Game Design Colleges And Universities

With the game design industry growing, the standards are also raising. Nowadays a lot of recruitment processes use formal education as a first filter to cutting out applicants. Getting a bachelors degree is very important in order to increase your chances of making through this filter.

There are many different courses which you can attend for working in the field of game design. The specific course which you decide to take generally depends in what your interests are, as long as you are able to apply that knowledge to the game design world.

Although having a degree is important, it isn’t everything. Along with your degree you must also work on personal projects or freelance in order to gain game development experience. When choosing a college or university look for information about intelectual property of the projects you work on during the time you’re enrolled. Some universities may own the rights to all your work until you finish the course. To avoid any legal problems, make sure you know to who the intelectual property belongs.

Here’s a list of game design program resources:

• For those of you that are unsure which course to take, Tom Sloper’s Lesson 3 – Preparing for a career in game design might help you. He also has a list of FAQs which are greatly helpful.
• Full Sail has a few game development courses. They have both campus and online programs. If you’re interested in taking online courses, take a look at their test drive for more information.
• DigiPen is one of the top game education institutes. You can find more information about them here.
• Game Institute offer many courses that give credits for college degrees.
• Media School Design is a school in New Zealand.

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