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UCF Scores Top 10 Rank In Gaming

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By TED JACKOVICS

tjackovics@tampatrib.com

Published: October 21, 2008

Game industry recruiters have their sights on the University of Central Florida. The university in Orlando is one of the 10 schools most frequently mentioned by game industry recruiters among 200 that offer courses in video game development, a Los Angeles Times report says.

Others in the top 10 are:

•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

•Savannah College of Art and Design

Ted Jackovics

ABOUT UCF'S PROGRAM

UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy is a graduate video game design school that offers a master's degree in interactive entertainment. The class that enrolled in August includes 20 prospective producers, 19 artists, and 12 programmers. Information about schools offering courses and degrees in video gaming is available at gamecareerguide.com.

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