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Good Evening Gamedev.net Community, I hope I have come to the right place to ask this type of question as I have done some investigating and research and cannot seem to get a clear answer. I am new to C++ and am considering taking a distance learning course in it. I am in full time employment which does not allow me to take 3 years out to undertake a university course in computer science or games development. I have been looking into a course run in the UK by ICS Learning for Video Game Design & Development. It seems to cover C++ programming for video games, along with maths primers, physics, directX programming and also AI for game developers. It all seems very interesting and sounds like something I am very interested in doing but my question is, would this be something that would be recognised by the gaming industry? Or is it more of a waste of time and money and I should be looking for a more accredited course. I am looking to eventually pursue a career in games development. Having already done a previous university degree in a completely unrelated subject the university boat has sailed for me so to speak. The qualification is described as an ICS/GES (Gatlin Education Services) Certificate in Video Game Design and Development. I have seen a game developer course advertised by Train2game but after finding out some very worrying information in my research I have take a rather dim view on the course they offer but that’s not to say I will not be looking into it further I have not completely dismissed it. Hopefully someone may be in the same situation as me or been there in the past and be able to shed a bit of light on what the best course of action would be. Thank you so much in advance for any help.