"Very few graduates of 'so-called' games courses are fit for purpose"
Ongoing research by Tiga is questioning the value of videogame courses, with developers informing the association that graduates are leaving education lacking employable skills.
Tiga CEO Fred Hasson likening the proliferation of academic options to the influx of media courses that swamped universities in the early 1990's, as the UK now offers videogame courses at over 80 different institutions.
Tiga is in talks with government departments and helping with a Green Paper to be published later this year looking at changes and opportunities for the UK's creative industries.
"What companies have been telling us is that very few of those graduates that come out of 'so-called' games courses are fit for purpose," revealed Hasson, during a speech at yesterday's Northern Exposure conference.
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Friday 11 May 2007
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