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Interactive Design and Game Development
Offered in:
ATLANTA
eLEARNING
SAVANNAH

Bachelor of Arts

Offered in: Atlanta, Savannah, eLearning

Concentration in Game Development

Core curriculum

Foundation studies		25 hours
DRAW	100	Drawing I
DRAW	101	Drawing II
DSGN	100	2-D Design
DSGN	101	Color Theory
	—	Studio Elective

General education		90 hours
ARTH	100	Survey of Western Art I
ARTH	110	Survey of Western Art II
ARTH	207	20th-century Art
	—	ARLH/ARTH Elective
	—	ARLH/ARTH Elective
CMPA	110	Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
COMM	105	Speech and Public Speaking
ENGL	123	Composition
	—	ENGL Elective
	—	ENGL Elective
PHIL	301	Aesthetics
	—	Natural Sciences/Mathematics*
	—	Natural Sciences/Mathematics*
	—	Social/Behavioral Sciences*
	—	Social/Behavioral Sciences*
	—	General Education Elective*
	—	General Education Elective*
	—	General Education Elective*

Concentration		45 hours
ITGM	120	Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development
ITGM	130	Digital Design Aesthetics
ITGM	240	Modeling, Materials and Lighting
ITGM	260	Interactive Design
ITGM	303	Programming for Interactivity†
ITGM	315	C++ Programming I†
ITGM	352	Environment and Level Design
ITGM	402	Game Design Criticism and Analysis
	—	ANIM, FILM, ITGM, MOME, SNDS, TECH, VSFX Elective
	—	ANIM, FILM, ITGM, MOME, SNDS, TECH, VSFX Elective
	—	Electives (20 hours)
Total course of study		180 hours

Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
* Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.
† Select one of these two courses.

Concentration in Interactive Design

Core curriculum

Foundation studies		25 hours
DRAW	100	Drawing I
DRAW	101	Drawing II
DSGN	100	2-D Design
DSGN	101	Color Theory
	—	Studio Elective

General education		90 hours
ARTH	100	Survey of Western Art I
ARTH	110	Survey of Western Art II
ARTH	207	20th-century Art
	—	ARLH/ARTH Elective
	—	ARLH/ARTH Elective
CMPA	110	Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
COMM	105	Speech and Public Speaking
ENGL	123	Composition
	—	ENGL Elective
	—	ENGL Elective
PHIL	301	Aesthetics
	—	Natural Sciences/Mathematics*
	—	Natural Sciences/Mathematics*
	—	Social/Behavioral Sciences*
	—	Social/Behavioral Sciences*
	—	General Education Elective*
	—	General Education Elective*
	—	General Education Elective*

Major Curriculum		45 hours
ITGM	120	Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development
ITGM	130	Digital Design Aesthetics
GRDS	205	Typography I
ITGM	260	Interactive Design
ITGM	303	Programming for Interactivity
ITGM	353	Interactive Web Design
ITGM	403	Information and Interfaces
	—	ANIM, FILM, ITGM, MOME, SNDS, TECH, VSFX Elective
	—	ANIM, FILM, ITGM, MOME, SNDS, TECH, VSFX Elective
	—	Electives (20 hours)
Total course of study		180 hours

Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
* Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.

Contact Interactive Design and Game Development

itgm@scad.edu
admission@scad.edu
Hong Kong/Savannah/eLearning: 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100
Atlanta: 877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700

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Events

SCAD eLearning Chat (Noon-3 p.m. EST)
Dec. 11, 2009
Winter Quarter Begins
Jan. 04, 2010

News

Aug. 06, 2009
Alumni Forby and Clagett create iPhone app
Mar. 30, 2009
SCAD makes a splash at South by Southwest
Feb. 26, 2009
Game industry's stars converge at SCAD

Recognition

Professor Brenda Brathwaite honored for game
Interactive design and game development chair Brenda Brathwaite recently won the Vanguard Award for her game "Train" at IndieCade, an international festival for independent gamemakers. Brathwaite and her work were recognized for "pushing the boundaries of game design, and showing what games can do."
SCAD receives iDMAa Innovative Program Award
The International Digital Media Art Association presented SCAD with the 2009 Innovative Program Award in recognition of our leadership and excellence in digital media.
Tseng wins second at SIGGRAPH
Non-degree student Wei-Chieh Tseng won second place in the physical installation category of the "SpaceTime" student competition and exhibition at SIGGRAPH. He created his piece, "Color Plant," under the guidance of interactive design and game development professor Andrew Hieronymi.
The Art History of Games is Gamasutra feature
Gamasutra's SIGGRAPH wrap-up included coverage of "The Art History of Games," a panel discussion led by Peter Weishar, dean of the SCAD School of Film, Digital Media and Performing Arts, and John Sharp, an interactive design and game development professor in Atlanta. The session introduced a topic that will be the subject of a SCAD symposium event in February 2010.