Comments on: Global Gaming Company Partners with Local University http://blog.twelvehorses.com/uncategorized/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:31:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ken http://blog.twelvehorses.com/uncategorized/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/#comment-57 Ken Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:14:09 +0000 http://dev.blog.twelvehorses.com/2006/10/09/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/#comment-57 I hope for the same thing -- I also hope that smart kids who get a good computer science education at the local university can collaborate and make something interesting locally. Tech economies work best when they are home grown. The glamour work is in The Valley, Seattle, and Massachusets because that's where the critical mass of software development and electronic engineering are located, mostly because those industries sprung up locally. To do anything other than develop LOB apps for median wage for random corporation x, the kids are gonna have to get out of the box and start something new. Of course I know little about VC opportunities in such cases, which is a whole different animal. I would think that if the IGT sponsored program can help some clever cats learn how to turn their game ideas into 'reality', then some really good game ideas could spring locally independent of IGT. I think the money would follow. I hope for the same thing — I also hope that smart kids who get a good computer science education at the local university can collaborate and make something interesting locally. Tech economies work best when they are home grown. The glamour work is in The Valley, Seattle, and Massachusets because that’s where the critical mass of software development and electronic engineering are located, mostly because those industries sprung up locally. To do anything other than develop LOB apps for median wage for random corporation x, the kids are gonna have to get out of the box and start something new.

Of course I know little about VC opportunities in such cases, which is a whole different animal. I would think that if the IGT sponsored program can help some clever cats learn how to turn their game ideas into ‘reality’, then some really good game ideas could spring locally independent of IGT. I think the money would follow.

]]> By: Josh Kenzer http://blog.twelvehorses.com/uncategorized/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/#comment-56 Josh Kenzer Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:08:53 +0000 http://dev.blog.twelvehorses.com/2006/10/09/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/#comment-56 Yeah, I just hope there are enough tech companies willing to pay good wages to keep these kids in Reno after they graduate. Yeah, I just hope there are enough tech companies willing to pay good wages to keep these kids in Reno after they graduate.

]]> By: Ken http://blog.twelvehorses.com/uncategorized/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/#comment-55 Ken Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:19:55 +0000 http://dev.blog.twelvehorses.com/2006/10/09/global-gaming-company-partners-with-local-university/#comment-55 That's great news. UNR has been needing to turn up the volume on their CS offerings for awhile now. That’s great news. UNR has been needing to turn up the volume on their CS offerings for awhile now.

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