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\nYou’ll have to get into the university first, but the University of California, Berkeley is currently offering a course all about learning video games.\n<\/p>\n

\nKeep whiffing that combo? No idea who you should pick as your main? You have absolutely zero idea what a roman cancel is? Don’t worry, all you need to do is enroll in Berkeley’s The Art of Fighting Games<\/a> course, a genuinely real university course that actually counts for a couple of units. The course is a part of Berkeley’s DeCal line-up, which the university describes as “legitimate university classes run by students.” So, no, unfortunately there isn’t some professor with tenure that thought “screw it, I want to teach the next generation how to play Street Fighter,” but it’s still incredible that this is something you can do that will actually count towards a degree.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs described on the course’s page, “in this course, we are aiming to help bring beginners to a mid-level of play with guided assistance to offer the smoothest introduction to the world of fighting games. This class is designed to be an introduction to fighting games, geared towards people with less than 100 hours in the genre. Additionally, we will also explore beyond the game itself, and spend some time focusing on the community, history, and impact of fighting games on Japanese culture.”\n<\/p>\n

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You’ll have to get into the university first, but the University of California, Berkeley is currently offering a course all about learning video games. Keep whiffing that combo? No idea who you should pick as your main? You have absolutely zero idea what a roman cancel is? Don’t worry, all you need to do is enroll in Berkeley’s The Art of Fighting Games course, a genuinely real university course that actually counts for a couple of units. The course is a part of Berkeley’s DeCal line-up, which the university describes as “legitimate university classes run by students.” So, no, unfortunately there isn’t some professor with tenure that thought “screw it, I want to teach the next generation how to play Street Fighter,” but it’s still…<\/p>\n

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