I really do love psychology, but on occasion, I fantasize about being a student again today and what I might choose to study.
Hands down, the most fun major I’ve heard of anywhere is the University of Southern California’s Interactive Media major. You got it…go to school to learn to design videogames! Now that’s homework that doesn’t seem like work! Actually, I’m sure it’s very difficult. My computer science students are the ones who ask questions about how much sleep deprivation can you have before you become psychotic.
The interactive media people are becoming very sophisticated. In an earlier post, we mentioned Jo Clay’s Strange Analyst software. I’ve had some nice email conversations with Jo about women and gaming. But back to her software….it allows game developers to compare their concept with 18,000 others. I didn’t know there were that many games! You can download a trial copy here. Sounds like this would be a very useful item for USC’s budding game developers.
Am I planning on going back to school…no, not anytime soon. Duty calls.
