[casual_games] the content problem from a casualgameperspective.

[Jónas Björgvin Antonsson]

I don't think that logic applies to the whole process of making a casual game. Surely formal comuter science education helps programmers, for example, since it creates an understanding of underlying theories.

 

I would also venture that art school can help talented people get better at their trade and help them really master their techniques and personal style...

 

Although some people graduate witout what it takes to "cut it", that does not mean that education is almost useless and a waste of time/effort.

 

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From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Ian Smith-Dahl
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On Sep 19, 2007, at 5:20 AM, Jónas Björgvin Antonsson wrote:





l like education is taking a beating here. I don't think going to school is a bad thing. Education is positive because, if it is done right, it helps people understand the most fundamental aspects of their trade and how they can leverage that knowledge. That can be quite valuable. So if a person that has drive, imagination and skill decides to go through university I think that is a good thing for everyone.

 

I'm going to hop in here and echo the sentiments of the former jazz musician who posted earlier.    I went to a prestigious art school, and a lot of the people there were under the impression that a fancy degree from a fancy school would make them the next Warhol.      Some fields of knowledge are difficult to prove.    If you want to build bridges, catch criminals or do brain surgery, a degree is a useful way to show what you can do -- because showing the actual work is difficult.    But in jazz and painting and casual games, it's relatively easy to show a portfolio of work.    That makes the degree as a piece of paper more or less useless.     Therefore, while an engineer, police academy cadet or doctor should probably focus on grades in school, the jazz musicians, painters and casual game makers of the world, if they go to school, need to focus on the actual learning.     In theory, going to school should help.   But only if you approach it with learning in mind, not just the degree / grades.

 

I guess what I'm saying is that In a lot of fields a degree pretty much always helps.    In this field, the degree doesn't help.   But you hopefully really do learn something during your years at school.

 

 

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