VIDEO games industry trade body Tiga has awarded accreditation for seven games development courses at Dundee’s Abertay University – long seen as a leader in the field.
Tiga said the university’s School of Design and Informatics has the biggest PlayStation learning facility in Europe and a survey of graduates found that 68% went on to work in the games industry.
It also praised the high position the establishment’s games courses achieved in the prestigious Princeton Review, which “clearly demonstrates that these programmes are not only leading in the UK, but are globally significant”.
Tiga CEO, Dr Richard Wilson, said: “The TIGA Accreditation system enables students and developers to find great courses that are educating great graduates.
“Tiga is confident that the game development courses at Abertay University deliver a range of skills at an appropriate depth and breadth for the games industry.
“Further, Tiga is confident that Abertay University is playing a significant role in supporting and improving game development in the UK.”
Dr William Huber, head of
the Centre for Excellence in
Game Education at Abertay University, said the award confirmed the university’s status in the sector.
“Receiving this accreditation from Tiga is a significant achievement, and a demonstration of Abertay’s status as a world-leading centre for game education: the oldest in Europe, now in its 21st year,” he said.
“We are honoured by Tiga’s recognition of our commitment to prepare students for rewarding careers in this fast-changing and dynamic industry.
“Tiga took particular notice of our collegial and supportive environment, as well as our focus on creating future-oriented and adaptive graduates.
“We look forward to continuing to work with Tiga in maintaining the UK’s world-leading role in game development.”
Dr Mark Eyles, educational
adviser to Tiga, added: “Abertay University game development graduates are ready for working worldwide in game development studios and not only have a solid core of relevant skills, but also the ability to extend and renew those skills as new technologies and industry demands arise.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here