Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Animation Game Design at Kent State University equips students with technical and creative skills in modeling, animation, and game design. The program offers concentrations in Animation and Game Design, preparing graduates for careers in content creation, animation, game development, and other related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design provides the key concepts, creative tools and principles of diverse skills in fundamental and advanced technical knowledge of modeling, animation and game design. The degree program prepares students for careers by developing technical competency, creative/independent problem solving and conceptual understanding necessary for the challenges of a career in the creative industries. Upon graduation, students have created a professional-quality portfolio to enter the field of content creators and are prepared for jobs in technical illustration, two- and three-dimension modeling, game design, animation, artistic production and exhibition. Students are guided in selecting courses that support a given concentration. They can take courses in various aspects of art, design and film/video. The Animation Game Design major comprises the following concentrations:
- The Animation concentration involves bringing motion to still objects or displaying a sequence of still images to create the illusion of motion or life. Animation involves more than just character motion; it includes motion graphics, video editing, special effects, cameras and video output. Students learn how to animate characters, elements of environments and graphics. Two- and three-dimension models are animated as necessary, via a combination of manual animation, procedural tools and physical simulation.
- The Game Design concentration provides the environment and content creation in two- and three-dimension models. The focus is on the design part of game environments to be used on platforms such as personal computers, smart phones and game consoles.
Careers:
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries
- Artists and related workers, all other
- -0.2% little or no change
- 13,100 number of jobs
- $65,800 potential earnings
- Special effects artists and animators
- 4.1% about as fast as the average
- 67,500 number of jobs
- $77,700 potential earnings
- Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook.
