I have an important question for one of the game programmers

The Hex Core·3/4/2015, 7:06:54 PM·1 votes·812 views

Hi, I would like to know from any of the programmers or even any one of the people at Riot what degree in college would someone go for to become a game programmer?

11 Comments

Tsugaga3/4/2015, 7:10:35 PM1 votes

If you want to become a game developer and you have money, I suggest Full Sail.

Matthias91193/4/2015, 7:29:37 PM1 votes

Computer Science, generally speaking. CE or EE would also work, if you actually took some programming classes.

Oddysseas3/4/2015, 7:51:32 PM1 votes

I am pretty sure as a software engineer you could get a job there but don't take that for granted

Izbiz3/5/2015, 2:49:03 PM1 votes

I hate to be rude. But you really need to figure this out yourself.

And also don't rely on only working for Riot. A Computer Science degree can take 4 years. LoL might not be around that long (although it likely will be).

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+become+a+video+game+programmer

Izbiz3/5/2015, 2:59:47 PM1 votes

Okay good. A lot of people fresh out of high school put all their eggs in one basket. I did that with my first degree (Marketing) and now I'm in school for my second (Computer Science) since the Marketing thing didn't work out and quite frankly was boring as ****.

Anyways, I'm attending University of Alberta's Computer Science program with a Specialization in Software Practices.

From my conversation with an advisor and a few professors, this was the way to go for programming. However, I'm not specifically going for video game programming.

I hope you get a Red's response to help with your decision. No idea where you'd go in the US