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Video Game Design Specialist (VGD1)  Technical Certificate of Credit

(Stant-Alone Certificate)

Program Description:

Game Development is the academic field focused on the creation of electronic games. The field includes interactive graphics/animation programming and fundamental computer science. Students will be prepared to enter the video game design and development job market.

Entrance date: Each semester

Program admission requirements:

Minimum Test Scores:

ACCUPLACER NEXT GENERATION- Reading 224 ACCUPLACER- Sentence Skills 60
Writing 236 Reading Comprehension 55
Arithmetic 229 Arithmetic 34

High School diploma or equivalent required for admission.

Credits required for graduation: 14

Albany Technical College is accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate of Applied Science Degrees, Associate of Science in Nursing Degrees, Diplomas, and Technical Certificates of Credit. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Albany Technical College.

Curriculum Outline (14 hours)
Courses 14 credits 14
EMTX 1000

This course provides an overview of emerging technology. Students will explore the new and different technologies available to business, industry, and government. Topics will include hands on demonstrations of the technologies, ethics of the use of these technologies, and application of these technologies on a semester long project.

4
CIST 2751

This course covers the design and creation of a 2D interactive game using the latest in industry standard. Topics include game development and concepts, sprite creation using .png and .giff formats, object placement and orientation, eventdriven programming, pseudocode and level and class design.

3
CIST 2752

This course covers the design, creation and implementation of 2D and 3D elements as well as programming concepts into an interactive application. Topics include interface design, 3D object creation, game flow and scripting.

3
EMTX 2010
Prerequisite: EMTX 1000

This course provides a comprehensive discussion of wearable computing and the use of augmented reality by business, industry, and government. Students will take a hands on approach to these technologies and work with these technologies to solve problems in business, medicine, industry, and government.

4
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