<p>Hi all:</p>
<p>From some of the threads it sounds as if Ga Tech's Computational Media program is cutting edge. My son is interested in game design and in particular level design.</p>
<p>Here are my questions:
1. Does anyone have any pros or cons about the Ga Tech Computation Media program which he should be aware of?
2. Does anyone know what job opportunities/salaries have been achieved by those graduating from the program?
3. If we are able to set up a meeting with professors in the program during a visit, are their any professors who are really worth speaking with?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I noticed you live in Atlanta and have provided direct links to the computational media program. Are you involved in the program? If yes, what do you like or don't like about GT or the computational media program?</p>
<p>I know nothing about the program because it is a new program. But I can tell you about the school. It is a tough school your son will work for his degree. If he can manage that he will fine and the experience will be rewarding</p>
<p>Yes. It does appear to be quite an outstanding school and the opportunity to explore through the different "threads" and specialize in different areas is certainly worthy of further exploration.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback!</p>
<p>aka HCI. my S has an HCI degrees from CMU and Toronto. For CMU-HCI, undergrad, it is offered only as a second BS degree, selective program beginning in the junior year. Multidisciplinary approach with students from many majors but the majority seem to be from computer science. S first major was in ME. The HCI can have an extension into a MS or phD. He has a masters from Toronto, HCI, school of CS. Likewise it is multidisciplinary, but nearly all are from CS backgrounds. Many of his HCI courses were in Design and entrepreneurial and thus had many students working on their Masters or phD in Business. His real goal is to Design and uses the ME and CS only as tools. </p>
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<li>Jobs. Unknown quantity. S is on his second internship, post masters, with microsoft research. He wants to do Design. He does not want to get a mechanical engineering job, although he probably get one fairly easily. Specific jobs in HCI-Design, seem to have fallen off considerably but students with degrees in other technical fields may be holding up better.</li>
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