the left brain doesn't know what the right brain is doing.

[luvcraft]

so, there are two XNA video-game-making programs at UNM; one in Fine Arts, and the other in Engineering. There's no overlap between the two, and they seem to barely even know each other exist. Last week I went to the final project presentations for both of them. The Engineering class made arcadey games with an emphasis on 3D graphics,and the Fine

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[_wirehead_]

ha! though i think i'm slightly offended by the implication that serious games are inherently pretentious... writing games for educational contexts falls solidly in the category of "building cool stuff" for me.

[dj_jonny_flash]

Oregon Trail & Carmen Sandiego kind of prove to me that educational doesn't mean it can't be fun. Too bad I haven't seen anything on par with those since.

[_wirehead_]

there are a lot of them out there, but sadly they mostly get used within schools / universities instead of making it into the wider market.

[dj_jonny_flash]

Anything you can recommend checking out?

[dj_jonny_flash]

You're totally on the ball there. There are far too few "fine arts" people I know who believe that you should enjoy their art. A sense of fun is really missing.

[j3t61rl]

Don't look at me...I just like to bullshit about "meaning" in everything.

[wookie_x]

The only reason I ever pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering was so I could build cool shit.