Glasgow based university set to study videogames thanks to Microsoft's deep pockets
The latest UK university to take a keen interest in videogaming is Glasgow's Caldeonian University, which has announced the opening of a game research centre on its campus dedicated to studying videogame design.
The centre, which has mostly been paid for out of Microsoft's coffers, will complement the university's new masters course in Game Technology, which has also just been launched. It's thought that the university will shortly announce plans to offer undergraduate courses in the field.
Microsoft has also supplied research materials relating to the Xbox to the game research centre. Publishers and platform holders getting involved in game courses at universities is not a new thing by any means; several universities across the UK are already in cahoots with games industry companies and bodies, most notably the University of Abertay in Dundee, whose videogame related courses have been supported by a variety of companies including Sony itself.
The latest UK university to take a keen interest in videogaming is Glasgow's Caldeonian University, which has announced the opening of a game research centre on its campus dedicated to studying videogame design.
The centre, which has mostly been paid for out of Microsoft's coffers, will complement the university's new masters course in Game Technology, which has also just been launched. It's thought that the university will shortly announce plans to offer undergraduate courses in the field.
Microsoft has also supplied research materials relating to the Xbox to the game research centre. Publishers and platform holders getting involved in game courses at universities is not a new thing by any means; several universities across the UK are already in cahoots with games industry companies and bodies, most notably the University of Abertay in Dundee, whose videogame related courses have been supported by a variety of companies including Sony itself.
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