GET Open House 2012

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jasper.P

Once again its time for the annual Temasek Polytechnic Open House. It’s only been 1.5 years since I left my Secondary school okay perhaps 2 years? I’m too old to recall! Anyway lets get on with the topic of the day..

T16–Game & Entertainment Technology

Top 10 reasons to choose Game & Entertainment Technology(GET)?

1: You want to create entertaining applications( games!)

If you have a passion for creating video games/applications then you are at the right place. The video embedded above showcases a number of games created by our very own GET students.

2 :The increasing important role of being a developer

“Developers,developers,developers”, take a look around you. Think about the number of devices around you interact with, iPhone, PSP, Xbox etc all this devices run applications that someone, somewhere have created. Does Angry birds ring a bell? Well with the booming developer industry, its a great time to pick up development skills to secure a place in the job market of the future(GET FTW!).

3: Explain to others why you are always “playing games” instead of “working”

Sure you get to play games in GET, and I’m always amazed by how many friends are impressed by this long standing misconception.WARNING: The only games you play are the ones that you have created! True Story.

4: Have a good reason to eat junk food

Probably fine for the first few days…but soon you will discover that what fuels a proper diet is carbohydrates,protein,fats and minerals! Having a proper diet will increase your level cap,and don’t forget to exercise.

5: So that you can wear anything to school

As long as its not your birthday suit…should be fine.

6: You live near Temasek Polytechnic

Extra sleeping time, definitely a plus.

7: You randomly picked GET

Nuff Said.

8: You like Star Wars

Really?

9: You think its easy

No. You got to earn your keep!

10: You are a video game junkie

WARNING: this is probably the worst reason to join GET, know that GET is about developing games = a lot of hard work involved. Just loving video games is not going to get you very far. But if you love gaming + want to create games, then that’s a boon.