Anybody heard anything about Flashpoint Academy in Chicago?

[Jrecee]

Nope I don't miss it at all. . . Last math course I took was first semester my jr year of highschool. . . that was 7 years ago.

[trdbglr]

mmm... education oriented topic [salivate-salivate-salivaaate]

Um... as for not using anything past 3rd grade math in real life, well, it depends on what life you end up having, but I feel that the higher maths (mine being Calculus which is not that high) are good in that they just give a good sense of the power of math. And to put it another way, its about how math is so central to reality and our perception of it. Like, with math, you can figure out physical situations which someone would have looked at 300 years ago and been like, hmm... I've just have to eyeball that because what I'm looking at is simply not solvable w/ math.

Granted I don't use these things in everyday life, but I am aware of them. It's like driving a car. To drive a car you don't need to know very much, and for basic diagnostics you don't need to know much either. But regardless everyone should know how a 4 stroke engine works, just so you know what's going on.

That's what higher math is for me, understanding what the hell is going on on a basic level.

You may not miss it, but you're definitely "missing" something.

[Limewater]

I hate it. And anything above 3rd grade level math is useless for 99% of people in 99% of daily life.

If that 99% of people knew more math, they'd likely find more reasons to use it.

And, for that 99% of people, in the 1% of the time they need math, it's often a real lifesaver.

This is, of course, accepting your assumed numbers.

The inability to properly use logic has lead to a lot of terrible decisions thoughout history.

[onemanfilmcrew]

Hey, I'm glad everyone is reminiscing about math classes from years gone by, but by chance has anyone heard anything about the college?

[Limewater]

Hey, I'm glad everyone is reminiscing about math classes from years gone by, but by chance has anyone heard anything about the college?

I have not, but then again, I'm in a technical field and don't really follow art programs.

Personally, I am a little wary of game design degree programs. I am not under the impression that they are not all that helpful in getting an actual job in game design. Of course, I don't know what your goals are.

[Jrecee]

Hey if you like math more power to you. Some people just don't find it difficult and in that case you may as well learn as much of it as you can if you feel it's worth knowing. But some people (me) suck at it and find it extremely annoying that it's required learning for high school and then again in a lot of colleges. Learning how a car engine works would be much more beneficial as required learning. If someone is barely managing to get through freshmen math it's pretty clear it won't become a major part of their career.

[dlmvii]

Of course, the .1% of people that intensely use math indirectly make life better for the other 99.9% of people.

[trdbglr]

I just read up on the wiki. Looks like all two year degrees though, not desirable unless you've already got a Bachelor's under your belt imo.

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"The school offers certificates, and is applying for degree-granting authority to offer Associate Degrees" (Wikipedia)

That sucks. Not real degrees, though I'm not sure how much clout the school has in the industry.

[Limewater]

I only ever hear about a few schools really being worth one's time for a game-related degree.

Digipen is one. I don't recall the others.

[MrPopo]

In all honest you're better off getting a Design or CS degree if you're interested in game development (whichever part you're interested in, the programming or the art assets). Getting a general degree like that tends to put you in a spot of not necessarily knowing how to do their specific task but you will be able to train up on the job quickly. A guy who can switch from Java to C++ to PHP is more valuable to a company than a guy who knows every in and out of Perl but can't do anything else.