Those Video Game "Slackers"
According to the New York Times (Nov. 22, 2005) over 100 American colleges, plus many overseas, are offering courses in video game development, as compared to less than 12 universities offering the subject five years ago. Some universities, like Carnegie Mellon, are staffing their program with faculty from a mix of areas. Carnegie Mellon has a professor with a drama background and another with a computer science background. Bing Gordon, chief creative officer of Electronic Arts was quoted as saying that the most successful graduates of digital entertainment programs had come to the field with a multi-disciplinary background.
It's good that other students have the "new" option of studying and pursuing interactive digital games. I'm not a "gamer," so I will gravitate to another venue.
Schiesel, Seth, " Video Games Are Their Major, So Don't Call Them Slackers" New York Times, November 22, 2005.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/22/arts/design/22vide.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th