   Industry Hotspots
  Programming aside... what are your favorite "game industry" cities and why? I haven't been fortunate enough to live or visit the hotspots like Los Angeles or Washington, but I'm not imagining good things... and actually a bit scared. How long does it take you to get to work?So far Brisbane, Australia sounds really nice ;)   
  Austin, TX seems to be the new mecca of gaming.   ;  Lots of people and companies like Vancouver.  Diverse population, great weather, large talent pool.CheersChris   ;  Montreal is the place to be ;)  We have EA, Ubi, A2M, etc... lots of Universities, lots of graphics schools, etc...  Being bilingual is a plus here, but people only speaking English usually end up doing well anyway.Takes me around 10 mins to get to work.   ;  I can't talk about cities, but you should notice that while you are reading this post you are actually using a device which is in itself quite hotspot for any industrial information processor.   ;  I only heard of Vancouver for being the hotspot in canada.Are there any game programming schools in Montreal?  Ill be antending on in Van soon.   ;  Well, we have our own school but seriously, who cares about game programming schools...   ;  well im going.. so i care!! or should i not? or is there something im missing?   ;  Well, it might be a question of taste, but I'd prefer someone with a comp science degree to someone with a "game programming" degree :)   ;  Manhattan actually has quite a few small studios that work on things like cell phone and flash games.  Very little console game development that I know of, however.   