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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds as if you're somewhat hoping he might outgrow this, perhaps? And he might, but it's a legit field, OP, and has other applications in fields like simulation and modeling (think: medical, military, etc. etc.).

Game design is a major at quite a few colleges. Does the college he's going to attend have it as a major he could pursue? Or a minor, possibly? 
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/computer-science/game-simulation-development

Of course he doesn't have to have a game design major, per se. He should talk to his academic advisor at college about the best path and major for going into the field without a specific game design major. 
https://www.gamedesigning.org/learn/majors/

If your son's serious, guide him toward finding out, freshman year (don't wait!) what the course selection path as an undergrad should look like if he wants to go into game design as a career. Whether there are internships or training courses he should be pursuing in the summers. And so on. Note that I say, guide him, don't do it for him. He also should seek out gaming clubs and groups on campus for sure, both for fun and possibly to get ideas and make contacts with other students interested in game design.

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