Game Development

Our unique game development program is unlike any other program. You will gain the technical skills you need to develop video games and knowledge about the entrepreneurial aspects of the business—all while gaining experience and developing your specialization in a range of team-based activities. 

Beginning as early as your second year, you will work on three intensive projects to create and market video games. As in the industry, you will work within an entrepreneurial and interdisciplinary team environment to drive the projects from concept stage to promotion—creating business models and monitoring costs and revenues. In addition to building your portfolio through experiential learning, TWU’s liberal arts core and focus on holistic education will equip you to be a valuable contributor and leader in your field.

Equipping students for success in a competitive industry.

The video game industry is massive and global, earning over $40 billion in the US alone last year. Market trends show it will continue to be a major employer of well-paid, highly skilled professionals.

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), Minor, Concentration

Careers in Game Development

• Game Designer
• Systems Designer
• Concept Artist
• UI/UX Designer
• Sound/Audio Manager
• Frontend/Backend Web Developer
• Software Engineer
• Project Manager
• QA (Quality Assurance) Manager

Program highlights

• Marketable skills for a highly competitive industry
• Bachelor’s degree in game development
• Industry-ready portfolio for further specialized study, including student-created and marketed video games
• Small class sizes
• Team-based collaborative learning environment

After graduation

• Students graduating from this program will have an impressive portfolio and professional connections. They will be well-positioned to work on small-team game projects in their area of specialization. Game Art graduates go on to be illustrators, designers, and animators. Music & Sound Design graduates are well suited to work as composers, studio workers, and sound designers. Software Development graduates are prepared to work on the various technical and programming careers in the industry. Game Design graduates will be perfectly suited to small-team and independent productions that require people to work on multiple tasks—anything from level design, public relations, and business management to helping out with art, sound, or coding. All of our graduates are well-prepared to move into graduate programs in game design and development.