First-of-its-Kind Degree in Video Game Audio Now Being Offered
This should make some people happy. Pinnacle College in L.A. announced last Thursday that they will now be offering an accredited degree in video game audio – the first of its kind in the nation. The Audio for Games and Interactive Media (GAIM) program takes 16 months to complete and is supposed to give students the knowledge and skills needed for getting entry level positions in audio departments for video game developers or work for freelance composers and sound designers as an assistant. Curriculum includes…
“…study in specialized areas such as music composition, sound design, dialog recording and project asset management. Students completing this program will have a comprehensive knowledge of all the disciplines involved in the creation of sound for modern video games.” (source: Pinnacle College GAIM Program)
There is an open house on Saturday, September 26th at the L.A. campus and classes begin on October 12th. They are even offering a discount on tuition for folks that sign up for the classes beginning in October. I couldn’t find any info on how much of a discount though.
This got me wondering though… when they say this degree is the first-of-its-kind in the nation, does that really mean that it’s the only degree in the entire nation that specializes in video game audio? That was surprising to read actually considering that industry is so huge. If that IS the case, then I wonder what this will mean for schools nationwide.