The University of California, Santa Cruz, has approved a new major in computer game design, the first of its kind in the UC system. The new major, leading to a B.S. degree, provides students with a ...

The development of interactive computer video games has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that caters to the legions of gaming enthusiasts with a steady output of new games featuring ever greater ...

Next year, the university will launch a four-year undergraduate program in computer game design, aimed at giving students the technical and creative skills essential in an industry that's become ...

One of the best schools in the world to study computer game design started out as a private company. DigiPen Institute of Technology, a for-profit school with 1,200 students in Redmond, WA, was ...

Fundamentals of computer game design. Topics include: Plot, narrative and character, simulation for creating game worlds, AI for synthetic characters, tuning game play.

“New Media,” “Computer Game Design,” and “Cyber Security” are just a handful of the upcoming internet-focused fields that some institutes of higher learning are adding to their list of ...

”The games business is a crapshoot,” said Chris Crawford, a San Jose game designer who by most accounts is one of the few successful independent computer game authors.

Although educational games have been used for a considerable time, their true potential for enhancing achievement and motivation is still being explored. We argue in this paper that we may get closer ...

Even if you're a casual fan of computer or video games, chances are you've heard of Sid Meier, the veteran computer game designer who co-founded MicroProse with Bill Stealey in 1982.