Interactive and Game Design
Interactive design has the ability to connect users with the digital world — including web, mobile, and gaming environments.
Incorporating the artistic and technical aspects of interactive media prepares you to work anywhere innovative thinking is required — from game development to marketing agencies.
Through your degree in Interactive and Game Design, you'll learn to create user-centered experiential art. Courses such as Design Fundamentals and Simulation VR will challenge you to solve complex design problems and build interactive spaces and simulations. You'll learn to conceptualize, prototype, and create concepts that shape user experiences, equipping you with the creative and technological skills that are in high demand in today’s rapidly evolving visual communication environment.
A portfolio submission is required for admission into the Interactive and Game Design Program.
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Top Reasons
Design Your Future
Playful and interactive experiences make up the fastest growing segment of the entertainment industry. Combining artistic practice and expression with new media technology prepares you to work in this $18 billion industry.Build a Foundation
Students often engage in the study of drawing, literature, art history, and acting, allowing them to bring greater understanding to their work.Become a Better Designer
Good designers understand user needs. Courses in Usability and Media Analytics will provide insight into user behavior and help you to understand the metrics that inform good design decisions.Develop Skills
- 3D Modeling
- Character Generation
- Scriptwriting
- Level Design
- Lighting and Texturing
- Character Rigging
Put Your Skills to the Test
Apply the theory you’ve learned through asemester-long senior project. Create a game, an art installation, or interactive story.
Choose a Focus
CHOOSE A FOCUS Combining core courses with an interdisciplinary concentration in programming or art and cinema will allow you to further diversify your skill set.Student Work: UX Design
Program Details
AVAILABLE IN:
BA
BFA
Minor
Admission Requirements
Talent-based scholarships for students intending to pursue a graphic design degree are available through the submission of a portfolio for review. A portfolio submission is required for admission into the Interactive and Game Design Program.
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First-Years
All freshman applicants to »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËs full-time degree programs must submit the following information:
- A completed application form
- An official high school transcript
- SAT and/or ACT scores (unless applying Test-Optional)
- Academic recommendation
Transfers
Applying to »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË as a transfer student is easy.
- A completed application form
- Personal statement
- All official college transcripts
- Social standing form
If transferring less than 24 credits, we also need your:
- Official high school transcript
- SAT and/or ACT scores
Internationals
Scholarships Available
Visual Arts and Design Scholarships
Talent-based awards based upon the submission of a portfolio.
Various Amounts
Program Contact
William Allen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Digital Media
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