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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Viper_Fujax on January 03, 2006, 01:52:27 PM

Title: College Advice
Post by: Viper_Fujax on January 03, 2006, 01:52:27 PM: This is the only forums i go to so..just looking for advice.

I kind of slept on my major because of break, and registration for classes already began yesterday. So i have to change mine so i can pick the right classes (their system makes u pick certain classes that only go to your major).

Anyway, the only things i could see myself getting into is game development, and something football related (stats, players, news, etc). The problem with the football thing is that im pretty bad at speaking, so im not sure if "Communications" is the right major for me..or if that would fall under communications.

I PM\'ed Knotter about game development, but im not 100% sure about it. If he didnt like the hours and that was probably his first choice, than i kind of doubt that I will make it since i am thinking about it because im changing my major.

so what would i major in for something football related? or game development (i cant even find the major that would have game development..except computer science er something)?
Title: College Advice
Post by: Luke on January 03, 2006, 02:08:07 PM: Most colleges arent going to have a game devolopment degree. You would have to go Computer Science.
Title: College Advice
Post by: mm on January 03, 2006, 02:18:41 PM: learn how to program (see if you even like it)

then decide
Title: College Advice
Post by: Titan on January 03, 2006, 02:51:38 PM: Football? Try physical training.
Title: College Advice
Post by: videoholic on January 03, 2006, 03:27:05 PM: Yep. You need to be in Physical Therapy or something like that for Football. And I\'d suggest learning how to code as well for computers.
Title: College Advice
Post by: Luke on January 03, 2006, 04:06:36 PM: Indeed, all the reasearch I\'ve done into game development pointed towards programming as a great thing to learn.

Alas, I tried it, and hated it.
Title: College Advice
Post by: Magoo on January 03, 2006, 05:04:20 PM: How about Sports Management as a major? You can go a lot of routes from there.
Title: College Advice
Post by: hyper on January 03, 2006, 06:20:22 PM: My roommate\'s brother majored in computer science and he got to take a class in which all he did was review video games. Seems like CS is the way to go if you are geared to that sort of thing.
Title: College Advice
Post by: THX on January 03, 2006, 06:36:25 PM: Programming is b!tch to learn at first, but you can really get creative when writing your own code & scripts from scratch.

Force yourself to learn it if you\'re really interested in game development, meaning take a CS 110+ class. I don\'t think anyone is a programmer because they loved it from the get-go. It\'s something they worked hard at and once they learned the in\'s & out\'s, they saw how it all works. Sorta like ne0 and the matrix ;>
Title: College Advice
Post by: Avatarr on January 03, 2006, 07:11:00 PM: I guess that makes me a nerd. I loved being able to make my own shit right from the get go. My first real program was a stupid piano thing that used the PC speakers for sound and they keyboard for keys. ^_^_^_^
Title: College Advice
Post by: Luke on January 03, 2006, 07:23:54 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Avatarr
thing that used the PC speakers for sound

That\'s science fiction.
Title: College Advice
Post by: videoholic on January 03, 2006, 07:36:31 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Avatarr
I guess that makes me a nerd. I loved being able to make my own shit right from the get go. My first real program was a stupid piano thing that used the PC speakers for sound and they keyboard for keys. ^_^_^_^

I programmed chim chim cherie with a fireplace showing on a screen with my TI 99/4a long ago. Saved it to tape... Man I wanted a disc drive so bad.
Title: College Advice
Post by: Avatarr on January 03, 2006, 08:24:01 PM: I did mine on a 386 DX\\66 ^_^