Bachelor's Degree in Game Art & Design
The Art Institutes International at San Francisco has announced that their Game Art & Design bachelorÂs program is now underway. This program has been designed with input from companies like LucasArts, Sega of America, BioWare, Konami of America, PDI/DreamWorks and the International Game Developers Association. Here's what is being offered to those partaking in the program
A similiar program is being offered at The Art Institute of Los Angeles and The Art Institute of Phoenix. Will people with a degree in game design really have that much of an advantage over other people? Or will it still be about experience and just making cool things?The commercial art and design school is offering its unique new program to bring a new generation of talent to the computer and video game industry. Students in the Game Art & Design program study art fundamentals, 3D modeling, animation, texturing, scripting and other aspects of game level design. Courses include ÂStorytelling, Â3D Character Animation, Â3D Modeling, ÂLife Drawing, ÂInterface Design for Games and ÂInteractive Game Prototyping, as well as a variety of general education courses in mathematics, the social sciences, art history and the humanities.
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