Education Details

Professional Game Development--Game Design and Production
Award type: Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
Academy of Interactive Entertainment

Program Details  
Program Overview for Professional Game Development--Game Design and Production
ETP eligible Click for more information on Eligible Training Provider
yes
School
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Program website
Program contact
Jim Flatmo
(206) 428-6350
james.flatmo@aie.edu
Program description
The Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development was developed in response to industry needs and driven by extensive consultation with local and international game development studios. The Advanced Diploma is a two-year full-time course, focused on getting students to meet or exceed industry expectations in order to gain employment with a development studio or to develop their own independent games. Game designers are the visionaries and evangelists for a game development project. They thrive on new ideas and are always thinking about how users will interact and enjoy the experience that theyve created. A great game designer possesses a combination of technical knowledge, artistic skill and most importantly, the ability to communicate and understand people. Game designers spend significant amounts of time writing detailed documents specifying game mechanics, environments, playable characters and the games nemesis. This detail extends right down to how a particular item might behave, be animated and sound. Game Design is a two year, full-time course written by experienced game designers, in consultation with local and international studios, to produce innovative graduates who will lead the next generation of game development.
Financial Information
Tuition
$21,500 per year
Total program tuition
$43,000
Fees
$100 enrollment fee applied towards tuition
Program Information
Length of training
2 Years
Award type
Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
Clock hours
1800
Locations offered
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Public transportation service: King County Metro

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some courses online
Offered evenings/weekends
no
Offered onlinesome courses online
Entrance requirements
Writing Sample, Design Portfolio, Interview
Certification/license required to work in this field
no
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
no
Certification/license test preparation provided
no