   devry university
  who has been to devry university for the game programming?now, what rendering engine do they use (directX, opengl, etc)?and do they use c++ or c#?i might want to go there....wait....is it cheaper than digipen..otherwise i would go to digipen.which is cheaper?   
  All's I know is that they are "Serious about Success".  Wtf does that mean though?  As opposed to "NOT being serious about success"?  Apparently they find it convenient to undermine every other technological instititution by claiming that their curriculum is serious, whereas apparently everyone else, is not.  A bunch of elitist bastards if you ask me.  By the way, don't ask me.   ;  you need to think about what your goals are.  I don't think Digipen is cheap, but there is a huge difference between the two schools. Digipen has been a leader in educating future game programmers for quite some time.  Devry just started their program recently.  One is highly selective, one will let in any one with a checkbook.  I recommend reading the IGDA forums (igda.com/forums) under "breaking into the industry." the topic of game schools has been hashed out numerous times there (some people from Devry have posted about their experience).Regardless of what school you choose to attend, work hard, and understand that you get out what you put in.   ;  DigiPen isn't cheap.You know what they say, you get what you pay for.   ;Quote:Original post by DigiDudeDigiPen isn't cheap.You know what they say, you get what you pay for.this is definitely untrue when it comes to education.   ;Quote:Original post by capn_midnightQuote:Original post by DigiDudeDigiPen isn't cheap.You know what they say, you get what you pay for.this is definitely untrue when it comes to education.I'll say.   ;  does anyone know what if they use directx or opengl for desiging their games?who here has been to that school?   ;Quote:Original post by DigiDudeDigiPen isn't cheap.You know what they say, you get what you pay for.Not so much when it comes to education.  Heck, it's even the same with clothes.  I've seen people pay $80+ for jeans that were faded and ripped.  Doesn't seem like too good of a deal to me.;Quote:Original post by 31337noobdoes anyone know what if they use directx or opengl for desiging their games?who here has been to that school?From what I've read, they aren't forcing you into using either, but rather making you make choices and teaching you technical knowledge. Teaching OpenGL or DirectX specifically would be incredibly foolish, IMO.   ;  I graduated from DeVry with a bachelor's degree in CIS back in 2003.  They didn't have a games program back then.  I'd have to say that they did an okay job on the education part, but they spent a lot more time on business related stuff that I really wanted.  Then again, that's what I get for picking a "business" degree.  The more technical degrees were EET or CET.  CET got to make a Scorched Earth clone in their C++ class.As far as price goes, I wouldn't say they're anymore expensive than any other university. That and I don't think they charge out of state tuition like most state universities.