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Game Design (Brock University)
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    Game Design (Brock University)

    Niagara College Canada
    Welland, OntarioCanada
    On campus
    Full-time
    Duration
    4 Years
    Language
    English
    Apply date
    Aug 2024

    Program Description

    Are you an avid gamer with an aptitude for design, and want to turn your interest into a fluid career? As a Game Designer, you are ready to create innovative concepts in the digital game and interactive media industry.

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    Course Highlights

    • Unique dual-credential program that leads to a four-year Bachelor of Arts-Game Design degree from Brock University and a three-year Advanced Diploma in Game Development from Niagara College in four years.
    • Hundreds of hours of hands-on, applied learning in state-of-the-art computer labs.
    • Practical individual and collaborative game development experience, including team projects where students conceive, design, develop and showcase original game titles.
    • Explore the creative and cultural context of games; gaming history; platforms; and design and production paradigms as well as game design, art creation techniques and game creation and production.
    • Attend Brock and NC concurrently while collaborating with Niagara College Bachelor of Science – Game Programming students as part of development teams that conceive, design, plan and develop gaming projects to strengthen programming skills and expertise.
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    Curriculum

    Year 1

    Digital Graphics for Gaming I

    Fundamental 3D and Multimedia Technologies

    Digital Graphics for Gaming II

    Game Engine Fundamentals

    Year 2

    Environment Design

    Database Essentials

    Game Design and Development I

    Character Modelling and Animation

    Project Management

    Game Design and Development II

    Year 3

    Advanced Animation Techniques

    Game Production I

    The Game Industry Business

    Game Production II

    Year 4 (Elective Courses)

    Social Political Aspects of Digital Gaming

    Advanced Topics in Digital Culture

    Technology and Culture

    The Psychology of Screens (Television and Beyond)

    Scriptwriting

    Video Games in the Classroom

    Project Collaborations Across Diverse Programs

    Advanced Internship in Game Design (Spring/Summer)

    Heritage Interpretation in the Digital Age

    Internship in Interactive Media

    Level Design for Games and Immersive Media

    Interactive Media Portfolio

    Directed Studies

    Directed Project

    Competencies in Game Design

    The Psychology of Screens

    Reporting Arts and Culture

    High and Low Art: Intersections, Exchanges and Flows

    Careers

    • 2D and 3D animation
    • Concept art and design
    • Environment and character modelling
    • Game level layout and design
    • Game software production and development
    • Game world and content design
    • Game graphics development
    • Graphical user interface design
    • Lighting design
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