February 4, 2005

Joysticks in the Classroom: Game-Design Programs Take Off

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

As Southern Methodist U. graduates its first class of video-game creators, similar courses flourish elsewhere despite skepticism among the pros

Article: Programs and Courses in Video-Game Design

When Jackie Gan first learned about Southern Methodist University's graduate-level video-game-design program, she was sitting stark naked in front of its inaugural class -- 28 young men who had abandoned jobs as computer programmers, artists, or office workers to try to

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