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Article: Flair for Math, Physics Underlies Game-Programming Flash.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- March 15, 2000
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Mar. 16--Anybody who has ever pinched pennies to buy an overhyped but ultimately underwhelming computer game has probably muttered: "I can make a better game than that."
Until recently, aspiring game programmers had little hope of acquiring formal instruction in the field. But as the $7 billion computer game market expands, the tools required to make it as a game developer are becoming more available.
Universities and high schools are offering courses in game programming and graphic design. Also, the game-programming industry itself is easier to penetrate, thanks to information available via the Internet and the presence of professional headhunters ...