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Game Design Schools (12 schools found.)

The Art Institutes

Qualifications: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Coursework, Diploma.
Programs: 3-D Model for Game & Animation, Game Art & Design, Game Programing, Visual & Game Programming.
Locations: Arizona, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington.

Westwood College

Qualifications: Bachelor.
Programs: Bachelor Degree - Game Art, Bachelor Degree - Game Art and Design, Bachelor Degree - Game Software Development.
Locations: California, Colorado, Online, Georgia, Illinois, Virginia.

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division

Qualifications: Bachelor.
Programs: Game Art & Design.
Locations: Online.

DeVry University

Qualifications: Bachelor.
Programs: Bachelor's - Game and Simulation Programming, Bachelor's-Game and Simulation Programming.
Locations: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Online, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington.

ECPI College of Technology

Qualifications: Bachelor.
Programs: Simulation and Game Programming - Bachelor.
Locations: Virginia.

Herzing College

Qualifications: Certificate, Diploma.
Programs: 3D Animation - Video Games - NTL.09, Diploma Game Design and Animation.
Locations: Ontario, Quebec.

Minnesota School of Business

Qualifications: Associate.
Programs: Programming & Game Development.
Locations: Minnesota.

Rasmussen College

Qualifications: Bachelor.
Programs: Game and Simulation Production BS Degree.
Locations: Florida.

The College of Westchester

Qualifications: Associate.
Programs: Game Design.
Locations: New York.

American Career Institute

Qualifications: Certificate.
Programs: 3-D and Game Designer.
Locations: Massachusetts.

American Sentinel University

Qualifications: Bachelor.
Programs: BS in Computer Science - Game Programming.
Locations: Online.

Recording Arts Canada

Qualifications: Diploma.
Programs: Game Design.
Locations: Ontario, Quebec.

Games are enveloping fantasies that rely on everyone's need of distraction from everyday's world. But the best of an imaginary world is to be part of it, to become the rules and the reason of its existence.

To be part of a game design team you should know concepts such as game theory, cinematics, art, animation, programming mechanics, production methodologies, and especially creative writing and storytelling skills to develop your own world, that is becoming part of the game.

Some of the job titles you'll obtain are: game designer, character designer, 3D character modeler, texture artist, environmental artist, concept artist, and creative director.

Game design schools put at hand 3D modeling optimization techniques, game mechanics, programming narrative, and, of course, your creativity.

Don't stop waiting for some new challenging game to come out. Become part of it and reach one of the biggest industries in the world just by going a step ahead and selecting one of the schools in the list below.

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