Online Game Design Course
In an online game design course, a program may cover from short topics to full degrees. Hundreds of sites teach a video game design course in different levels. This is a survey of courses and resources online.
Ed2go
The Ed2go's online Video Game Design and Development course takes 500 hours. This comprehensive training program prepares students for a video game designer career.
The approach stresses the science of game development. While advanced mathematics and programming are usually subjects in BS in Information Technology or Master of Information Systems, here are some subjects in a gaming course.
- Logical Operators and Controlling Program Flow
- Object-Oriented Programming Design
- C++ Programming for Game Developers
- Designing and Implementing a 2D Game
- 3D Mathematics
International Webmasters Association/The HTML Writers Guild
The IWA/HWG offers the Introduction to Game Design course. This online game design course takes six weeks.
This course is for the beginning game designer with no experience in the video game industry. These are some course components.
- Game genres
- The Concept and the Pitch
- Research and Creative Writing
- Story Boarding and the Hero's Journey
- Character Design
- Level Design
The online game design course that these universities offer is typical of most programs in video game colleges. Minimum eligibility requirements for applicants are to be a high school graduate and pass the entrance exam.
International Academy of Design and Technology
In this online and campus-based Game Production Program students learn:
- Game genres, styles and trends.
- Computer games and programming using C++ and Java.
- Storyboards, 2D animation, audio and video files
- Designing media assets for games
- Creating websites and designing multiplayer games
University of Advancing Technology
Some colleges offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in the artistic aspects of gaming. This online game design course offers the Bachelor of Arts in Game Art and Animation.
Students learn about the elements involved in 2D and 3D video game design. Multiple platforms such as PC, consoles, handheld games, Internet, and phone are studied.
Classes are taken one at a time, and last five weeks each. Three classes will be
taken each semester for a total of 15 weeks per semester.
The course trains students to establish an artistic style using sound theory and practice. Using industry-standard software, students develop video games in 2D and 3D animation.
Here are some degree-specific design and development courses.
- Storyboarding
- Character Design
- Environmental Design
- 3D Modeling
- Introduction to Game Art
- 2D Game Assets
- Game Modeling
These are four examples of an online game design course. They show the range of approaches for the prospective game designer. These courses give a good idea of how intensive these programs can be if you wish to register for an online game design course.
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