Launch of new distance learning computer games courses
The world¹s first distance learning course, designed to train would-be computer designers and developers, has been launched by UK training specialist Train2Game.
The courses have been written by DR Studios and have received the backing of Tiga, which will become the independent examination body.
The new T2G courses enable students to achieve a Tiga Diploma in Games Development and Games Design and are the first ever computer games courses that allow trainees to study in their own time, at their own pace, at home or at work.
The T2G courses are structured in easy to follow modules and cover a comprehensive itinerary of subjects: from technical and programming to modelling, design and marketing. The courses are priced at around £4,960 pounds.
Richard Wilson CEO of Tiga, said: "The UK games development industry has some difficulties finding suitably qualified candidates to fill vacancies in their development studios. A Tiga survey of game developers last year showed that 63 per cent of respondents had faced skills shortages over the previous 12 months. Vacancies for programmers were particularly difficult to fill.
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"The new T2G courses are designed by the industry for the industry and are relevant to current industry needs. Tiga members have an opportunity to provide input into the course content and the exam questions through the Tiga Examinations Committee. We hope that this new industry-led initiative by T2G will increase the supply of well-trained, enthusiastic and employable new entrants into the industry."
T2G's marketing director Mike Head added: "Leading computer games firms want young people with imagination and vision, who understand games and how to put them together. That doesn¹t always equate with academic success or university graduates, yet because a student hasn¹t done to well at school or who hasn¹t gone to college, it shouldn't stop them breaking into something they really want to do and could be potentially good at such as games development. We set up T2G to bridge that gap."
For more information visit: www.train2game.com.
The world's first huh? What have the guys at 3dbuzz and other places been thinking all this time??
For another perspective on this training you should check out the post on Train2game in the digital trends . com forum posted 25/03
"The new T2G courses are designed by the industry for the industry and are relevant to current industry needs."
Erm, who exactly designs the courses? Is it purely members of DR Studios? Because, no offence to them, if it is then you have to wonder about the breadth of the courses. If you look at DR's games, they're all of similar genres:
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Unless I'm mistaken - and I'm happy to hold my hand up and say I am if I am - then this ISN'T a course "designed by" the industry. It's a course designed by one studio, with a very limited experience of genres? Am I missing something? That's not to belittle DR, but to point out that it's NOT a course "designed by the industry".
Aside from TIGA and DR, have any other studios actually endorsed this course?? No offence to TIGA, but surely it'd be more impressive if individual studios said positive things about it. And don't give me any of this "TIGA speaks for the industry" malarky.
And what exactly can you learn on this course that you couldn't learn in your spare time with some good books, a good mod project, and a lot of application? And that would all be free.
Lastly, anyone noticed the jobs section of the DR Studios website? The people who run Train2Game say that there are jobs out there - yet the very studio that is involved in delivering the course says they're not looking for anyone?
Sorry dude, you were the second.
The first Game Development course at distance was "Desenvolvendo Jogos 2D com C# e Microsoft XNA" (Developing 2D Games with C# and Microsoft XNA) with its first class beginning in march/2009.
It´s only search in the Google by this: "Desenvolvendo Jogos 2D com C# e Microsoft XNA". I coundn't post the link here in comment because it is blocked.
There are also 7 games produced as results of this class, which can be viewed by searching in the Google by "programadoresdejogos gameplayer spacesocket" and clicking on the links
Well I'm not impressed at all with Train2Game because I enquired about the games developer course and have heard nothing back at all and that was over 2-3 weeks ago. I will be looking elsewhere for the course.
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