New Digital Animation And Game Design Program

Spooge · August 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">For those looking for a degree in Gaming</div> The Univeristy I attend has developed a new curriculum around game design. Here's a brief outline in PDF format: <a href='http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/academics/atc/digital.pdf' target='_blank'>Digital Animation and Game Design</a>

<a href='http://www.ferris.edu/homepage.htm' target='_blank'>Ferris State University</a> is a great school based in Big Rapids, Michigan. However, from what I can find, this new program is only offered at <a href='http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/academics/atc/index.htm' target='_blank'>the Grand Rapids Campus</a> which is where I take classes.

I don't know much about this program yet but if I had to start all over again, I'd really consider it.

Spooge · August 2003

I thought for sure there'd be more interest in this <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

I'll bump this once and then let it drop. Here's some of the highlights of the program:

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><b>Digital Animation and Game Design</b> is a Bachelor of Applied Science degree program for those with a desire for a career in animation, design, simulation, or programming. Disciplines covered within this degree program include: programming, game design, simulation design, animation, web application development, theatre, project management, and business. Ferris State University-Grand Rapids consulted with animation industry experts to create this degree program. There are no similar programs offered anywhere in the State of Michigan and only a handful offered throughout the nation ? primarily on the west coast.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><b>Degree Plan Highlights</b>
C & C++ Programming
Visual Basic Programming
Multimedia and Computers
Three Dimensional Design
Contracts and Sales
Portfolio I & II
Computer Aided Design
Game Design and Theory
User Interface Design
Multimedia Authoring (Flash)
Multiplayer Game Programming
Animation (Junior & Senior Projects)
Computer Rendering, Lighting and Modeling
Applied Internship
Design and Color
Webpage Design
Music Technology
Principles of Marketing
Project Management
Simulations

<b>Software Studied in Degree Program</b>
Java & Flash
3D Studio Max
Maya
C++
AutoCAD
Authoring Software
Imaging Software
Adobe Software</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Emsee · August 2003

Sounds similar to some of the courses that I'm thinking about studying in Uni Next year. It's hard to get much info on them as they are fairly new courses. However because of this the entry requirements are pretty low so I have pretty much my pick of courses. the best ones I've seen so far are the sandwich courses, I dunno if you have them in the US but basicly you spend the 3rd year of a 4 year course working in an industry placment and get paid.(yay!). You can get some really great placements, like oracle in the US where they give you a house and a car all rent free and pay you about £20,000+ or $35,000+ for the year, Rawk! And there's always a chance you'll get put with a decent firm, like Revolution, SI, Core etc. etc. It also gives you a wide skill set, multiple programing languages, 3d modeling, AI, physics programming, a decent maths background and of course advanced computer literacy. I'm lookuing forward to it.

FlatlineUTD · August 2003

Spooge, there are quite a few schools doing this already - my college has had a major in game design for about three years - John Romero and Tom Hall teach engine design. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

New Digital Animation And Game Design Program

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