The minor in Game Design exposes students to the core elements of games: game design, game development and programming, and animation and 3D modeling.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANI 101 | ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| or ANI 201 | ANIMATION I | |
| GAM 210 | SURVEY OF GAME ENGINES | 4 |
| GAM 224 | GAME DESIGN FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| or GAM 226 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GAME DESIGN | |
| GAM 240 | PLAYGRAMMING | 4 |
| or CSC 241 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | |
| or CSC 243 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR PROGRAMMERS | |
| or IT 211 | INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING | |
| GAM 244 | GAME DEVELOPMENT I | 4 |
| Select four (4) Credit Hours from the following list: | 4 | |
| 3D DESIGN & MODELING | ||
| 3D ANIMATION | ||
| INTRO TO GAME PRODUCTION | ||
| GAMES WITH A PURPOSE PRE-PRODUCTION | ||
| PRACTICAL SCRIPTING FOR GAMES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LEVEL DESIGN | ||
| MAKING DEEP GAMES | ||
| NARRATIVE DESIGN | ||
| GAME SPRINT STUDIO | ||
| GAME MODIFICATION WORKSHOP | ||
| TOPICS IN GAME DESIGN | ||
| STORYTELLING FOR VIDEO GAMES | ||