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[NotAllThere]

Moat people working in producing games are relatively speaking quite low paid. Loads of people want to do it, not enough jobs.

[LondonManc]

A simple read of the summary says that it will offer a mix of lessons in business, media and (e-)sport.

Massive industry that will no doubt appeal to more as lockdowns see people reluctant to engage in social intercourse beyond PS5 pals and so forth.

[ladymuck]

My suggestion was to call it BA Digital Business or something like that at least. Give the poor buggers a chance when they're inevitably applying for jobs as recruiters some years from now

It's ok, the 5 years experience in a pub serving pints will override the need to worry about what degree they have

[thelastrosbif]

BTec in video gaming

E-sports: College among first to offer BTec - BBC News

My suggestion was to call it BA Digital Business or something like that at least. Give the poor buggers a chance when they're inevitably applying for jobs as recruiters some years from now

[d000hg]

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Like any sport, you put your body on the line

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[DoctorStrangelove]

I doubt that!

Me too, you could smell the games programmers from the other end of the corridor.

[SueEllen]

They will teach stuff like business, accounting and psychology.

[Uncle Albert]

There's a lot of money in it for the top players/teams.

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[d000hg]

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I doubt that!

[fullyautomatix]

I know a son of an acquaintance who did a degree in video gaming in Scotland and was on 125k job two years after graduating.

[darmstadt]

Like it or loath it, e-sports are a real thing now. If you can make a career out of it, you can study it

That said I'm unclear what they teach you... business and tech skills around the gaming itself? It's not like if you study sports at college you get taught how to take free kicks.

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[d000hg]

Like it or loath it, e-sports are a real thing now. If you can make a career out of it, you can study it

That said I'm unclear what they teach you... business and tech skills around the gaming itself? It's not like if you study sports at college you get taught how to take free kicks.

[Paddy]

BTec in video gaming

E-sports: College among first to offer BTec - BBC News