Report Says UCF Is Known Commodity In Video Game Industry

By TBO.COM | Staff
Published: October 20, 2008

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The University of Central Florida is one of the 10 schools most frequently mentioned by game industry recruiters among 200 schools offering courses in video game development, a Los Angeles Times report says.

Others in the top 10 listing are the University of Southern California, Southern Methodist University. Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, DigiPen Institute of Technology in Richmond, Wash., Vancouver Film School in Vancouver, British Columbia and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.,

Information about schools offering courses and degrees in video gaming, including listings of Florida schools is available on www.gamecareerguide.com.

Among the local schools listed are St. Petersburg College - Seminole campus; Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota; the Art Institute of Tampa; and the M.I.A. Training Center School of Visual Effects in Tampa.