Uni or an academy? (1 Viewer)

[chriscasha]

So I have gotten some very encouraging information and want to pursue this even more now.

I am currently interested in gaining a career in Game Design and Development the choice are limited to the ATAR's that I know I can achieve (UTS has an ATAR of 91 or around about that for a Bachelor of Comp Science. Where as a place like Macquarie University offers a Bachelor of information technology - Game design and development with an ATAR of 74.25. I think that the 74.25 is much easier and more in my league out of the two but in saying that 74.25 will be hard for me to get, there are placed that specialise in Game design and development such as AIT (Academy of Information technology) which is a Bachelor of Interactive Media, Raffles with a Bachelor of Arts (Vis com) Majoring in Game design and etc.

So what I would like to see from some people are their options and what they chose in terms of University or an Academy / College?

The courses from AIT, Raffles and etc are heavily geared towards the creative side of Game design which doesn't bother me but I am still tossing up between that and the Macquarie Uni course which is seems to be more of the development side of things.

Links are here if you can help me;

Macquarie: http://courses.mq.edu.au/undergradu...ion-technology---games-design-and-development
AIT: http://www.ait.nsw.edu.au/courses/digital-media/bachelor-interactive-media
Raffles: http://www.raffles.edu.au/barts-games-design

Again if I was not clear as I know I ramble sometimes, which option would I better off going with? (I have already put Macquarie uni in my 1st preference in UAC btw as AIT and a couple of the others require to apply through them, which I have.

Thanks

 

[360]

Don't expect any decent job prospects (if any at all) if you're hoping to get a degree in gaming. If you had spoken to any professionals in the industry, almost all would have told you to go through the traditional route of computer science and specialise after that.

 

[MrBrightside]

Awesome ATAR >> Uni
Not so awesome ATAR >> College

But also look at the subjects you'll be studying in each course and go from there. ATAR is irrelevant, if you hate the subjects in the course.

 

[chriscasha]

Don't expect any decent job prospects (if any at all) if you're hoping to get a degree in gaming. If you had spoken to any professionals in the industry, almost all would have told you to go through the traditional route of computer science and specialise after that.

Oh I know, they have said to go that route but I wont get that ATAR of 90 or so.

Awesome ATAR >> Uni
Not so awesome ATAR >> College

But also look at the subjects you'll be studying in each course and go from there. ATAR is irrelevant, if you hate the subjects in the course.

I am hoping my ATAR is over 60 minimum! Macquarie uni offers a course with a 75 ATAR which isn't so bad.

I have had a look at the courses and what they offer but some of them are pretty generalised.

 

[360]

Oh I know, they have said to go that route but I wont get that ATAR of 90 or so.



I am hoping my ATAR is over 60 minimum! Macquarie uni offers a course with a 75 ATAR which isn't so bad.

I have had a look at the courses and what they offer but some of them are pretty generalised.

There are plenty of places that offer computer science for under 90 ATAR.