Online Video Game Development Design Courses Now Available



April 21 2005 The Game Institute and httpwwwgatlineducationcom Gatlin Education Services announced today their partnership in providing online video game development courses to institutions of higher learning across the country These video game development courses are designed to give those interested in the rapidly expanding video game industry the skills necessary to seek employment in that and a number of related professions including general computing corporate applications databases web applications entertainment media development 3D computer animation for film and video engineering applications computeraided manufacturing robotics simulations and emerging technologies artificial intelligence biotechnology The videogame industry is a multibillion dollar global business that is growing rapidly Joe Meenaghan president of the Game Institute said Giving students the opportunity to take rigorous coursework through the Game Institute will open doors for them into this emerging industry Prior to its partnership with the Game Institute httpwwwgatlineducationcom Gatlin Education offered the 3ds Max certification program a course geared towards the design development and animation of 3D video game characters CEO Stephen Gatlin believes the combination of his current course offerings and the new programs provides interested students with a wellrounded source for video game training We seek to be at the forefront of technology in education Gatlin said Working in such a rapidly developing industry requires up to date courses which we are proud to provide According to the Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA 45 percent of the American population 145 million people plays video games which places those who can develop creative state of the art concepts at a fast and reliable pace in high demand A survey to be published in the April issue of Game Developer magazine states that the average annual salary for entry level videogame programmers is $54300 much higher than that of most entry level occupations Since seventy two percent of users claim they play because games are challenging and stimulating staying on top of consumer demand is important when training new developers The leap in required knowledge from competent generalpurpose coder to games coder has grown significantly Alex Tchernychov independent game developer said in a review of the institute's programs The Game Institute provides a serious advantage with a focused curriculum and an attention to detail Game Institute courses are developed by experts in the fields of computer science and interactive entertainment many of which have developed successful commercial game titles authored bestselling industry textbooks or taught at the graduate or undergraduate level Courses are constantly being added to ensure that the latest techniques and product releases are represented Several academic partners offer college credit for institute courses Game programming is hard work but if you can program games you can program anything Meenaghan said Our courses teach the hard stuff in a fun and engaging way Our students appreciate the value of challenging coursework They come away confident that their training is stateoftheart and industry relevant httpwwwgatlineducationcom Gatlin Education Services is the largest provider of asynchronous webbased instructorsupported training to colleges and universities GES openenrollment programs are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many indemand occupations For more information on Gatlin Education Services visit httpwwwgatlineducationcom Direct media inquiries to Sandy Bell at 9729342850 or email protected from spam bots Contact Sandy Bell Gatlin Education Services 9729342850 Fax 9729342870 httpwwwgatlineducationcom



Online Video Game Development Design Courses Now Available