<p>While you may be able to learn online, getting an online degree isn’t a good idea. Most of those degrees aren’t valued by employers. Online is not yet state of the art and there are too many bogus outfits to dodge. Some state schools are offering degrees in CS or IT but they are extremely expensive. If you learn your stuff, you can get into industry based on your proven skills but it is a harder route to go and you will be shut out of some places.</p>
<p>A computer science degree is a very good degree to get. It will provide you with foundational knowledge to work in gaming AND many other areas through your career. To get an actual gaming job, you may need to get some extra specialized knowledge and internships, but you can’t go wrong with the CS degree.</p>
<p>There is a lot of information online about what to do to get into the gaming industry, but this blog article I found is very illuminating, you can skip over the art route part and get to the software development section. There is extremely useful information here.
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