Korean university gets Playstation class, and it’s more than a Sony marketing stunt

Sony has joined forces with Korea’s Sangmyung University Seoul campus to offer a full-on course that goes well beyond informing select IT students about the company’s new console.

While the transformation of the classroom into a Sony show floor creates a vibe more suited for gaming trade shows or developers’ conferences, the curriculum is packed with a lot of practical information, relevant to would-be Korean developers. The course also follows a very academic format, complete with midterm and final exams.

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Beginning today and running until the end of the fall semester on December 19, students will be able to attend a variety of lectures, from introducing development on Sony’s new platform to the history of console gaming. Also scheduled are lectures on indie games, game marketing, game graphics, game music, and other development fields.

Your eyes don’t deceive you, the tables are DS4s.

Though the interior decoration was clearly the work of Sony’s PR division, and the guest appearance by a Korean comedian for the courses fourth week offers little practical value on the surface, many of the lectures do seem very practical, with a few being taught by the university’s own faculty.

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How do you feel about Sony’s push to get the word out in Korea, and those adorable dual shock tables?

(via Ilbe)

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