GAME DESIGN PROGRAM

CURRICULUM BREAKDOWN

Interactive lessons build a foundation of coding, animation skills, storyboarding, and visual art techniques. Take that foundation to create your own game in Unreal Engine, the industry-standard game design software. Alone or with a team, develop a playable game in the first semester. Learn coding and front-end interfaces to polish your game. Small class sizes provide focused, individualized training and plenty of one-on-one time with active, professional video game creators as your instructors.

TERM 1TERM 2TERM 3

TERM 1: CORE KNOWLEDGE

COURSES

GAME DESIGN
Think like a game designer to evaluate the question at the heart of video game creation: “What makes a game fun?” Learn about developing gameplay, rules, scoring systems, level of difficulty, and game balance along with how to create the storyline, characters and backstories, and dialogue in a game.
LEVEL DESIGN
Emphasizing a problem-solving mindset, this course introduces fundamental design theories such as golden paths, navigation, and world-building. Incorporate game mechanics, creating obstacles, setting limitations, and more to create a positive and engaging experience.
GAME HISTORY
Glean insight into the future of gaming through its explosive history. Identify technological shifts and the subsequent social and cultural impacts to anticipate the future trajectory of the industry. Try your hand at iconic games within key genres that define and delineate the market today.
GAME ART
Visuals are what make up a game, therefore the game art and the ability to conceptualize characters, environments, backgrounds, and more is necessary. Through a survey of the fundamentals of artint e video games industry, you will learn how to use art in games.
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
Due to the virtual nature of games, programming is fundamental. By honing your critical mindset, you will begin to understand that programming acts like a language and can infinitely expand your game design.
GAME IDEATION
You will be guided through the entire game pre-production pipeline, transforming your video game ideas from dreams into reality. With mentorship at every step to ensure you create a high quality-grade product whether in a team or as a solo endeavor.
MODELLING
3D objects and environments are what brings the game’s virtual elements to life. Through learning the fundamentals of modelling, your game will become dynamic, filled with unique environments, and fluid graphics.
GAME MECHANICS
By determining the rules, objectives, and challenges that keep players engaged, you’ll be guiding players through interactive experiences. For the Term project, channel your newfound knowledge and team up to craft your own board game.

TERM 2: HANDS-ON PRODUCTION

COURSES

UNREAL ENGINE
This game engine will be the backbone of your program and career. Used across a variety of fields in the entertainment industry and beyond, this ubiquitous software is how you will craft your game.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
From the initial pre-production phase to the active production stage, you will be guided through the assembly of your gameplay systems, environments and mechanics. With mentorship at every step to ensure you create a high-quality product.
LEVEL DESIGN IN UNREAL
Leverage the powerful tools of Unreal Engine to craft interactive levels. On this hands-on course discover how to optimize challenges, enhance player engagement and iterate on design elements.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Your eye for detail and patience is needed as a game designer and in the QA role. You will learn how to indeindity bugs, glitches, and other issues that may appear in your game.
PROGRAMMING 2
Continue building your skills in programming, learning languages including C++, Java, Mel, and Python. Become familiar with the relationship between human imagination and technological functions, structures, and logic.
GAME DESIGN 2
As you exercise critical thinking and creative problem-solving in your technical and theoretical explorations of game design, create your own Game Design Document to form the basis of your professional portfolio.

TERM 3: SKILL SPECIALIZATION

COURSES

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 2
Take your video game from a dream to reality. With mentorship at every step, this phase is dedicated to final assembly, refining and polishing of your Final Project.
Mobile & Economy Design
Delve into the principles and strategies behind in-game economies and what contributes to the success and profitability of video games, especially in the mobile sector.
UX/UI DEVELOPMENT
User Experience (UX) focuses on cultivating an intuitive understanding of the gameplay while User Interface (UI) deals with the direct interface that mediates how a player facilities their in-game actions. Both are integral to creating a seamlessly playable game.
BUSINESS FOR GAMES
Equip yourself with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the world of the gaming business. Whether you aspire to launch your own game studio, join a thriving gaming company, or want to explore entrepreneurial ventures in the gaming sector, learn networking skills, create a resume, and polish your portfolio.

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GAME DESIGN PROGRAM

TERM 1: CORE KNOWLEDGE

COURSES

GAME DESIGN

LEVEL DESIGN

GAME HISTORY

GAME ART

PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

GAME IDEATION

MODELLING

GAME MECHANICS

TERM 2: HANDS-ON PRODUCTION

COURSES

UNREAL ENGINE

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

LEVEL DESIGN IN UNREAL

QUALITY ASSURANCE

PROGRAMMING 2

GAME DESIGN 2

TERM 3: SKILL SPECIALIZATION

COURSES

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 2

Mobile & Economy Design

UX/UI DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS FOR GAMES

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