Game Design

The Game Design microcredential allows students to develop crucial skills for conceptualizing, designing, and building video games. Skills include electronic art, game logic, and web-based interactive interfaces. In addition, students learn how to think conceptually in areas like digital space, story, and level design. These skills apply in the fast-growing gaming industry as well asother engineering and design contexts.

Competencies gained:

• Design and build interactive interfaces for local and online gaming applications
• Create intelligent agents that carry out game logic
• Conceptualize game mechanics and narratives

Take all of the following courses (12 credits):

• ART 287 – Art at the Intersection of Science and Culture*
• CMPSC 303 – Artificial Intelligence*
• CMPSC 404 – Web Applications*

*Additional prerequisite not in microcredential requirements.

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