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[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am currently filling out my CAO form and considering the computer games development course in Carlow I.T. Now, I live in cork and I am wondering if it would be better to do this course or do the computer science course in U.C.C. Up until now I was planning on doing the Physics and Astrophysics course in U.C.C. I have always been interested in Physics, and would a job as a physics programmer, someone implementing physics and applied maths in computer games. I am currently doing Honours Maths, Physics and Applied Maths. What do you think I should do? It is also possible to do the Physics degree with Computer Science modules (even though the would only take up a 6th of the course).

Also, have any of you got more information on the Carlow course. Their website is …….lacking in areas such as…….information.

Thanks in advance for your help.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

[Anonymous]

One of our members, bobelac, is on the Carlow course…Try emailing \ PM’ing him.

[Anonymous]

Their website is …….lacking in areas such as…….information.[/quote:962cb1093d]

:D

While I don’t know much about the Carlow course, I would say if you want to get into physics programming etc you should do the course in Cork. The games course in Carlow probably caters to a broad range of games skills but will probably concentrate mainly on Art, Design and Programming, with only a small emphasis on physics. I could be wrong though…..so get more advice. :)

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

And also physics in games is a sort of a “take-real-physics-see-it-doesn’t-work-right-and-make-it-fake-so-it-looks-right” physics

[Aphra K]

actually Jamie has written a feature for me on the Carlow games course but is looking for input from students on the course in order to balance it out..if some of them are on this site that is great – can you PM me to see how the course is going from your point of view…

ta

Aphra.

[Aphra K]

astroman – from what I know they have a big SFI funded AI research project in UCC and I did hear they are/were interested in games –

Aphra.

[Anonymous]

Id lean towards Cork. You can always do a masters in games after and itd be safer doing a more general course first. Plus Cork is a class act of a spot

[Anonymous]

:D
The games course in Carlow probably caters to a broad range of games skills but will probably concentrate mainly on Art, Design and Programming, with only a small emphasis on physics. I could be wrong though…..so get more advice. :)

Good luck! [/quote:80ac79ca90]

Yo, im here in the first year of the course and the course I can tell you is aimed at programming. This is the primary emphasis. Next year we start physics as well, im looking forward to it.

[Anonymous]

So…Cork and Carlow are both focussed on programming?

[Anonymous]

Not sure, have you a link to the cork course?

The course here is geared to game programming primarily, but this can be also extended to other software engineering disciplines. Im a mature student here, I already hold a cert in applied computing, diploma in IT and 6 years industry experience. I came here because I believe traditional software engineering courses do not prepare you for the world of real time simulation. Now, I cannot speak for other degree courses, however I choose this one because I believe it will give me the skills that are needed by industry and the course outline looked challenging and fun :)

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