am »
I suggest you do some research, then. There are lots of such schools with programs, but as I noted our staff has no more experience with them than you do.
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