Description
Game – Development is a three-year advanced diploma program that aims to develop expert game designers who can create and develop their own titles. The program will prepare you to become technically literate with the ability to advance the conceptual and cultural potential of games.
By concentrating on the practical applications of the game production process from the artistic, managerial and technical sides, the program will introduce you to 2D and 3D design processes and foundations of computer programming. You'll also learn to communicate with teams of artists and programmers to design effectively, prototype and iterate their own fully playable 2D and 3D games, and gain other professional and personal skills for success in the industry.
Program Highlights
- A unique focus on mobile game development will help you excel in a rapidly growing market.
- You'll learn the skills to make games, from art and creative design to the fundamentals of software coding.
- Individually or as a part of a team, you'll develop, prototype and iterate fully playable games.
- Intensive professional development will help you find your niche in this thriving industry.
Career Outlook
- Junior Game Designer
- Web Game Developer
- Video Game Developer
- 3D Designer
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Analyze the differences in game genres in order to develop games that meet the needs of specific markets.
- Analyze the history of video games to compare various approaches to game development.
- Support the development of games by identifying and relating concepts from a range of industry roles—programming, design, and art.
- Contribute as an individual and a member of a game development team to the effective completion of a game development project.
- Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the games industry.
- Perform all work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations, legislation, industry standards and codes of ethics.
- Apply conceptual game design elements to support the ongoing iteration, creation, programming, design, and development of games.
- Apply practical game design elements to support the ongoing iteration, creation, programming, design and developing of unique gaming environments, levels, characters, assets and props.
- Apply programming principles and techniques to create operational games or game components.
- Apply artificial intelligence and/or network implementation strategies to support real-time game environments and simulations.
- Utilize game engine functionality at an advanced level to support real-time games and simulations.
- Create original game props, characters and assets based on the concepts and requirements outlined in game design documents.
- Contribute to world building and level design, including using a game engine.
- Conceive, prototype, develop, test and evaluate procedures for the creation, design, programming, production and testing of games in a group environment.
- Test, debug and correct game components to ensure efficient and appropriate game functionality.
Requirement
- Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree with CGPA > 2.50/4.00 OR 3.0-3.5/5.00
- A copy of your international Passport Bio-Data Page.
- WAEC Certificate
- Undergraduate Certificate (ND & HND)
- Undergraduate Transcript (ND & HND)
- Passport Photograph
- English Proficiency TOEFL (60 IBT), IELTS (5.5)
- Curriculum Vitae
Fees
Tuition Fee $19,404.24 annually
Application Fee $185
Acceptance Fee $0
Housing Fee $750- $1,200 monthly
Living Fee $400- $600 monthly