Computer Game Development


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Looking for an exciting career opportunity that is fun? Ever wonder how computer games are created? Income from the computer gaming industry has now passed the movie entertainment industry. Many career paths are available in this new and exciting industry.

El Centro College will offer several courses in video game development which can be applied to the Web Application Development and Interactive Media Development tracks.

GAME 1403 Game Design and Development
This course introduces the concepts and tools involved in video game production. Topics include game theory, concepts of leisure and play, terminology, game structure, creation of audio, 3D objects, game architecture and video games utilizing video gaming engines.


GAME 1409 Introduction to Animation Programming
This course introduces the concepts of character and environment creation, story boarding, animation structure and flow, and character animation. Topics include aspects concerning 2D and 3D animation in games, creation of objects utilizing Photoshop and 3D Studio Max.


GAME 2342 Game Development using C++
This course explores code structure for game development, utilizing techniques for calling various components and external interfaces to improve interactivity with gamers and developing game components that reinforce these concepts.