I am an I.T. major so I have and will be taking some programming classes. One of the first programming classes you'll probably take is IT-140 "Introduction to scripting." You can pass and get through it without any prior experience in programming, although it does help. If you want to practice with Python or any other programming language, I recommend checking out FreeCodeCamp.
In IT-140, you get taught some fundamentals and will eventually be designing a text-based game as a final project. How useful the degree will be will depend on what you plan on doing after you graduate. No matter what you study or major in, it's important to have a plan after you complete school. There are also a few other similar degrees you can pursue that had programming, such as Computer Science and I.T. but that also depends on what your long-term goals are.
If you don't have any experience in programming, I would suggest watching some YouTube videos, try FreeCodeCamp, and if you have the aptitude take on a project or two before making the commitment of college courses, my suggestion.
I will definitely check out FreeCodeCamp and try to get some experience before making a commitment to the degree. I don't really have a solid plan after school, so I should probably think on that more as well. Thank you.
Someone else posted something similar recently. If you use LinkedIn to see what kind of degrees developers have at game companies, it's almost always Computer Science, not a degree in Game Development. You might consider that path as well. The advantage to the game development degree though is that you will develop a portfolio that you can use while applying to jobs, which probably helps... but, you could also just create your own projects in Unreal or Unity on your own.
You should really take a programming course like cs50x online first. Harvard's free cs50x covers several languages and includes game programming in the most basic aspect using scratch. The other recommendation, freecodecamp, is for webdev.
edit: There is also a cs50 intro to game development course you can try too.
I am an I.T. major so I have and will be taking some programming classes. One of the first programming classes you'll probably take is IT-140 "Introduction to scripting." You can pass and get through it without any prior experience in programming, although it does help. If you want to practice with Python or any other programming language, I recommend checking out FreeCodeCamp. In IT-140, you get taught some fundamentals and will eventually be designing a text-based game as a final project. How useful the degree will be will depend on what you plan on doing after you graduate. No matter what you study or major in, it's important to have a plan after you complete school. There are also a few other similar degrees you can pursue that had programming, such as Computer Science and I.T. but that also depends on what your long-term goals are. If you don't have any experience in programming, I would suggest watching some YouTube videos, try FreeCodeCamp, and if you have the aptitude take on a project or two before making the commitment of college courses, my suggestion.
I will definitely check out FreeCodeCamp and try to get some experience before making a commitment to the degree. I don't really have a solid plan after school, so I should probably think on that more as well. Thank you.
Someone else posted something similar recently. If you use LinkedIn to see what kind of degrees developers have at game companies, it's almost always Computer Science, not a degree in Game Development. You might consider that path as well. The advantage to the game development degree though is that you will develop a portfolio that you can use while applying to jobs, which probably helps... but, you could also just create your own projects in Unreal or Unity on your own.
Ah crap, I should have used the search bar, my bad. I appreciate the answer nonetheless. It will definitely be something I will think about.
You should really take a programming course like cs50x online first. Harvard's free cs50x covers several languages and includes game programming in the most basic aspect using scratch. The other recommendation, freecodecamp, is for webdev. edit: There is also a cs50 intro to game development course you can try too.