I have mixed feelings about this but it's 2am and I'm in workshop-tired mode so let's ill-advisedly talk about this https://twitter.com/GET_TUDA_CHOPPA/status/733204203699613696 …
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So first of all, the last thing academia needs is more journals or more guilds of any kind. I actually laughed when IEEE appeared on-screen.
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Second, I love Extra Credits and I know their remit, so it makes sense that they'd approach this from 'how can this help The Industry', but
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The Games Industry with capital letters can actually go die in a fire, is the thing there.
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And I obviously should clarify Some Of My Best Friends Are In The Games Industry but the unit as a whole is not the best.
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Which is not to say I actively wish it didn't exist or whatever, just that... well, you know.
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I like the claim that making games should be more valuable - people need to be nurtured however their research manifests itself.
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I don't think games academia is *about* making games though. And this week kinda highlighted that so much for me.
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That's the key. Making games is one thing, but the focus of games industry is making money, not making games. Games are a side-effect.
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