Game Art courses and Schools

[Xadeko]

aaah nice, by the way, are you doing the artist side or the programmer's side? Im planning an doing the artist side.

thanks man, ill go check these book's out tomorrow and see if i can order some.

[garrison]

Johnson County Community College - Overland Park (KC), Kansas - (2 Year School) - www.jccc.net
- in which I am currently attending.

Animation - (CG, in which I am currently majoring in)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
First Semester

CIM 130 Interactive Media Concepts...........................2
CIM 140 Interactive Media Assets*............................4
CIM 133 Screen Design*.......................................4
ANI 145 Introduction to 3D Animation*........................3
ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16

Second Semester

ANI 245 Character Animation*.................................3
ENGL 140 Writing for Interactive Media*.......................3
Animation Elective...................................3
Elective.......................................... ...3
Humanities Electives.................................3
Science and/or Math Elective.........................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................18

Third Semester

ANI 255 Advanced Animation and Effects*......................3
ENGL 150 Digital Narratives*..................................3
MUS 156 MIDI Music Composition...............................3
BUS 141 Principles of Management.............................3
Elective.......................................... ...3
Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16

Fourth Semester

ANI 260 Animation Capstone*..................................3
ANI 273 Career Preparation*..................................4
Animation Elective...................................3
Elective.......................................... ...3
Social Science and/or Economics Elective.............3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................66

Prerequisites not listed in Required Courses:

Note: Prior to admission to the program, the student must
take the following prerequisites; have taken the equivalent
transfer courses; have passed the waiver test (where
applicable) or have obtained a waiver from the program
administrator.

CDTP 135 Desktop Photo Manipulation I: Photoshop*.............1
CDTP 145 Desktop Illustration I: Illustrator*.................1
CWEB 105 Introduction to Web Pages: Dreamweaver*..............1
CWEB 130 Introduction to Flash*...............................1
ANI 120 Conceptual Art for Animation.........................1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS...................................5

Animation Electives

GAME 101 Computer Game Creation...............................4
GAME 110 Flash Gaming*........................................4
GAME 200 Game Design*.........................................3
CIS 134 Programming Fundamentals.............................4
CIS 162 Database Programming*................................4
CS 180 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence*.............3
CIM 135 Digital Imaging and Video*...........................3
CIM 154 Interactive Authoring I: Director*...................4
CIM 156 Interactive Authoring I: Web*........................4
CIM 200 Interactive Communication Form*......................3
CIM 235 Advanced Digital Video*..............................3
CIM 254 Interactive Authoring II: Director*..................4
ART 130 Drawing I............................................3
ART 131 Drawing II*..........................................3
ART 231 Life Drawing I*......................................3
ART 232 Life Drawing II*.....................................3
PHOT 121 Fundamentals of Photography..........................3
PHOT 128 Digital Photography..................................3
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required


Game Development
Associate of Applied Science
First Semester

CS 200 Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++.........4
GAME 101 Computer Game Creation...............................4
GAME 102 The Business of Games................................3
ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3
MATH 171 College Algebra*.....................................3
or
Any Precalculus/Calculus Course*.....................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................17

Second Semester

GAME 130 Game Programming I - 2D*.............................4
CIS 235 Object-Oriented Programming Using C++*...............4
or
CS 250 Basic Data Structures using C++*.....................4
ANI 120 Conceptual Art for Animation.........................1
GAME 200 Game Design..........................................3
MATH 191 Math & Physics for Games I*..........................4
or
PHYS 191 Math & Physics for Games I*..........................4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................16

Third Semester

ENGL 150 Digital Narratives*..................................3
GAME 150 Game Programming II - 2D*............................4
GAME 230 Game Programming III -3D*............................4
ANI 145 Introduction to 3D Animation*........................3
GAME 180 Artificial Intelligence for Games*...................3
Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................18

Fourth Semester

GAME 250 Game Programming IV - Capstone*......................4
GAME 110 Flash Gaming.........................................4
HUM 155 Classical Mythology..................................3
Social Science and/or Economics Elective.............3
ENGL 140 Writing for Interactive Media*.......................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS..................................17
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................68

Prerequisites Not Listed in Required Courses

CIS 134 Programming Fundamentals.............................4
CDTP 135 Desktop Photo Manipulation I: Photoshop*.............1

Additional Recommended Coursework:

CIM 140 Interactive Media Assets*............................4
ANI 245 Character Animation*.................................3
CIS 243 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design*.................4
CIS 262 Project Management*..................................3
MUS 156 MIDI Music Composition...............................3
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required

[Spetsnaz]

SCAD - Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia -Recommended.

I didnt go there, but I know lots of great people who have. The town is quaint and fun...the school is well funded and very nice...the program for gaming is new, but their movie media program has some of the tops in the movie industry...so Im sure their game program will too.

[TmHunt]

my personal sugestion would be forget about game art school, you can learn anything you need to know for free online. I like being free of the massive school debt that so many of my co-workers are burdoned with. if you want to tak some classes, go more traditional, learn the bassics of form from life drawing / anatomy / drafting classes.

the internet is by far the best place to learn to do games.. theres not real reason to go to school for it,

[kaf]

I'm attending the Art Institute of San Francisco - here's the program outline : http://www.artinstitutes.edu/sanfran...lay=curriculum

Of course, school isn't the necessary route, but there's a great atmosphere available which can help improve your skills.

[Ichimaru]

any game art courses and school in the uk that anyone knows off?
thanks in advance

[Nysuatro]

Originally Posted by doylle

Good to mention this one... Same education i'll be following next year.
Next year is the opening year btw (like in Breda, conspiracy ). I alreayd followed another education in tha same school this year, and i realy had a great time. So, I'm realy looking forward to this.

A friend of me is going

I dont think the school has much to offer

[trident]

Hello to all its my first post on this forum
Im looking for game art school or courses in Edinburgh Scotland.... or good web site where i can find something about studing "games design" in my city....
thanks

[Talon]

I've not heard of any in Edinburgh. I've heard that there's one up in Dundee that's supposed to be ok, but it's not specifically games, if I recall. I think you might have to look towards England for a specific game art or design degree.



I'm at University of Teesside (in Middlesbrough, England, UK) doing a BA Computer Games Art. I've only completed the first year so far, so my view maybe be kinda biased... but having seen what we've been taught, what we're going to be taught and having spoken to some of the lecturers and graduate students... I wouldn't recommend it so far.

Just get involved with some mods, kick around the game art forums for a couple of years and you'll learn more than university courses will teach you. And even if you're at uni, get involved in mods, too. Seriously, for me the learning and experience has been miles better, faster and more fun.

[Templar]

Are there any good schools in Australia (where I plan to move when I get done with high school)? I dont know where to look or I wouldnt ask.