Create New Worlds With a BA in 电子游戏开发
Learn to adapt and become well-versed in interactive storytelling techniques, game design and audio.
Learn every phase of the process of creating games: building a concept, 原型设计, 叙述设计, 资产创造, 测试和发布. You’ll become well-versed in interactive storytelling techniques, 游戏设计和游戏音频, and you’ll learn strategic software platforms. But—equally important—you’ll learn how to think and adapt.
Why earn your 电子游戏开发 degree at St. 爱德华兹?
Welcome to the third largest hub for video game development in the country. 电子游戏开发 majors at St. 爱德华的 are in a prime location to 网work and volunteer at events like the Austin Game Conference and 经典游戏节.
Take your learning outside of the classroom
The "Meet the Makers" series brings accomplished industry veterans to campus. Learn from—and 网wrok with speakers like programmers, 游戏设计者, 桌游创作者, comic book writers and working professionals from DC Comics, SXSW游戏, Worldwalker Games and Team Dogpit. 电子游戏开发 majors have recently interned with Nokia, 迈克菲, HealthStart基金会, The Museum of Human Achievment and We Care Insurance.
在游戏博览会上展示你的作品
Show off your work at the end of every semester and have the humbling experience of watching others play your game at the Game Fair. This student showcase gathers all 电子游戏开发 students for a party in the game lab. Invite your friends and family to play your game, 提供反馈, and take time to test out your classmates' creations.
探索世界
Spend a semester at our partner school Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland. Abertay is the one of the first universities in the world to offer a game development curriculum, offering one of the best game programs in northern Europe.
改变游戏规则
Help a community organization design and develop an educational game to advance its mission. 电子游戏开发 majors have worked on the tablet game Monstralia, produced by Austin's HealthStart基金会, which helps children develop healthy habits.
收获奥斯汀的回报
Austin is home to small indie developers and global competitors like Blizzard Entertainment, 电子艺界, 确定, 云帝国游戏, Daybreak游戏公司, 由NCSoft, ZeniMax /贝塞斯达, Kabam, 战争博弈,网, 复古的工作室, Devolver Digital和Aspyr Media.
我们的毕业生做什么?
电子游戏开发 majors go on to a variety of careers from St. 爱德华的. 下面是一个例子：
- Production coordinator at Bungie, Inc.
- Embedded software engineer at Activision
- Schell Games的游戏工程师
- Senior Business Operation coordinator at Zynga
- Software developer at Epic Systems Corperation PLC
- Associate producer at 电子艺界
- Aspyr Media的QA测试员
Explore Details 关于 a BA in 电子游戏开发
学位要求
主要要求: B.A. in 电子游戏开发 requires 56 hours of major courses, which include courses in computational foundations, 数字媒体, 视觉研究, 以及游戏开发.
通识教育要求： The degree requires approximately 40 hours of general education courses which students complete over four years in addition to their major courses and electives.
- View and download the full degree plan for the 电子游戏开发 major (PDF).
A few examples of courses students take in this major:
- 〇互动叙事 This seminar contrasts traditional storytelling with the particular challenges of interactive narrative. Students develop an ability to craft interactive narrative and explore the range of storytelling techniques available in video games.
- 游戏设计工作室I 设计为一个组合课程, this course explores gameplay in 2D space and gives the student the opportunity to expand their game design portfolio by creating interactive projects using sound game design tools and methods.
- 游戏音频导论 This course will give students a solid understanding of physics of audio and sound design techniques used to record and produce sound effects, 环境足迹, 还有电子游戏的对话.
你将获得的技能
Upon completing the Acting program, you’ll be ready to…
- Confidently craft interactive narratives;
- Expand your game design portfolio by creating interactive projects using sound game design tools and methods;
- 理解音频的物理原理；
- Adapt to new technologies and consumer needs;
- Implement sound design techniques used to record and produce sound effects, 环境足迹 还有电子游戏的对话.