“Uruguay is a country that has recognized this need. ORT University in Montevideo was a pioneer in offering, in 2010 and within its School of Communication and Design, abachelor’s degreeprogramin Animation and Video Games,”states the IDB report. It was from that point on, the report explains, that other universities in the region soon joined the educational initiative, in which skills such as abstract thinking, mental agility, problem-solving, mathematics, and marketing are combined with creativity.