Program Category: Game Development

September 26, 2025
September 13, 2025
This course builds on GA306 (Real-Time VFX) by introducing the dark arts of lighting, node based VFX editors, and takes…
September 13, 2025
This course will cover the process of creating and applying complex materials to models for implementation into standard game engines,…
September 13, 2025
This course will prepare students for the artistic and technical requirements necessary for success in the unique discipline of character…
September 13, 2025
This course will provide students with a practical and modern industry-focused look into working with digital audio for games. Students…
September 13, 2025
3D modeling software presents a profound and multifaceted challenge, requiring an in-depth understanding of both technical and artistic principles. This…
September 13, 2025
This course will challenge students to expand the scope of their skill sets and workflows in the creation of production…
September 13, 2025
This course builds on the skills and techniques acquired in previous texture and painting courses. Students will create a high-quality…
September 13, 2025
Conceptual Designers for the Game Industry and Film Industry skillfully illustrate and design unique and compelling environments, vehicles and props…
September 13, 2025
This course takes digital painting into advanced and specialized areas of the production pipeline. This class has a heavy emphasis…
September 13, 2025
This course further prepares students with the artistic and technical skills necessary to be successful professional 3D environment artists. Using…
September 13, 2025
This course delves into the principles and practices of artificial intelligence (AI) in game development, focusing on creating responsive and…
September 13, 2025
This course delves into the intricate design of gameplay systems, equipping students with the skills to design, document, and implement…
September 13, 2025
This course focuses on designing combat systems for a wide array of game genres. Students will gain hands-on experience building…
September 13, 2025
This class continues to strengthen the knowledge of character animation and rigging for modern video games, and their impact on…
September 13, 2025
In collaboration with partnering schools and our graduate program, students work in development teams that reflect current industry practices. The…
September 13, 2025
This course provides students with the understanding of fundamental concepts of sound from conceptual physics, to software implementation and manipulation.…
September 13, 2025
This course focuses on having students design multiple functional levels in game engines based on concepts provided by the instructor.…
September 13, 2025
This class will build upon fundamental and foundational drawing skills to help students design advanced character, prop and environment concepts.…
September 13, 2025
This course explores the fundamentals and practical applications of game networking, focusing on the systems, models, and strategies used to…
September 13, 2025
This class continues to strengthen the knowledge of character animation and rigging for modern video games, and their impact on…
September 13, 2025
This course will cover efficient modeling and rendering for games, with an emphasis on the Physically-Based Rendering (PBR) shader pipeline.…
September 13, 2025
This course will prepare students for the artistic and technical requirements necessary for success in the unique discipline of character…
September 13, 2025
Narrative Design is an advanced course focused on the intersection of storytelling and game design in both tabletop and digital…
September 13, 2025
This course provides an in-depth understanding of 2D game level design fundamentals. Students will explore and analyze various genres within…
September 13, 2025
Houdini is an advanced 3D software application focused on procedural generation as well as other animation, modeling, visual effects, simulation,…
September 13, 2025
This course is designed to provide a foundation in historical period design style as it relates to architecture. Students will…
September 13, 2025
This course offers an intense investigation and deep dive into character design principles. Students will design unique and imaginative characters…
September 13, 2025
In this course, students go through the development cycle of a 2D side scroller level. Projects involve concepting a cohesive…
September 13, 2025
Real-Time VFX is a very focused game art discipline, and has been consistently one of the most in-demand roles sought…
September 13, 2025
This course will provide students with the artistic and technical skills required for being a successful 3D environment artist. Building…
September 13, 2025
In this course, the student will learn and polish the skills necessary to create hand-painted textures. Students will use texture…
September 13, 2025
This course allows the students to participate in a class that is specifically developed to integrate an industry design contest,…
September 13, 2025
The World Development course is designed to develop and demonstrate the skills necessary to visually communicate story, setting, and other…
September 13, 2025
This course harnesses the power of digital sculpting to create original characters and creatures from 3D rough iterations through final…
September 13, 2025
The purpose of this course is to instruct students in the design and construction of game levels. Theoretical aspects of…
September 13, 2025
3D modeling softwares are tools that can be utilized by both 2D and 3D artists. This course focuses on the…
September 13, 2025
3D modeling software is deep and complex. This course focuses on mastering the essential concepts, tools, and workflows of 3D…
September 13, 2025
This class introduces students to the interrelated specialties of character animation and rigging for modern video games and their impact…
September 13, 2025
Game Pipeline addresses production pipeline skills not addressed in the existing curriculum. Each year new production parameters are created by…
September 13, 2025
This class is an introduction to UI/UX design for video games. The student will discover and identify the differences between…
September 13, 2025
This course explores the fundamentals of Game Design. Throughout this class you will design and create several non-digital games. Just…
September 13, 2025
This course focuses on rendering and designing as it pertains to vehicles, spaceships and robot designs for the game and…
September 13, 2025
Every character artist in the game industry is expected to understand all organic and anatomical structures to their character designs;…
September 13, 2025
This course aims to focus students on the thought process behind creating solid concept art, reinforce the fundamental elements of…
September 13, 2025
This course covers the foundations of scripting for games, stressing fundamental computer programming principles with hands-on game development projects. An…
September 13, 2025
This course provides a foundational understanding of the various game engines available in the market today. Students will explore the…
September 13, 2025
This course is an applied learning course focused on the iterative process of game design. Students will engage in multiple…
September 13, 2025
This is an applied learning course which challenges students with projects that span the course of multiple weeks where they…
September 13, 2025
The students in this course will be focusing on the creation of core mechanics and systems. Using a provided Game…