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Video Game Design & Development

(Contact Hours: 500 Hours) $1999

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This nationally recognized Video Game Design and Development online course and training program is an appropriate starting point for students who seek a professional career as a video game designer and developer. It is also well-suited for enthusiastic amateurs and gamers looking to explore this exciting field as a recreational endeavor. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major accredited colleges and universities.

Course Description

Are you ready to take on a challenge that will always be interesting, push you to your intellectual limits, and still be fun? Video Game Design and Development is challenging, but the rewards are worth it. With our unparalleled comprehensive training program, you will master skills that open doors to the growing video game industry.

Developing and managing the complex environments for games and related visualization applications is a challenging task, but with the right training and with professional guidance, the challenge becomes much less daunting. Using a comprehensive and analytical approach to game engine architectures, this program offers students the opportunity to learn how to effectively implement game ideas. A reasonable familiarity with computers and a background in high school level mathematics are all that is assumed. No prior game or graphics programming experience are necessary.

The curriculum is divided into eight modules covering five major areas of study: programming languages, mathematics skills, 3D graphics pipeline programming, real-time game engine architectures, and artificial intelligence algorithms.

The Video Game Design and Development program is an appropriate starting point for students who seek a professional career as a game developer. It is also well-suited for enthusiastic amateurs and gamers looking to explore this exciting field as a recreational endeavor.

PC Requirements/Materials Included

This course is currently compatible with Windows Vista Operating System.

Your computer should meet the following hardware and software requirements upon registration:

Hardware Requirements

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Millenium/XP
• Processor: Pentium III+/AMD Athlon (750MHz or greater)
• System Memory: 256 MB+
• Video: 3D Hardware Accelerator w/ 128MB+ on-board memory - DirectX 9.0/OpenGL compliant
• Disk: 1 GB+ uncompressed
• Sound: DirectSound compliant sound card

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or higher (.NET recommended) DOWNLOAD AT:
  www.microsoft.com/express/vc
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Software Development Kit
  DOWNLOAD AT:
  www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.asp

Materials Included:
GES will provide the required textbook, Physics for Game Developers.

Prerequisites

A reasonable familiarity with computers and a background in high school level mathematics are all that is assumed. No prior game or graphics programming experience are necessary.

The Video Game Design and Development program is an appropriate starting point for students who seek a professional career as a game developer. It is also well-suited for enthusiastic amateurs and gamers looking to explore this exciting field as a recreational endeavor.

To register or for more information This on-line registration process is for credit card registrations only.
Online	registration
Phone	919.515.2261
Fax*	919.515.7614
E-mail*	ContinuingEducation@ncsu.edu

*Make sure to include your name, address, and what information you are requesting.

Here’s how Gatlin online courses work:

• You begin when you wish.
• You are assigned an instructor for one-on-one assistance.
• You move at their own pace.
• All materials are included.
• Student work is evaluated with 70% being required for a certificate.
• You should complete the course within 180 days but may request an additional 180-day extension.
• You will receive a certificate from the school upon successful completion.

The courses are all self-paced. The instructors respond to you, not the other way around. Each course has a set of lessons and exams. Detailed outlines, demos and ratings of the courses are available at www.gatlineducation.com.

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