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 a
semester-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

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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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