Interactive Design and Game Development

Awards and Recognition
Graduate interactive design and game development student Giovanni Montoya landed a position with Environmental USA as a designer.
Events
"Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD’s Don Bluth Collection"
July 7-31, Gallery See, SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga.

Reception for "Behind the Cels: Selections from SCAD's Don Bluth Collection."
July 9, Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Gallery See, SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga.


Interactive Design and Game Development Overview

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Annual Game Developers eXchange
Sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design, GDX brings together game developers, educators and students with game development experts who share their behind-the-scenes knowledge of the game industry. Participants choose from a variety of sessions in which professionals share what goes into the creation of games.


SCAD-Atlanta and SCAD-Savannah
SCAD-eLearning
B.A., B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. in interactive
design and game development
B.A. and M.A.



Read professor Brenda Brathwaite's blog.

The interactive design and game development program at SCAD is the fusion of artistic and technical training in one of the fastest-growing industries in the job market. Students learn the aesthetic, artistic, design and technical abilities needed to become leading artists, level designers, game designers, innovators, and interactive Web and experience designers, as well as installation and digital artists.

Interactive Design and Game Development Classroom Use High-end Hardware and Software
Including a full motion capture lab, green screen, Cintiq monitors, Autodesk Maya, Z Brush, Discreet 3ds Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Flash, C++ and Dreamweaver.

Board Games, Interactive Design and Game Development Learn from Talented, Dedicated Faculty
SCAD has an amazing staff of artists, designers and programmers including award winners and experts in their fields, who bring to the classroom years of experience in both game development and interactive design.

Installation, Interactive Design and Game Development Network with Industry Professionals
Representatives frequently visit to give presentations and review student portfolios. Recent visitors include Rich Vogel, co-studio director of BioWare, and Steve Meretzky, senior game designer at Blue Fang Games.


Participate in Conferences
Including the Game Developers eXchange, the IGDA Leadership Forum, SiegeCon, the Game Developers Conference and SIGGRAPH.

 

Careers in Interactive Design and Game Development
Web Class, Interactive Design and Game Development
Game designer
Interface designer
Experience designer
Web designer/developer
Flash developer
Interactive designer
Interaction designer
Art director
Creative director
Instructional designer
Interactive installation artist
Environment designer
Level designer
Modeler/texturer
Concept artist
Environmental artist
Technical artist
Mobile game designer
Online game designer


SCAD alumni are employed by top companies and organizations:
1st Playable Magic Motion Studios
The Anthem Groups Media General
Architect of the Capitol Meteor Games
Areae Moment Design
Blizzard No Bones Studio
Blue Sky Studios Pi Studios
Cartoon Network Primal Screen
CBS Interactive (CNET Networks) Red Storm Entertainment
Disney Interactive Rhythm and Hues
Duke University Ritual Entertainment
Electronic Arts Sammy Studios
Firaxis Games Sony Pictures Imageworks
Gear Box Turbine Games
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Vicarious Visions
Heuristic Park Vigil Games
High Voltage Software Virtual Heroes
Insomniac Games Vivendi Universal Games
IO Media Westwood Studios
Kaneva Inc. Wild Hare Studios
Kiztoys  


 
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