| When you decide that you want to be a game | | | | Higher Learning Commission. |
| designer, you need to learn the skills needed in | | | | Westwood College is located at Anaheim, CA, |
| order to do the job. This means going to a school | | | | Denver, CO and Chicago, IL. They offer a |
| with the required curriculum. There are a surprising | | | | bachelor's degree in Game Art and Design, which |
| amount of colleges and universities now serving | | | | focuses on design, computer and problem solving |
| this field. | | | | skills, focusing on applied knowledge and hands on |
| The ITT Technical institute has 85 locations in 30 | | | | teaching. In addition to practical exercises, |
| states across the US, and offers a bachelor's | | | | Westwood also provides grounding in theory. |
| degree in Digital Entertainment and Game Design. | | | | They also offer a Game Software Development |
| The program offers a strong foundation in game | | | | degree, teaching software fundamentals, game |
| technology, game design, animation, level design | | | | software development and an emphasis on game |
| and general education. The program falls under | | | | development and interactive entertainment. |
| the School of Drafting and Design. There is very | | | | One of the main outcomes of a good college |
| likely a campus close enough to attend, and the | | | | program is exposure to more than just the core |
| college is accredited by Accrediting Council for | | | | material. A well rounded person will be able to |
| Independent Colleges and Schools. | | | | know of concepts and information in other fields |
| DeVry University has various campuses across | | | | that impact the major area of study, but which |
| the US, Canada and online. DeVry offers a Game | | | | were not included. Additionally, a good program will |
| and Simulation Programming Bachelor's Degree | | | | include both theory and practice, so the student |
| teaching software development, programming, | | | | can tell how things should be, and what actually |
| software engineering and project coordination. | | | | takes place in the field. |
| The program is applications oriented and provides | | | | With the electronic component to the industry, |
| a foundation in math and physics for games, | | | | just about everyone concerned should have a |
| programming, game design, modifications, | | | | good grounding in computer programming to |
| massively multiplayer online role playing game | | | | understand ways to most effectively work within |
| programming, two and three dimensional graphics | | | | the limits of the computer while maximizing the |
| design, simulation and game engine design. There | | | | capabilities of their own disciplines. Most work on |
| is also a good grounding in general education to | | | | computer games is obviously computer related, |
| provide the well grounded team members the | | | | but there is a need to understand the artistic |
| industry desires. DeVry works on a trimester | | | | components, such as music and the visual arts |
| system and many degrees can be achieved in | | | | too. |
| three years of work. DeVry is accredited by The | | | | |