Advanced Game Development

This program is comprised of industry-level courses covering game development's core disciplines: art, design, programming, and production.

Credential:

Diploma

Program length

6 Terms

Area:

Entertainment Arts

School:

Centre for Entertainment Arts

About

Advanced Game Development is a full-time, two-year program comprised of industry-level courses covering game development’s core disciplines: art, design, programming, and production. Students will create various assignments, projects and games that will be assembled into a portfolio that is fit for working in the games industry.

Complete junior and industry-quality live action and full computer graphic (CG) shots. Apply practical lighting techniques within a full CG environment, film practical footage using industry-standard data acquisition, green screen, cinematography techniques, and fundamentals. Integrate student-crafted CG assets and animation into live-action plates and games. Design mechanics produce beautiful art and program functionality for over a dozen games and prototypes. Work under tight creative and time constraints to make your ideas into reality by producing engaging and interactive games.

Software and hardware taught and provided to students during this program:

  • Unity Engine
  • Unreal Engine
  • Visual Studio
  • C#
  • Machinations
  • Maya
  • Houdini
  • Marmoset Toolbag 3
  • Substance Painter
  • Substance Designer
  • Sketchfab
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe XD
  • Git
  • Perforce
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • MS Office

Admission requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent

Or

  • English 30-1, English 30-2 or equivalent

Or

  • Satisfactory results on the Bow Valley College Admissions Test

And

  • Portfolio submission of 15-20 pieces of artistic/technical work (e.g., sketches, renderings, games, design variations, code snippets) in digital format. The portfolio should showcase the applicant’s proficiency in digital design software, creativity, artistic range, and/or technical ability. Portfolios should reflect the applicant’s personal artistic interests and identity. Successful applicant portfolios will reflect a broad range of techniques, influences, styles, and subject matter. Submissions must represent the original work of the applicant; if an item is a collaborative piece, list all contributors and describe your contribution.

If you have questions or would like an informal pre-assessment of your portfolio, please email ceaportfolio@bowvalleycollege.ca. Watch this video for more information.

Students who do not have adequate samples for the portfolio submission may wish to enroll in the Foundation in Entertainment Arts Certificate before pursuing a diploma.

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Tuition and fees

Term
Tuitions fees
Additional fees*
Total  fees*
Term 1
$5,880
$356
$6,236
Term 2
$5,880
$356
$6,236
Term 3
$5,880
$356
$6,236
Term 4
$5,856
$356
$6,212
Term 5
$5,856
$356
$6,212
Term 6
$8,254
$356
$8,610
Term
Additional fees*
Tuitions fees
Total fees
Term 1
$356
$10,404
$10,760
Term 2
$356
$10,404
$10,760
Term 3
$356
$10,404
$10,760
Term 4
$356
$10,404
$10,760
Term 5
$356
$10,404
$10,760
Term 6
$356
$14,005
$14,361
*Per term: Student Service Fee

Courses

Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6

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