Game Development And Design

The Game Development and Design program at VCAD focuses on providing graduates with the solid foundation in the technical and artistic skills they need to become a part of this growing industry.

You'll learn the key to storytelling, game design, game play, modeling, and animation techniques. Students acquire a solid foundation in traditional artistic techniques as well. From colour theory and design fundamentals to life drawing, you will apply this knowledge to the production and animation of characters, lighting, texturing, layout, and design.

Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to:

• Work with major trends in visual arts in the game, animation and visual effects industries
• Apply critical thinking and creative expression techniques
• Analyze and critique a production
• Draw a character and its environment
• Produce a concept sketch
• Shape a model
• Stage a scene
• Design game environments and characters
• Develop a storyboard
• Produce computer-generated images
• Produce 3D models of props
• Prepare 3D models of characters
• Animate characters
• Create digital visual effects
• Present a professional portfolio