Video Game Design and Management Minor

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The video game design minor integrates theoretical concepts and practical skills to prepare students for a career in interactive entertainment, specifically the video game industry. Students will be exposed to a variety of design concepts related to creating video games including: level design, game-play control, user interface, multiplayer, game mechanics and storytelling. As opposed to the video game programming minor in which students will be writing code and programming game engines, students in the video game design and management minor will apply design concepts to different game genres and use game design software tools to create a working demo of a video game during the course of the minor program.

Requirements for completion

Minimum units: 18

Required Courses (14 Units Minimum)

ITP 230x Video Game Quality Assurance Units: 4
or
ITP 280 Video Game Production Units: 4
ITP 391a Video Game Project Management Units: 4
* Students must take ITP 230x or ITP 280 prior to taking ITP 391a .
CTIN 404L Usability Testing for Games Units: 2
CTIN 488 Game Design Workshop Units: 4

And at least 4 elective units from the following:

ITP 230x Video Game Quality Assurance Units: 4
ITP 280 Video Game Production Units: 4
ITP 393 Video Game Design Documents Units: 2
* Students must take ITP 230x or ITP 280 prior to taking ITP 393 .
ITP 491 Level Design and Development for Video Games Units: 4
* Students must take ITP 230x or ITP 280 prior to taking ITP 491 .
CTIN 458 Business and Management of Games Units: 2
CTIN 478 Level Design Workshop Units: 2
CTIN 497 Interactive Media Startup Units: 1