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Robin Hunicke joins UC Santa Cruz faculty
Thatgamecompany veteran joins university as Associate Professor of Art & Game Design
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AIAS doles out 2014 scholarships
Foundation names recipients for this year's Randy Pausch and Mark Beaumont Scholarships
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BAFTA Young Game Designers gets a reboot
"We're now able to reach more young people, from a wider age group, than ever before"
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UK devs establish Next Gen Skills Academy
New £6.5 million initiative will teach relevant skills to a new generation of industry talent
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Oculus co-founder donates $31 million to University of Maryland
Brendan Iribe gives back to his old school, will have new computer science building named after him
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Video game degrees in the US increase by 50% in five years
Latest figures reveal that there are now 390 colleges and universities in North America offering courses in video game design
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SETI Institute to host game jam
Entries must be themed around the search for intelligent alien life and feature real scientific data
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Valve grows support for iD Tech camps
"The support Valve has provided over the years is a tremendous value"
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God of War devs leading UCLA course
Marianne Krawczyk and Whitney Wade sharing their skills in September
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Dare to be Digital 2014 launches
"Dare to be Digital is a central part of the UK's seeding programme"
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SOE GIRL Scholarship winner announced
Erin Loelius is latest student to win internship through the programme
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TIGA and UCL partner for new professional course
The Games Quarter offers "diverse and holistic approach" to development for industry
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Aardman and Nominet launch "kiddy-coder" contest
Combines Scratch coding platform with Shaun the Sheep
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Tracy Fullerton to direct USC games program
Fullerton, who's been on the faculty at USC since 1999, will now act as the first ever director of the USC Games program
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SuperAwesome launches Future8 Awards
Partners with The Guardian for competition aimed at young people
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CodeClub: 30,000 kids and counting
MD Laura Kirsop on her mission to teach CSS, HTML and Python to 9-11 year olds
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Your game portfolio is your greatest asset
A game design education is nothing without a portfolio to show employers - Neil Druckmann, Jesse Schell and Albert Shih weigh in
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Video Game Education Opens Doors
Mike Gallagher, President and CEO, Entertainment Software Association, on how games and STEM will boost America's tech sector overall
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Teacher's Lounge: Insider Views on Games Education
Five leading professors discuss the growth of games education and what needs to happen to better the industry
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SOE: Teaching students to self-critique is crucial
The G.I.R.L. scholarship and its perspective on the changing role of education
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Teaching the Games Business
It's not enough to teach students to code, draw or design; truly well-trained staff must also understand the commercial sides of the business
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Education vs. Vocation
The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck on the complex tension between learning the craft and getting a job
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"Games making should appeal to children as much as games playing"
Ian Livingstone on how to make sure education is serving the industry and getting away from "academic snobbery"
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Spector aims to build "Navy SEALs of game development training"
Industry veteran hoping to fill a critical void in the games business; he wants to cultivate the next round of leaders
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Mind Candy launches tech magazine for girls
Moshi Monsters developer encouraging girls to code, animate and design