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The IDB highlights ORT as a pioneer in the video game industry

September 24, 2019
A report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), titled "Video Games Are Not Just a Game," highlighted Universidad ORT Uruguay a pioneer in the region for offering a Bachelor's Degree in Animation and Video Games. It also recognized professors Gonzalo Frasca and Sofía Battegazzore.

“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.

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