Information Technology, Game D - Delaware County

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Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Diploma

Major

Computer Programming | Game Design | Game Development

Area of study

Information and Communication Technologies

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

Information Technology, Game Development, Associate in Applied Science (ITGD)

Program Description

Effective: Fall 2016

The Game Development specialization is intended to prepare students for a career or further study in game development. Courses emphasize the specific skills necessary for the design, development, marketing and testing of computer games. Industry standard programming languages and development tools are utilized in this specialization.

The Associate in Applied Sciences in the Information Technology (IT) Career Degrees at Delaware County Community College blends the theoretical with the practical. Students are offered a choice of specializations: Computer Programming, Game Development, Help Desk/Technical Support, Interactive Multimedia, Network Engineering, Mobile Computing and Web Development. Students have the benefit of classroom or online instruction, dedicated laboratory facilities and participation in co-curricular activities. Students in the IT Career Degrees are required to take program courses and related electives in their specialization as well as four IT core courses. In addition, students are required to take general education courses.

Career

The College’s VR Classrooms enable students to create 2D and 3D assets for use in real-time, virtual environments and games. CS 131 Virtual Asset Production and CS 133 Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality: XR Fundamentals are among the courses which provide students hands-on experience with industry-standard XR software and hardware.