TSTC Partners with The IC² Institute to Research Digital Game Technologies

Texas State Technical College has partnered with The IC² Institute’sDigital Media Collaboratory(DMC) at the University of Texas at Austin proposes to provide an assessment and technology forecast of the digital game/electronic entertainment industry and related technologies within the State of Texas. The assessment and forecast are meant to provide viable information about the current and emerging markets and technologies, workforce trends, and education pipelines of the Digital Game industry sector.

The second part of the report will concentrate on the workforce development issues. From an inventory of Digital Game companies in Texas (also includes significant national and international companies to watch), current and future need job categories, prevailing salaries and wages, knowledge, skill and ability requirements and education/training pathways for both professional and non-professional positions, this section will draw out the labor market profile of the industry.

The final section will draw inferences from the data and its analysis to assess implications for technical, two-year and four-year institutions’ education and training programs to maintain and support the growth of this technology sector. Projected customer demands and specific facility and faculty requirements to support the level of education and training programs required by the industry will be detailed.

The final publication is scheduled for September of 2003 and will be available for free at the TSTC PET web site www.forecasting.tstc.edu. 

About PET
TSTC’s Programs for Emerging Technologies (PET) identifies, evaluates and forecasts potential emerging technology programs which are likely to have a positive impact on the State's economy. This research is intended to increase awareness of specific emerging technical programs and proactively advance the development of applicable high-technology curriculum in Texas community and technical colleges.  By doing so, we hope to enhance the economic competitiveness of Texas and ensure a competitively skilled workforce for future Texas employers.

About Texas State Technical College
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is a public coeducational institution of higher education offering courses of study in technical education leading to the award of Certificates and Associate of Applied Science degrees. TSTC also provides technical education and training to business and industry, continuing education to the public, and training programs for community and state economic development. TSTC colleges are located in Harlingen, Marshall, West Texas and Waco with extension centers in Abilene, Brownwood and Breckenridge. TSTC serves students from more than 200 counties in Texas and TSTC graduates begin their careers in high-paying jobs across the state or continue their education at colleges and universities. TSTC graduates are highly valued by business and industry for their work ethic, knowledge and workplace skills. Texas State Technical Colleges are fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, visit TSTC on the web at www.tstc.eduor call (800) 792-8784 for more information.

About The IC² Institute
The Institute for Innovation, Creativity, and Capital (IC²) at The University of Texas at Austin is an international, transdisciplinary "Think and Do" tank devoted to solving unstructured problems to accelerate wealth and job creation and shared prosperity at home and abroad. As a research unit IC² is focused on knowledge exploration, dissemination, and application, across a broad range of academic and applied areas. See the IC² web site www.ic2.orgfor more information.