Kellie SartorOffice: ATC-327Phone: 281.425.6560Email: ksartor@lee.edu

Vicky HartOffice: ATC-326Phone: 281.425.6516Email: vhart@lee.edu

www.lee.edu/programs/game-design/

GAME DESIGNA Fast Growing Employment Opportunity

Associate of Applied Science

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Game Development Specialist:First Semester

BCIS 1405 Business Computer Applications 4GAME 1306 Design and Creation of Games 3GAME 1302 Interactive Storyboarding 3

Life and Physical Sciences/Mathematics 3/4Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy & Culture 3

16/17Second Semester

GAME 1404 Level Design 4GAME 1336 Introduction to 3D Game Modeling 3

ARTC 2440 Computer Illustrations II 4SPCH ORAL Communication 3

14Third Semester

ARTC 1453 Computer Illustration 4BMGT 1331 Production and Operations Management 3ENGL 1301 English Composition 3IMED 2311 Portfolio Development 3IMED 1316 Web Design I 3

16Fourth Semester

SBS/HIST/GOVT PS 3BUSG 2309 Small Business

Management/Entrepreneurship 3IMED 1445 Interactive Digital Media 4ITSE 1431 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming 4

14Total Semester Credit Hours for Degree 60/61

Game Design at Lee College

Game Development is the art and science of creating a video game. The Gaming industry is a global industry, estimated to reach $128.5 billion in 2020. North America is projected to account for 24.8% of this global revenue, totaling an estimated $31.9 billion by 2020.1

This program will introduce students to the video gaming and simulation industries. It is designed to provide a fundamental and application-oriented education focused on the knowledge of existing and future developments in these industries. Students will acquire knowledge of the programming, graphic arts, animation, storyboarding, 3D motion suit, and 3D printer skills required to create video games and simulations.

Careers in Game Design

The Game Design program at Lee College prepares graduates for entry level employment for occupations such as:

GAME TECHNICIAN / TESTER $49,0002

Game Technicians could be responsible for various aspects of a video game, including testing games, designing modifications, analyzing and optimizing game code, and writing game code. A Game Tester is responsible for creating reports pertaining to any programming or artistic issues that arise. To do this, they play every aspect of the game, thinking of every combination of moves that

can happen.

Game Designer $63,9703

Game Designers devise what a game consists of and how it plays. They plan and define all the elements of a game: its setting; structure; rules; story flow; characters; the objects, props, vehicles, and devices available to the characters; interface design; and modes of play.

Game Programmer $88,5003

Game programmers work at the heart of the game development process. They design and write the computer code that runs and controls the game, incorporating and adapting any ready-made code libraries and writing custom code as required. They test the code and fix any bugs with the program that they find.

GAME ARTIST / ANIMATOR $70,5303Artists create the visual elements of a game, such as characters, scenery, props that are used by the characters, and the user interface; to name a few. They also create concept art and storyboards which help communicate the proposed visual elements during the pre-production phase. Animators, in the game industry, are responsible for the movement and behavior of the game’s objects. These objects can be anything in the game such as characters, scenery and environmental effects. Special software packages are used to create the animations.

1 Gamedesigning.org2Average salary according to Game

Developer Magazine3Average salary according to U.S. Bureau

of Labor Statistics

Lee College offers one and two semester certificates along with an Associates of Applied Science Degree:

Certificate of Completion Game Designer:First Semester

ITSC 1309 Integrated Software Applications I 3GAME 1306 Design and Creation of Games 3GAME 1302 Interactive Storyboarding 3ARTC 1453 Computer Illustration 4IMED 1316 Web Design I 3

16Certificate of Completion Game specialist: First Semester

ITSC 1309 Integrated Software Applications I 3GAME 1306 Design and Creation of Games 3GAME 1302 Interactive Storyboarding 3ARTC 1453 Computer Illustration 4IMED 1316 Web Design I 3

16Second Semester

GAME 1404 Level Design 4ITSC 1431 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming 4ARTC 2440 Computer Illustration II 4IMED 1445 Interactive Digital Media I 4

16Total Semester Credit Hours for Degree 32