Thanks for the input guys! Flex, we'll it's nice to have another AZ resident here on the boards. Glendale eh? I'm actually living in Tempe on Mill Ave so you can see why ASU was the easy choice for me
I should clarify something really quick: With where it stands right now, I'm currently heading into the last year of a Communications Degree. I've dabbled around in ASU's Digital Art's program and found it wanting. My plan thusfar is to finish my COM degree (because I've been sorta dillying around in college for a while now) and then look for a great school for my masters or whatever. I'm not sure if the colleges you guys are mentioning are undergrad only or if they'll take someone like me into their master's program. I guess I can do that research myself, but I'm not against moving to find the right school.
Initially, I was thinking of USC because it's close by (relatively) and USC has a game design program. Not sure if that includes a music program or music gaming program, but I'm sure they have something similar. Again, I just want to do what's best for me. I feel like I have a lot of potential just waiting to be exploited. I don't want to dabble around with 2nd tier programs and professors.