Simulation & Game Development

Following two years of research and development and extensive collaboration with industry leaders and sister colleges in the North Carolina system, Farhad Javidi has developed the first AAS degree program in "Simulation and Game Development" in nation. The Program was approved by North Carolina Community College System on October 24, 2005.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Carnegie Mellon Collaborates with EA to Revolutionize And Reinvigorate Computer Science Education in the US

PITTSBURGH – March 10, 2006 – Carnegie Mellon University has entered into a groundbreaking collaboration with Electronic Arts Inc., that has the potential to revolutionize and reinvigorate computer science education in the US from middle school through senior high and beyond.
EA has agreed to help underwrite the development of ALICE 3.0 – a popular, object-oriented, Java-based computer-programming environment created by Carnegie Mellon researchers – and provide essential arts assets from “ The Sims™ ” – the best selling PC video game of all time.

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