sam.collins

Hey Andrew, I am really surprised by your reply. Anyways, do you know anything about the CMU's program or the FIEA's program. See, the problem is I am an international student, so I cannot apply to any of the jobs at the US as I should have graduated from an university at US. So no matter what I will have to pick a school and graduate so that I can make most of the things easy for me. So please let me which school you suggest would help me make a good game programmer out of myself. I dont want a school that teaches me everything from ground up. All I look for in a school is some quality teaching, good fellow students with whom I can make a quality demo and stuff and the school must have good industry contacts so that I can get an internship. Considering this please reply. Thanks, Sam Collins

Guys, Please give me a direct answer to this question. Which of the following three school has a better curriculum that is tailer made for game programmers and has an excellent placement record. (1) DigiPen (MS in CS) (2) FIEA (MS in Interactive Entertainment) (3) CMU (Masters of Entertainment Technology) P.S: I am an international student, so I have to absolutely sure that I land on a job after my graduation. Sam Collins

Guys, Thanks for taking your time to reply but the answers are kinda vague and succint... I do understand that a traditional bachelors in CS provides the bastions for all round programming and that's why I took it up in first place... I am in my senior year and I need someone to lend me a hand to choose the right school for pursuing a masters in CS with game programming as the focus... The schools I shortlisted are mentioned above... Please pass on your comments pertinent to them and give me your preferences as to which you would attend... Thanks, Sam Collins...

As the pic suggests I am pretty much burnt out rummaging around the net for the correct information pertinent to a Masters in CS with Game Programming as the focus... All right, here's the deal... I am doing a traditional Bachelors in CS and I am in my senior year now and am planning to do a Masters in CS that focuses on Game Programming... I want to break into the Gaming Industry with style (no arrogance) i.e go ahead and start solving cool and tough problems at the place I work for(hopefully EA/ACTIVISION/MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS/...)... And here are the connundrums that I am faced with: (1) DigiPen offers M.S in CS and everything seems perfect... But at times some studios tend to have more ppl from CMU's ETC... Why is that..? (2) CMU's MET curriculum just is so delusional... I mean did you have a look... Whats it got I have no clue... Semester 1: there's improvisational acting(Cool), and building virtual worlds(fine) and thats it... Semester 2,3,4 has project sessions and electives... Is it enough to give you an edge in Game Programming... Unless I am missing the big picture... (3) Is there anything that is better than these two... I have considered FIEA... their curriculum is decent and I might think of it if I dont get into DigiPen... Please give me real and possitive advice coz (concentrate here), I am an international student and I dont want to go over there and find out that I already know this stuff or I should not weep that I could have done this by myself and worry abt the drowning money.... Thanks... Please reply guys... I am desperate for an answer... Coz I need to choose... Sam Collins...