Game Development

The Game Development certificate of achievement provides a course of study that prepares students to design and program interactive computer games. This pathway leads to entrepreneurial opportunities for a self-made career in the video game industry. The Game Development certificate focuses on the history of games, game play design, and game design and coding.

Projected Annual Completers	50

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

1.     Apply systems-level thinking and abstraction in the context of interactive computational media.                                                                                              

2.     Recognize and take into account the social, legal, ethical, and cultural issues in the discipline of computer games.                                                                                              

3.     Demonstrate knowledge of visual interaction design and artistic practices in domains involving playful interactions.                                                                                         

4.     Demonstrate written and oral communication skills regarding technical and analytical consideration of computer games.                                                                                            

5.     Design a technical system that achieves creative goals for audience experience in computational media.                                                                                               

Demonstrate the ability to collaboratively plan, organize, and execute complex, team-oriented projects, using appropriate communication and coordination techniques.    

Semester	Course and Title	Units
1	CS 74.40 History of Games GD 90 Designing User Experience	3 3
2	CS 74.41 Game Design (Elective)	4 (3-4)
3	CS 74.42 Introduction to Game Coding	4

Key	Course and Title	Units
R	CS 74.40 History of Games	3.00
R	CS 74.41 Game Design	4.00
R	CS 74.42 Introduction to Game Coding	4.00
R	GD 90 Designing the User Experience	3.00
Complete 3.00 units from below:
E	APTECH 43 Computer Modeling and Animation	3.00
E	CS 10A Introduction to Computer Programming	4.00
E	CS 50A Web Development 1	3.00
E	CS 74.11 Introduction to Digital Media	3.00
E	GD 51 Introduction to Graphic Design	3.00
Total	Minimum number of units to meet certificate requirements	17.00

This certificate is building onto the existing Game Programming AS.

College of Marin, over 40 miles away, does not offer a program of study in gaming. Napa Valley College, over 40 miles away, does not offer a program of study in gaming.