[game_edu] Ph.D. in Digital Game Design

[Linda Sellheim]

Are there any good practice based programs out there, that include the art side?

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On May 14, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Katrin Becker <becker at minkhollow.ca> wrote:


> Hear, hear!!

> 

> On 14/05/2013 8:44 AM, Lee Sheldon wrote:

>> I suspect a PhD program should turn a game maker into a game maker/studier/teacher (who may already instinctively be one, but missing the tool set to become a become a fantastic maker/studier/teacher) who will help us to push past the development and content boundaries we now bump up against on a regular basis, and teach future generations to explore beyond those boundaries at will.

> In Education there are 2 terminal degrees: a PhD and an EdD.

> Perhaps it might make sense to take a similar approach in games?

> One is meant to be more research oriented, and the other more applied.

> 

> Ideally, a PhD in Education is a research-oriented degree (although, admittedly, in practice, it sometimes turns out to be just another study, but that's a different conversation). IMO, a PhD should go beyond learning how to construct studies and do lit reviews - it should also include theory building (and testing). I agree that it is about designing and executing studies, but it should also go beyond that.

> 

> An EdD is typically considered to be an applied, professional degree. It is almost always undertaken by people who are already professionals in the field - and almost always centers around a practical study of some sort. How about "Doctor of Game Design" (GDD) or some such?

> 

> There's a lovely comparison of the two here: http://rossier.usc.edu/academic/phd/phd-vs-edd.html

> 

>> The Ph.D. & Ed.D.: Which is for me?

>> 

>> Did you know? Doctoral degrees in education are not the same! USC Rossier School of Education offers two excellent doctoral degree programs. The Ph.D. is research oriented whereas the Ed.D. is directed towards educational practice and the application of theory and research. The Ed.D. is equal in rigor, but different in substance from the Ph.D. Here is how:

>> 

>> PH.D.	ED.D.

>> Theoretical foundations of the field

>> Development of specialized practitioner skills

>> Application of other foundational or related disciplines

>> Application of other educational foundations and techniques

>> Research which is directed toward theory building

>> Applied research which primarily addresses localized practitioner problems

>> The Ph.D. student would typically be a person who is:

>> 

>> anticipating a faculty career or an area of practice which demands research expertise

>> excited by theory and conceptual analysis

>> tending toward research and has potential for primarily advancing the theory in the field rather than implementing its practice

>> An Ed.D. student would typically be a person who is:

>> 

>> planning on working in the field primarily as a practitioner

>> especially interested in developing new technological capabilities

>> interested in research which tends to emphasize development, evaluation, or field based projects

> 

> -- 

> Katrin Becker, MSc, PhD C.I.D. (sent from Mink Hollow)

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> Adjunct Professor, Mount Royal University (Calgary, AB, Canada)

> Author: The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games published by Wiley, 2011

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