USC and work are keeping me busy but I'm finally getting some time to continue making some flash games. Chamber and I have one more game planned to hopefully come out for Pico Day, and after that I want to focus on Red Baron 2.
If anyone has any questions about going to school for games, I can try to answer them. I'm now a sophomore at USC studying Computer Science (Games), but I'm also familiar with their Interactive Media program, which is the design side of games in the cinema school.
JakBaronKing
Say you have NO computer skills what so ever.
What would you say are the prerequisites to even being accepted in a school for programing games.
I myself wanted to dable in making or conceptualizing games. I have imagination but no skills in making it.
FrostedMuffins
It's sad but they say everyone has ideas. Ideas don't make you stand out unless you can show them somehow. I'd say the most important thing you could possibly have in the industry or in school is a portfolio.
If you don't have much technical skill there are programs you can use that are still really easy to use. You can mod games rather easily to get your concepts across, or learn programs such as Game Maker (which is free) to create. Game Maker has a drag and drop interface so you don't even need to program, and there are plenty of tutorials to get you started.