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If I pass all my A levels I hope to be going to uni to start a Computer Science Games Development course and I was wondering has anyone else done this course before or currently doing this course, and if you are could you give me some pointers in what it will involve? Also I haven't really made any games beofore e.g. and flash games on the internet and does anyone know where I could learn or if theres any good books as any help would be nice, Thanks.

cweek2000 wrote:

> Still, there's about as much chance of me
> being a computer games designer as... as...
>
> (erm... anyone got a metaphor for this?)

if you're not even going to apply yourself and give it a try then i have to say i agree with you, you'll never be a games designer.
thousands of people in life don't get what they want, but at least the ones that tried can say they gave it a go.

I'd rather do design stuff, as my imagination pwns j00.
But I never did anything arty ... so wouldn't have been able to get into that side of it anyway. So I went for something between the two.

Your mum.

Very_Metal wrote:
> designers don't program. they design.
> guess what programmers do? :)

I knew you would say that. Still, there's about as much chance of me being a computer games designer as... as...

(erm... anyone got a metaphor for this?)

cweek2000 wrote:
> Best bet is to wait until you've done your A Levels, and then plan
> from there.

except you have to apply before you do them?
Yeah, let's all do our A-levels, then sit around for a year doing nothing because we aren't going to apply until 3 months after we get our results!


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Thanks to all that have answered. I know I have to learn C++ so I better buy some self teach books to get me going before I go to uni. I'm going to wolverhampton uni and its a new course there so its just look what I have been told and hope I learn useful stuff.

I know some stuff about it, because i was interested in looking at game design.
And asked some people what stuff they did.

Basically, you get 4-5 differant main coursework topics.
For example, Making a Mod for Half Life, Creating a Game on drag and drop programs such as the RPG Maker.

Aparently, its a fun course to do and you have alot of time to learn the stuff you need to do, for example, you need to write a mod for a game, which needs to be in C++, so you have the time to research C++ and learn it, etc.
You make the mod, and do a write up about how you did it.

So think of it being like that.
Sounds interesting, but if you're not one of the best, you really dont have many options once you get the degree. That's why i have chosen computer science, so i have something to fall back on, then move on to games if i choose to.

Hope that helps.

Actually, it's kinda the reverse. You get the designers who sit in their a ss with the pizza all day, while the coders finish their work months in advance.

Very_Metal wrote:
> that's management :)

i think your right there.

that's management :)