Defining the expectation gap: A comparison of industry needs and existing game development curriculum

FDG 2009 - 4th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 129-136

  McGill, Monica M ^a  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Game concentration; Game curriculum; Game developer; Game industry; Higher education; Required skills; Skills; Software developer

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PROGRAM; COLLEGE GRADUATES; GAME DEVELOPMENT; GAME INDUSTRY; HIGHER EDUCATION; INDUSTRY NEEDS; POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPER; SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE; SURVEY RESEARCH; TECHNICAL SKILLS;

COLLEGE BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CURRICULA; INDUSTRY;

SURVEYS;

EID: 71149100706     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1536513.1536542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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