   Masters in Game Programming
  Hey,Im Praveen Abraham from India..I would like to do masters in game programming but I am really confused on to which university is the best for game prgramming course.I would like to know the best universities for this course in uk or us.Any help would be highly appreciated.Thank you. Regards,Praveen Abraham   
  Pretty much anyone here would probably tell you to just get a masters in CS, and go from there.And wrong forum, but it's too late now.   ;  Hello,Sorry about that Im new here!:D And why is that so? I have completed my undergraduate course in CS.I need some directions on what to do next.Any help would be highly appreciated.Thank you.Regards,Praveen Abraham   ;  Just that regular CS degrees teachs all the knowledge that you need to apply yourself into a game. Though since you have a BS degree from the sound of it, it might be a bit different. I do know that some schools just teach you engine specific knowledge, so you just have to go with it.   ;  There is much debate over the value of a dedicated games degree at any level.However, I'd say Abertay is probably the best in the UK, they host the Dare to be Digital contest and have very strong links with industry.Hull looks good, too, as they seem to provide more depth to the material, the course having evolved from VR.Beyond that, you really should be reading prospectuses and asking questions of potential institutes. You'll be paying a lot of money to study there, make them work for your patronage.Checking their websites for student portfolios should give you an idea of the standard they teach to.HTHA5   ;  In the US, you're probably looking at Digipen which has a Master's program, or one of the few Universities which have advanced degrees in gaming or multimedia technology, like the Guildhall at SMU. I believe UCLA also has programs, but I'm not sure if they're Master's level, and there are a few more here and there.Normally I'm not in favor of Fullsail because I believe their curriculum is too brief, has some extraneous redundancy, and doesn't seem to cover enough CS or Mathematics fundamentals, but being that you should already have that grounding from your Undergraduate work, it might be a worthwhile thing to explore. They *may* offer a post-graduate degree, but I don't believe so. If you go there you may just have to settle for doubling up your Undergraduate degree.*DO NOT* bother with the trade/technical school types like ITT, Devry, University of Pheonix, Collins, or Brown -- they're not worth the money. Technically both Digipen and Fullsail are accredited as Trade schools, because they're essentially too young to become accredited by the same body which accredits Universities, but at least in the case of Digipen, having gone there myself, I can say that they do give you a valuable, if slightly narrow, education. Its not just a degree mill set up to take your money.   ;  It's generally considered that a game specific programming degree is less good than a normal BS in Computer Science from a normal 4-year college or university.  I certainly think that way when screening resumes.  Maybe that will change in the coming years as it becomes a more well developed program; my experience in the last few years with Digipen, etc graduates suggests that I wouldn't hold my breath about that, however.If it's a masters on top of a normal BS in CS then that's probably a plus but it would depend entirely on the quality of your masters thesis project.-me   