Gaming
Digital Gaming offers curriculum for students to develop games of their own design and an opportunity to work in environments in which games are developed and produced. Emphasis is on gaming theory, level design, game design and graphics development. Students work in a project based learning environment with teamwork, planning, and testing as an integral role in the design and implementation of gaming software.
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Associate in Arts Degree Digital Gaming
Learning Outcomes
Certificate recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- Utilize appropriate methods of production planning specific to area of concentration
- Proficiency with software tools and processes specific to area of concentration
- Demonstrate appropriate use of a lexicon of terms and concepts specific to area of concentration
- Work in groups
- Tell a story, reveal a process, and illuminate a concept or action visually
Completion Worksheet
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Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ANIM 115 | Drawing for Animation I | 5 |
| ANIM 120 | Animation Foundations | 5 |
| ANIM 240 | 3-D Animation I | 5 |
CMST 134 |
Multicultural Media Messages | 5 |
| ENGL& 101 |
English Composition I | 5 |
| GAME 105 | Game Theory | 5 |
| GAME 110 | Game Design I | 5 |
| GAME 111 | Game Design II | 5 |
| GAME 112 | Game Design III | 5 |
| GAME 210 | Gaming Graphics | 5 |
| GAME 294/5/6/7 | Special Topics in Digital Gaming | 5 |
| MEDIA 105 | Digital Design & Storytelling | 5 |
| MEDIA 248 | Portfolio & Employment | 3 |
| MEDIA 250 | Internship in Media | 5 |
| WEBMM 111 | Web Development Foundations | 5 |
| Choose 5 credits from the following: | 5 | |
| CMST 119 |
History of Animation (5 Cr) | |
| CMST 138 |
Media Digital Law & Ethics (5 Cr) | |
| Electives | 15 | |
| Total | 93 | |
Certificate of Achievement Digital Gaming
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| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| ANIM 120 | Animation Foundations | 5 |
| GAME 105 | Gaming Theory | 5 |
| GAME 110 | Game Design I | 5 |
| GAME 111 | Game Design II | 5 |
| GAME 112 | Game Design III | 5 |
| GAME 210 | Gaming Graphics | 5 |
| GAME 294/5/6/7 | Special Topics in Gaming | 5 |
| MEDIA 105 | Digital Design & Storytelling | 5 |
| WEBMM 111 | Web Development Foundations | 5 |
| Total | 45 |
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