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So I'm trying to decide if going to college for computer science or computer enegineering would be worth it. Or should I get a BS/BA in something I really enjoy doing (Like film or art) and just teach myself computer programming, opengl, direct 3d, etc.
My passion has always been computers and film. I'm semi artistic and can learn to produce some great 3D art or effects for video games... but the same time I'm very logically minded and I understand how computers and programming works. I've taught myself evertyhing I need to know about web development, and I am moving on to OpenGL now (after having learned C++/C#).
I've heard that Computer Science is mainly theory, and that it's also very boring if you already understand how everything works. So is it worth it to do that, or should I just take something I enjoy (like film/art) and teach myself everything else I need to know to work in game programming/art?
That way I have a degree in something I enjoy and still learn/have the experiance in game programming and game art to get a job in the industry based on experiance alone?
My passion has always been computers and film. I'm semi artistic and can learn to produce some great 3D art or effects for video games... but the same time I'm very logically minded and I understand how computers and programming works. I've taught myself evertyhing I need to know about web development, and I am moving on to OpenGL now (after having learned C++/C#).
I've heard that Computer Science is mainly theory, and that it's also very boring if you already understand how everything works. So is it worth it to do that, or should I just take something I enjoy (like film/art) and teach myself everything else I need to know to work in game programming/art?
That way I have a degree in something I enjoy and still learn/have the experiance in game programming and game art to get a job in the industry based on experiance alone?
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I don't have a degree, so take my opinion with a grain of salt please. 
You probably don't really understand how everything works. Taking a focused course in CS will really fill in the gaps that you don't know you have.
Game development is really really competitive, you need as many trump cards as you can fit in your hand. Besides, game programming and game art are two different fields. If you split yourself between them then you're going to have a much more difficult time keeping up with the specialists. You need to pick one and go with it full steam instead of try to make it in a competitive field straddling two professions.
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I've heard that Computer Science is mainly theory, and that it's also very boring if you already understand how everything works.
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That way I have a degree in something I enjoy and still learn/have the experiance in game programming and game art to get a job in the industry based on experiance alone?
It's hard to be humble when you're as gifted as I am at pretending to be an expert.
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Originally Posted by Virii 
So I'm trying to decide if going to college for computer science or computer enegineering would be worth it. Or should I get a BS/BA in something I really enjoy doing (Like film or art) and just teach myself computer programming, opengl, direct 3d, etc.
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Originally Posted by Virii
My passion has always been computers and film. I'm semi artistic and can learn to produce some great 3D art or effects for video games... but the same time I'm very logically minded and I understand how computers and programming works. I've taught myself evertyhing I need to know about web development, and I am moving on to OpenGL now (after having learned C++/C#).
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Originally Posted by Virii
I've heard that Computer Science is mainly theory, and that it's also very boring if you already understand how everything works. So is it worth it to do that, ...
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Originally Posted by Virii
...or should I just take something I enjoy (like film/art) and teach myself everything else I need to know to work in game programming/art?
That way I have a degree in something I enjoy and still learn/have the experiance in game programming and game art to get a job in the industry based on experiance alone?
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