Ubisoft and Quebec to Create GameDev Courses 38
Ubisoft and the Canadian government are coordinating to create a game development university on the scenic Ubisoft campus, reports Gamespot. Marking continued cooperation between Ubisoft and the Quebecois government, the new 'university' would be in direct competition with EA's similar program set in California. From the article: "Ubisoft Campus students will receive degrees accredited by Québec's Ministry of Education. For undergraduates, each study program will be 45 weeks long, divided into three 15-week terms. The school will also offer master's programs in computer science and software engineering, with added courses in digital imaging and electronics."
Who is this aimed at? (Score:5, Insightful)
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I am currently studying in Quebec city in the province of Quebec in Canada and most people have a hard time speaking or understanding english although many of our books are written in english. It is the same situation in Sherbrooke where the Ubisoft campus will be located so it is pretty sure that the courses will be in french.
reference [radio-canada.ca] in french.
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Perhaps they're educating level/graphics designers and modellers.
45 weeks sounds not so bad then.
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Lets hope... (Score:3, Insightful)
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Unlike the film industry where the producer funds almost everything, the publisher kind of just burn CDs and throw in a commercial here and there.
Re:I am so applying (Score:1, Informative)
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Americans are often described as closed-minded imperialists. Please don't make it true of yourself; study languages, cultures, history, etc... Not because you need to, but because it'll help you get more out of life and become a better person.
- Second generation immigrant, grew up in a suburb of Québec City, now at U de Montréal, where he frequently finds himself advocating bilingualism to strict francophones.
How could you possibly care. (Score:1)
Je comprends ce que tu dis et ca fait beaucoup de sens.
Comment pourrais-tu comprendre le besoin d'être bilingue si ce n'est pas ta langue qui disparaît.
Toi tu me dis pourquoi apprendre le francais. Et moi je te réponds, pourquoi pas ? Quel mal y a t'il dans l'apprentissage du francais ?
C'est précisément à cause de gens comme toi que personne n'essaie d'apprendre l'anglais au québec ou d'apprendre le francais da
I remember when they done this in Middlesex Uni (Score:5, Interesting)
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If a mayor scoop-up like that happens in the first year, that would be promising for the years to come, not ?
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Are the professors good? (Score:4, Insightful)
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Because it's not about *fun* but *design*.
The art part and the storyline is not given to a developer to produce you know...You may not even ever see a sprite on your screen while working.
How can I accept a game design professor's ideas when I disagree fundamentally on what I think is fun?
Because you say I always doubted my math and physics professors in school and it sounds nothing wil change it. If you cannot trust someone that is your teacher in some field, forget it and learn by yourself. But you will never find anyone to trust you either.This is a joke, right? (Score:3, Insightful)
I've been to Ubisoft's offices in Montreal to apply for a job. They don't have a campus. They only have one floor in a run-down multi-floor building in Old Montreal (Semi-downtown). There IS no campus...
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(it's not in the article)
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Is the EA course (Score:2)
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No, but EA's course will have a class on buying stocks in rivals companys and how to slowly crush everyone to death.
What a scam! (Score:3, Insightful)
loan program an now they take that money from public education
and give it to the private sector. Free access to public
education is in danger here. I fear that the next generation
will leave many brilliant people to sell burgers because they
couldn't afford to go to the state sponsored private
universities.
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