[game_edu] Video Game Design/Animation/Programming

[AkramTaghavi-Burris]

Hello All,
 First I want to say that I'm not sure what the top 10 game schools are.

However, I did want to get a chance to plug my school.
For those in the south central US wanting a 2 year program in game 
design and animation you should check out the Oklahoma City Community 
College <http://www.occc.edu>.
Our program offers open enrollment, meaning you don't have to have a 
portfolio and years of art experience, but that would be nice.
This program focuses on the design side of games, from story creations 
to creating 3D models and animations.

Just thought I'd let the word out about our amazing program.
--Akram Taghavi-Burris

Allison Fitzgerald wrote:

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> Thank you all for the feedback.  Michele didn't ask, nor did I state 

> that these were the top 10 game education schools.  I was simply 

> sharing information I had with others.

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> *From:* game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] 

> *On Behalf Of *Darius Kazemi

> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:38 AM

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> *Subject:* Re: [game_edu] Video Game Design/Animation/Programming

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> Hi Michele,

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> I would stay away from Top 10 lists if I were you. The one linked 

> below particularly pays a lot more attention to "gaming" rather than 

> "game education", meaning that the schools may host lots of gaming 

> tournaments but also may not be providing a quality games education. 

> (There are certainly good schools on that list, I'm just saying the 

> criteria are a little out of line for what you were asking.)

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> My friend Jeff Ward wrote an article called "Choosing a School" which 

> sums up my philosophy of how you can pick a good game schoool:

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> http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/298/features/298/choosing_a_.php

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> -Darius

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> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Allison Fitzgerald 

> <allison at computercamps.com <mailto:allison at computercamps.com>> wrote:

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> Hi Michele,

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> I recently came across the article found at the link below that lists 

> the top ten gaming schools in the US.

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> http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_10_Gaming_Schools.html

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> Kind regards,

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> Allison

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> Allison Fitzgerald

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> Emagination Computer Camps

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> [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org <mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org>] 

> *On Behalf Of *Michele Klamer

> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:22 AM

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> *Subject:* [game_edu] Video Game Design/Animation/Programming

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> Where can I locate the top 10 video game schools and what the latest 

> information is re the same? Thank you, Michele

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Akram Taghavi-Burris
Professor of Computer Aided Technology
Oklahoma City Community College
7777 South May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK  73159-4444


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