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Video Game Development

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Curriculum Overview

Completion of the Video Game Development certificate program requires successfully completing twelve courses and a Capstone project. There are four required industry courses. Each student must have at least six courses in their area of specialization and one course from each of the other areas of specialization. A major advantage of the ACC program is the completion of the Capstone project. The project will have students from each of the specialization areas. There will be a mentor to guide the team. The team will have scheduled project reviews with industry representatives.

To view individual course descriptions, select the highlighted specialization areas below.

Programming Art
Video Game Programming Video Game Art
Tools Programming Design - Creating a Look & Feel
Advanced Game Programming Design - Characters & Storyboarding
Game Programming & Graphics Design - UI for Art
Console Programming 2D Art for 2D Games
Multiplayer Programming I 3D Animation I - Object & Camera Animation
Mobile Programming 3D Animation II - Character Setup & Animation
Audio Programming 3D Animation III - Advanced Character Animation
Multiplayer Programming II 3D Rendering - Lighting, texturing, & rendering
AI/Pathfinding 3D Modeling I - Worldbuilding for artists
Mathematics in Games 3D Modeling II - Advanced Surface & Organic Modeling
Engines Technical Art
  Particle Systems & Compositing Effects
  Advanced Photoshop for Games
  Cinematography

 

Design Industry
Video Game Design I
Video Game Industry
Video Game Design II (Practical Game Design) Business of Video Games
Video Game Design III (Advanced Game Design) Video Game Development
Video Game Design Practicum Lab Video Game Production
Level Design  
Interactive Writing I Cross Discipline
Interactive Writing II Asset Management
Interactive Audio Shaders
Game Scripting Quality Assurance
   
   



NOTE:
Bold = Required for certificate
Italisized = Required for that specialization