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Grande Prairie Regional College

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Grande Prairie Regional College is a public post-secondary college in Alberta, Canada. It publishes material on its programs, including a report on its B.Sc. Computer Game Development degree.

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Cover of B.Sc. Computer Game Development: Why Not?
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B.Sc. Computer Game Development: Why Not?

This paper, presented at the DiGRA 2005 conference, argues for a new four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a Game Development specialization at Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, Canada.

  • The paper proposes a four-year B.Sc. in Computer Science with a Game Development specialization at Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, Canada, motivated by declining computing science enrolments in North America since around 2000.
  • The authors argue the computer game industry, with global sales exceeding $30 billion, offers strong economic growth and largely unmet demand for qualified graduates.
  • The central thesis is that a game development program can meet industry needs while preserving the integrity of a standard computing science education by blending ACM computing curriculum guidelines with the International Game Developers Association's curriculum framework.
Game DevelopmentAIMarket Analysis+2
Grande Prairie Regional CollegeJan 2005