[B]More and more colleges and universities are seeing the growing medium of videogames as a viable option for degree courses. Colorado in particular has several schools offering various diplomas that would make graduates good candidates for the industry.[/B]

An [URL=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14267233]article in the Denver Post[/URL] takes a look at the various schools in Colorado offering videogame programs, listing at least six colleges with different angles on the videogame theme. Among them:

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[*]Regis University faculty are proposing a transformation of their single video-game development class into a multicourse minor within computer science. Students will also be encouraged to add "Intro to Electronic Imaging" to their repertoire.
[*]CU-Colorado Springs has watched its game development major jump from 12 freshmen in 2007 to 25 this year. The fast-growing school created a "bachelor of innovation" degree to cover subjects such as video-game development, intellectual property law and electrical engineering.
[*]Denver's Kolbe Film School, named after a martyred patron saint of mass communication, will offer an 18-month degree in game creation and animation "that inspire a culture of life."
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Many of the schools seem to be starting programs to teach students basic concepts and not pushing high-technology applications:

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