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Originally posted by Pimpalicious316:
Originally posted by TGO:
Originally posted by KyleH:
3 letters....IBM
This topic has also been discussed several times.
the best gaming laptops are alienware...take that how you like it.
gaming and game design are entirely different beasts though.
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i was going to suggest ALienware but then i thought of your reason. if you do decide to go with Alienware, my cousin has a Sager (Alienware) laptop (portable desktop) that he is considering selling. he said his battery just doesnt cut it and is thinking about a Centrino laptop.
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Originally posted by Pimpalicious316:
Originally posted by TGO:
Originally posted by KyleH:
3 letters....IBM
This topic has also been discussed several times.
the best gaming laptops are alienware...take that how you like it.
gaming and game design are entirely different beasts though.
~Andrew
What he said.
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Originally posted by KyleH:
Originally posted by Pimpalicious316:
Originally posted by TGO:
Originally posted by KyleH:
3 letters....IBM
This topic has also been discussed several times.
the best gaming laptops are alienware...take that how you like it.
gaming and game design are entirely different beasts though.
~Andrew
What he said.
by game design, do you mean 3d rendering? graphics design? as well as programming, and possible testing of 3d applications (games)?
If so, you'll probably still get better performance from the alienware.
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Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Ninja!
Seriously stay the fock away from any of these FOR PROFIT education establishments. Do some research and see how the Fed's have been cracking down on them. They are falsfying their grad rates, placement rates, and everythign else.
Get to a normal college and do the 4yr plan, most companies LAUGH at these programs offered by these type of schools and know their training is way below that of a 4yr institution.
Call some prospective companies you would like to work with, companies like Take Two, EA, Sega. Call and talk to their Recruting/hiring rep and ask them where they recruit their employees from.
Call a headhunter who specializes in gamin and find out if students from your school ever get placed.
Do your homework before you ever step foot in. These schools are notoriously bad and their used car-salesman like tactics to get you to sign while they get you student loans is ridiculous. These guys make commission, normal 4yr schools do not base their acceptance on your ability to pay!
where in the hell did you get this from? I've never heard anything bad about these schools from anyone. A game design program is not even offered at any 4 year universities in this state. While I have experienced them trying to get me to sign my life away on student loans (I have yet to do so) I hardly believe that this school is considered a joke.
I prefer the 2.5 year degree program (I have already been in school for 3 years) and I certainly believe that I will have enough knowledge within those 2.5 years to have a successful career.
IMO you will learn much more once you enter into the field anyway.
So we will see but the chances of me turning back over reports like this (which may not even be specific to my school) are slim.
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Originally posted by TGO:
Originally posted by KyleH:
Originally posted by Pimpalicious316:
Originally posted by TGO:
Originally posted by KyleH:
3 letters....IBM
This topic has also been discussed several times.
the best gaming laptops are alienware...take that how you like it.
gaming and game design are entirely different beasts though.
~Andrew
What he said.
by game design, do you mean 3d rendering? graphics design? as well as programming, and possible testing of 3d applications (games)?
If so, you'll probably still get better performance from the alienware.
If they were really serious about their graphics work they wouldn't be considering a laptop in the first place since even the fastest doesn't hold a candle to a desktop in graphics power.
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Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
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where in the hell did you get this from? I've never heard anything bad about these schools from anyone.
Look man, I've consulted at The 3DO Company which was founded by Trip Hawkins, the same Trip Hawkins that created Tim Magazines product of the year in 1993 as well as the same guy who founded EA in 1982.
Here is an expose CBS 60-Minutes did on for profit Colleges:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/11/60minutes/main772913.shtml
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IMO you will learn much more once you enter into the field anyway.
This is true for any career, but I think Fmr's point is that you might find it difficult to enter the field with a degree from your chosen school. I haven't a clue, I'm just saying.
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A game design program is not even offered at any 4 year universities in this state.
I believe you are mistaken on that one (unless you meant 4-year public universities). UAT, which has one of the few 4-year Game Design programs in the entire nation (as well as Master's programs), is in Tempe as well, only a few miles away from Collins College. And is fully-accredited and I've seen them mentioned in several articles on the rising emergence of game design programs.
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Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
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where in the hell did you get this from? I've never heard anything bad about these schools from anyone.
Look man, I've consulted at The 3DO Company which was founded by Trip Hawkins, the same Trip Hawkins that created Tim Magazines product of the year in 1993 as well as the same guy who founded EA in 1982.
Here is an expose CBS 60-Minutes did on for profit Colleges:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/11/60minutes/main772913.shtml
Wow, that definitely has me thinking twice now. As if I haven't hit enough speed bumps in trying to pick a school and have a successful career.
I was also accepted to UAT ( University of Advancing Technology) but I can't get into school there until Jan vs October of Collins College. I was leaning more towards UAT but did not want to have to wait. Maybe I should? They seem a little more professional and unlike what was described in that article vs Collins College.
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Originally posted by sigma:
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IMO you will learn much more once you enter into the field anyway.
This is true for any career, but I think Fmr's point is that you might find it difficult to enter the field with a degree from your chosen school. I haven't a clue, I'm just saying.
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A game design program is not even offered at any 4 year universities in this state.
I believe you are mistaken on that one (unless you meant 4-year public universities). UAT, which has one of the few 4-year Game Design programs in the entire nation (as well as Master's programs), is in Tempe as well, only a few miles away from Collins College. And is fully-accredited and I've seen them mentioned in several articles on the rising emergence of game design programs.
Thank you for saying that...I was talking about public universities. And I have already been accepted to UAT as I said in my post above. Maybe that is the better choice?
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Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
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where in the hell did you get this from? I've never heard anything bad about these schools from anyone.
Look man, I've consulted at The 3DO Company which was founded by Trip Hawkins, the same Trip Hawkins that created Tim Magazines product of the year in 1993 as well as the same guy who founded EA in 1982.
Here is an expose CBS 60-Minutes did on for profit Colleges:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/11/60minutes/main772913.shtml
Wow, that definitely has me thinking twice now. As if I haven't hit enough speed bumps in trying to pick a school and have a successful career.
I was also accepted to UAT ( University of Advancing Technology) but I can't get into school there until Jan vs October of Collins College. I was leaning more towards UAT but did not want to have to wait. Maybe I should? They seem a little more professional and unlike what was described in that article vs Collins College.
Look JiggaJerry,
take some fall term classes at community college and ensure they transfer to UAT.
Stay the hell away from For Profit shools! And don't forget to apply for internships at all the design studios you can during your Soph and Junior summers!
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