Computer Games Curriculum in Scotland
by Liam Bailey
2008-04-19 08:26:51 **news**
The Scottish government has introduced an official for schools to teach computer games design and development, as well as animation and computer generated film making. The skills are already being taught in Scottish schools but this is the first time an official curriculum on the skills they should learn has been put in place.
The move comes in response to falling numbers of university students enrolling in computer studies courses, which academics say is in response to the rise and fall of the dot com industry.
The Scottish government hopes to educate a generation of adaptable citizens, capable of putting Scotland at the forefront of the knowledge fuelled economies of the future. Scotland's computer game industry already employs 500 people and generates £20million for the economy.
