Minecraft. Super Smash Bros. Counter Strike. There’s no denying that today’s kids are steeped in video games more than ever before. Instead of fighting about it, is there a way kids can leverage their interest in video games into a college degree and career? We spent an hour in conversation with Irene Vassilopoulos, whose oldest child recently explored the video game design programs at colleges across the U.S. How did her family discover and evaluate programs? What was the application process like? Is there anything she wished she’d known before starting the process? Were there any surprises along the way?
