Comment Re:Who's telling the truth? (Score 1) 464
People are reading this wrong. It isn't really directed at students as advertising, it is directed at professors, academics, to explain the fundametal different between the ivory tower, research world they live in and the games industry. How can you teach students to go off and get jobs in the game industry if you don't understand it?
As far as tailoring programs towards game companies, it isn't evil at all, it is what the students want. I don't pay $30,000 a year to not get a job afterwards. I want a graduate program that knows how to help me get the jobs I want. Whatever you think about EA personally or based on what you've read, they are a place that makes games and hires people. For my friends who /do/ have a passion for getting into making games, this is a good thing, even if it isn't ideal.
As far as tailoring programs towards game companies, it isn't evil at all, it is what the students want. I don't pay $30,000 a year to not get a job afterwards. I want a graduate program that knows how to help me get the jobs I want. Whatever you think about EA personally or based on what you've read, they are a place that makes games and hires people. For my friends who
