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Video games have grown up. First person shooters, online role-playing games, rhythm games, sports titles – each genre is providing gamers with sophisticated gameplay, graphics, and storylines that could hardly have been imagined a decade ago.
The gaming industry relies on strong leaders to coordinate the teams of artists, designers, and programmers working to create that level of immersion. Full Sail’s Game Design Master’s Degree Program is designed to prepare students to take on those leadership roles, and oversee the next generation of innovation in the field of video games.
Specialized courses will help you develop an understanding of team leadership, project development, and collaborative design – with supporting projects that involve the practical applications of the game production process from both the technical and managerial sides. You’ll learn about different design mechanics and production software, as well as how to communicate effectively and inspire a team of artists and programmers to stay focused when developing a singular creative vision.
You’ll bring that balanced knowledge together for a final design project where you will oversee a team of artists and programmers in developing a complete game title. All this work will take place in a professional studio environment as you write the game’s design documents and coordinate the production schedule, everything you would do as a producer in the industry, from the initial concepting stage to the final integration of assets into the game code.
Having worked through a full production cycle as producer, you’ll graduate from the Game Design Master’s Degree with an understanding of the personal skills needed to be successful leader of a creative team, as well as the corporate responsibilities required in the management roles at a game studio.
